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JACHACKS SERIES · SPRING 2026

JacHacks Spring

A global 4-day hackathon.
Build AI-native apps with Jac — from anywhere on the planet.

MAY 15–19, 2026 · 4 DAYS · GLOBAL ONLINE
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// JACHACKS SPRING 2026

The Next Chapter.
Worldwide.

JacHacks is going global. Same energy, same Jac language, no zip code required. Join hackers from around the world for 4 days of building.

Global & Online

Open to builders everywhere — no travel required. Hack from your dorm, home, or anywhere with Wi-Fi.

4 Days

Non-stop building across May 15–19, 2026. From kickoff to demo — four full days of shipping.

Build with Jac

Use the Jac language to build AI-native, graph-powered applications. Tutorials and mentors included.

Prizes & Recognition

Win prizes across multiple tracks — agentic AI, fintech, social impact, and more. Details dropping soon.

REGISTRATION OPEN

Reserve your spot for the global hackathon — May 15–19, 2026.

POWERED BY

Powering the future of AI programming

JacHacks Winter
// APR 4–5, 2026 · ANN ARBOR, MI
JacHacks Winter
Where it all started.
170+ ATTENDEES
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70 PROJECTS
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24 HOURS
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$5K IN PRIZES
// THE RECAP

Relive JacHacks Winter

24 hours. 70 projects. One unforgettable weekend at U-M North Campus.

RECAP REEL
// PROJECT DEMO
// JACHACKS WINTER · WINNERS

The Best of JacHacks Winter

The projects that stood out — built in 24 hours at U-M North Campus, April 2026.

// Agentic AI Track 2 WINNERS
GraphClaw
DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
1ST PLACE BEST USE OF BASE44

GraphClaw

A K M Mahmudul Kabir, Abdullah Al Mahmud

A multi-agent AI platform where memory lives in a property graph, agents are graph walkers, and skills can be installed from the internet at runtime.

GhostWatch
DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
2ND PLACE

GhostWatch

Aaron Sun, Ayush Madhav Kumar

Autonomous code defense with graph-native clarity. Monitors repositories for risky dependency changes and PR signals, with automated sandboxed testing and optional fix generation.

// Fintech Track 2 WINNERS
DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
1ST PLACE

PolyWatch

Adam Christley, Caeden Kidd, Amar Zecevic, Schultz

AI powered insider trading detection for prediction markets. Uses Tree of Thought reasoning to autonomously investigate manipulation, coordinated wallets, and suspicious trading patterns.

SybilScope
DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
2ND PLACE

SybilScope

David Chong, Yanshengtian Dong, Shrimann Myneni

Detects fake wallet clusters in crypto airdrops using Jac's native graph Walker and AI reasoning. Builds a live wallet graph to distinguish coordinated fraud from legitimate activity.

// Social Impact Track 2 WINNERS
Hijac
DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
1ST PLACE

Hijac

Meron Demissie, Nitin Shankar Madhu, Chuka Ezeoke

An AI-powered mobile agent that hijacks your routine. Monitors device sensors and automatically performs contextual actions based on detected patterns and user-defined rules.

DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
2ND PLACE

Jac in the Block

Krish Deshmukh, Kuldeep Debnath, Junna Park, Adam

An accessible learning toolkit for Jac combining a block-based visual interface, real-time graph visualization, and a VS Code Extension Suite with linting and debugging support.

// Sponsor & Special Awards 4 WINNERS
ChainViz demo
DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
BEST USE OF JAC

ChainViz

Darsh Poddar

3D visualization of npm's single points of failure — with autonomous Jac agents that investigate any package's blast radius in real time across 217K+ vulnerability records.

6th Sense
DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
BEST USE OF LOVABLE

6th Sense

Raj, Adwayan Goswami, Aryan Singh, Param Natu

A real-time AI assistant that listens, reads social cues, and suggests what to say instantly — for interviews, networking, and high-pressure conversations.

Corpus
DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
BEST USE OF INSFORGE + BACKBOARD

Corpus

Anirudh Manjesh

Your codebase has an immune system. Corpus watches AI-generated code, catches breakage before it lands, and self-heals your project against your codebase graph.

Inocula
DEMO
CLICK TO WATCH
BEST STARTUP IDEA

Inocula

Marcel Billingslea, Jana Hazimeh, Sudarshan Sridhar

Expose the infection. Build the immunity. A full-spectrum Bluetooth attack and defense system that weaponizes the trust graph — then inoculates it.