Projects / Hackathon for MCP & AI Agents 2026
Runner-upBuilding Cool Agents — runner-upConfidence: low
Kubernetes-native clinical MCP federation
Clinical AI agent platform that federates several MCP servers behind one endpoint to query MIMIC-IV securely.
Project facts
- Track / challenge
- Building Cool Agents
- Team
- 1 person · PL
- Build
- software only
- AI
- agent, mcp server
Problem
IDEs and AI clients need governed access to sensitive clinical research data across many tools.
Solution
Federates multiple MCP servers into a single endpoint on Kubernetes, with agents, tools and service discovery mediating access to the MIMIC-IV dataset.
Demo moment
Not described in the sources.
Why it stood out
- organizer statedNamed as a standout runner-up in a close category, with video and repository cited.Source ↗
- curator inferencePairs a sensitive real dataset with the governance problem MCP federation solves.
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Sources
- https://www.solo.io/blog/celebrating-the-winners-of-the-2026-hackathon-for-mcp-ai-agents · official results · retrieved 2026-09-14
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