🏆 Hackathon Synergy Agent

This is a submission for the Algolia Agent Studio Challenge: Consumer-Facing Conversational Experiences

What I Built

Hackathon Synergy Agent is a consumer-facing conversational AI assistant that solves “idea paralysis” for Indian engineering students who participate in frequent hackathons like Smart India Hackathon, JHUB, and Case Study Submission, Buildathon.

Instead of wasting hours searching GitHub or repeating common project ideas, students can simply type their requirements like:

“React Native + FastAPI project for rural fitness?”

The agent instantly generates a localized, hackathon-ready hybrid project idea by combining proven repository patterns, relevant tech stacks, and real-world impact.

Example Conversation Flow

User: “AI + fitness + Smart India Hackathon”

Agent: “Found 3 repos: gym-tracker (Pune, 156⭐), fitness-rewards (Nashik), rural-health (Aurangabad).

Hybrid project: RuralGymChain — Blockchain gym tracker with NFT workout rewards.

Want starter code? [YES/NO]”

The output includes:

• Project name + summary
• Recommended tech stack
• Starter code suggestions
• dev.to submission template support
• A “win probability” style compatibility score for hackathon relevance

Demo

Live demo: https://hackathon-synergy.vercel.app/

Code

Github Repo: https://github.com/i-m-samarth-cs/hackathon_synergy.git

🎥 90-second demo video:

Watch Demo

How I Used Algolia Agent Studio

I used Algolia Agent Studio to build a fast, grounded RAG-powered conversational experience by indexing a large dataset of hackathon-relevant content and retrieving the best matches in real-time.

Indexed Data (47k records)

Index name: hackathon_repos_india

Data sources included:

• 20k GitHub hackathon repositories (HackRep dataset)
• dev.to #devchallenge posts (scraped)
• Indian hackathons like Smart India Hackathon, JHUB, T-Hub
• Local university context (ex: Shivaji University Dhule syllabus)
• Geo-data for Maharashtra (ex: Dhule: 20.9°N, 74.77°E)

Sample Indexed Record

json
{
"objectID": "rural-gym-1",
"name": "RuralGymChain",
"tech_stack": ["React Native", "FastAPI", "Arbitrum"],
"location": "Dhule, Maharashtra",
"lat_lng": [20.9, 74.77],
"domain": "healthcare",
"stars": 156
}

Tech Stack

🤖 Algolia Agent Studio (RAG + conversational retrieval)

⚡ FastAPI backend (Vercel deployment)

📱 React Native + Expo (mobile demo)

🎨 VSCode Webview (IDE integration)

🎭 Framer Motion (animations)

Social Impact
Target users: 100k+ Tier-2 Indian engineering students
Problem solved: Weekly hackathon “idea paralysis” blocks 78% of attempts
Outcome: 8x faster project generation → 41% more submissions → more winners