Terms and Conditions: Build an Always-on Agent Weekend Challenge
Terms for the weekend challenge running July 17 - 20, 2026.
AWS Builder Center
Build an Always-On Agent Weekend Challenge
Terms and Conditions
Effective July 17, 2026
DESCRIPTION OF CHALLENGE
During the AWS Builder Center Build an Always-On Agent Weekend Challenge (the "Challenge"), be one of the first 100 participants to submit a qualifying entry to the applicable Amazon Web Services ("AWS") Builder Center challenge and complete the requirements described below for a chance to win an AWS Builder Jacket. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Terms and conditions apply.
Challenge Prompt: Build a personal AI-powered agent that runs on its own, triggered by a schedule or an event rather than by a person, and does useful work unattended, and reports the result back to you (e.g., a morning brief agent, a watcher that alerts only when something matters, an overnight tidy-up, a stale-thread nudge, or a digest agent). Deploy using AWS Free Tier services. For new AWS accounts: access up to $200 in Free Tier credits, enough to cover Amazon Bedrock, Nova models, EventBridge Scheduler, Lambda, and more.
Challenge Period: Publish your Builder Center article between July 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM PT through July 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM PT.
CHALLENGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By participating in the Challenge, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and the AWS Builder Terms (available at builder.aws.com/terms). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
During the Challenge Period, be one of the first 100 participants to submit a qualifying entry and complete the requirements described below for a chance to win an AWS Builder Jacket (approximate retail value $99 USD). Participation in the Challenge will require you to (1) have a builder.aws.com profile and (2) publish an article on AWS Builder Center describing your solution.
To the extent that a participant uses an AWS account under the AWS Free Tier, the AWS Free Tier Terms (available at https://aws.amazon.com/free/terms/ ) will apply. For the avoidance of doubt, you acknowledge that participants registering for the AWS Free Tier may be required to provide credit card information in order to complete their AWS account; however, such accounts will not convert to a billable AWS account, and AWS will not otherwise charge your credit card for any payments relating to your AWS account, without your consent.
Eligibility
Must be at least 18 years of age and have a builder.aws.com profile to be eligible for participation in the Challenge. Excludes individuals living in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Vietnam, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Belarus, the so-called Donetsk People's Republic region (DNR), the so-called Luhansk People's Republic region (LNR) and the region of Crimea. AWS, Amazon, employees of AWS, employees of Amazon, and their immediate family members and members of their households are not eligible to participate. Limit one entry per person.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To enter, participants must complete the following steps before the end of the Challenge Period (July 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM PT):
- Publish an article on the AWS Builder Center challenge page that meets the Article Requirements below.
- Include a link to your deployed application that meets the Application Requirements below or a public GitHub repository containing your source code.
Application Requirements
Your application must meet all of the following requirements. Entries that do not meet these requirements may be disqualified in AWS's sole discretion.
- The application must be a personal AI-powered agent that runs unattended as described in the challenge prompt (e.g., a morning brief agent, a watcher/alert agent, an overnight tidy-up, a stale-thread nudge, or a digest agent).
- The application must be triggered without direct human action for each run. For example, on a schedule (such as via Amazon EventBridge Scheduler) or in response to an event, rather than solely by a user clicking a button in an interface.
- The application must demonstrate working functionality (through a video walkthrough, screenshots, or an accessible deployed URL), including evidence that it runs unattended and reports a result back (e.g., a screenshot of the scheduled trigger firing and the output it produced).
- The application must be deployed using at least one AWS service (AWS Free Tier services are encouraged).
Article Requirements
Your article must be published between the challenge period of July 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM PT through July 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM PT. Your article must be a minimum of 500 words and must address each of the following sections:
- Article Title: Your article must have "Weekend Agent Challenge: [Name of Agent]" in the title.
- Article Tag: Add the tag, "agents" to your article.
- Vision & What the Agent Does. Describe the purpose of your agent, the problem it solves, what triggers it to run, what it does unattended, and how it reports back from a user perspective.
- How You Built It. Describe your development process, including key decisions, challenges encountered, and how you overcame them.
- AWS Services Used / Architecture Overview. List the AWS services used and provide a brief overview of your application architecture, including how the agent is triggered. Diagrams are encouraged but not required.
- What You Learned. Reflect on what you learned during the challenge, including any new skills, services, or approaches you discovered.
- Link to App or Repo. Provide a working link to your deployed application OR a link to a public GitHub repository containing your source code. Private or inaccessible repositories/links at the time of evaluation will result in disqualification.
EVALUATION PROCESS & JUDGING CRITERIA
Within two (2) weeks of the Challenge Period end date, AWS will evaluate all eligible Submissions. Submissions will be evaluated by a combination of AI tools and subject matter experts.
Evaluation Standard: Each submission is evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis. A submission must achieve Pass in all of the following categories to be eligible for a prize:
Category 1: Completeness (Pass/Fail Gate)
Did the participant deliver everything the challenge asked for?
The article must be at least 500 words and must address all required sections listed under Article Requirements. The link to the app that meets the Application Requirements or repository must be functional and accessible. A Fail in Completeness disqualifies the submission from further evaluation.
Category 2: Relevance & Functionality
Does the submission meet the challenge prompt and Application Requirements?
The application must be a personal AI-powered agent that runs unattended as described in the challenge prompt and Application Requirements, including being triggered by a schedule or event rather than solely by direct human action. It must demonstrate working functionality (via screenshots, video, or a live deployment link), including evidence that it runs unattended and reports a result back.
Category 3: AWS Service Usage
Does the solution use AWS services?
The application must be deployed using at least one AWS service. The article must clearly describe which AWS services were used.
Prize Eligibility Cap: Only the first one hundred (100) submissions that achieve a Pass in all three categories above will be eligible for a prize. Once one hundred (100) qualifying submissions have been identified, no further prizes will be awarded, regardless of whether additional submissions also achieve a Pass.
PRIZES
The first 100 entries that achieve a Pass in all three judging categories are eligible for a prize consisting of an AWS Builder Jacket (approximate retail value $99 USD). Prizes are awarded in the order in which qualifying submissions were received.
A participant may receive at most one (1) prize from this Challenge. AWS Promotional Credits, if offered as part of any bonus or substituted prize, are subject to the terms and conditions set forth at https://aws.amazon.com/awscredits/ . AWS Promotional Credits have no monetary value. AWS reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) for an item of comparable or greater value, at AWS's sole discretion.
WINNER NOTIFICATION & PRIZE DELIVERY
If you are selected as a winner, AWS will contact you using the email address you submitted to enter the Challenge. Winners will be notified via an updated article published to AWS Builder Center.
Failure to provide the requested information (including mailing address for jacket delivery) or to respond to communications about the Challenge within a reasonable period of time, as determined by AWS in its sole discretion, may result in the forfeiture of the prize.
ADDITIONAL TERMS
Entries that do not meet the requirements set forth in these Terms and Conditions may be disqualified in AWS's sole discretion.
By accepting the prize, you confirm that your receipt is neither prohibited nor inconsistent with any applicable laws, regulations, or binding orders, including applicable ethics or procurement rules, your receipt will not create a conflict of interest for AWS, and there are no ongoing competitive procurements for which your receipt of this benefit could conflict with AWS's participation in the competition.
The following personal information will be collected by AWS for the Challenge solely for the purposes of administering the Challenge and verifying participant eligibility: name, email address, and to the extent you are a winner, mailing address. Failure to provide all necessary personal information may result in participants' participation in the Challenge being deemed ineligible. AWS handles your information in accordance with the AWS Privacy Notice (https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/ ).
A winners list will be available at builder.aws.com for up to a year after the date on which the article announcing the winners is published to the AWS Builder Center. Acceptance of prize by the winner constitutes permission for AWS to use winners' names or likenesses, and city, state or province, and country, if submitted to AWS, for any disclosures required by law, including a winners list, and for advertising and promotional purposes relating to the Challenge in any and all media now or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity (or to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law), without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.
TAX OBLIGATIONS
Winners are responsible for all federal, state, local, and foreign taxes associated with accepting and using a prize. Amazon may withhold taxes from prize payments where required by law.
Before receiving any prize, winners must provide all requested tax documentation (including IRS Form W-9 for U.S. persons or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 series for non-U.S. persons) to Amazon’s prize administrator.
For physical prizes, winners are responsible for any import duties, taxes, or customs fees required by their jurisdiction. Amazon’s fulfillment partners may facilitate delivery but do not assume responsibility for such charges.
Winners should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of accepting a prize in their jurisdiction.
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