Projects / Hackathon for MCP & AI Agents 2026
Award winnerExplore agentregistry — winnerConfidence: low
Multi-cluster AI inventory controller
Kubernetes-native controller that inventories AI infrastructure across clusters, inspired by agentregistry.
Project facts
- Track / challenge
- Explore agentregistry
- Team
- 1 person · GB
- Build
- software only
- AI
- agent
Problem
Enterprises lose track of which agents, MCP servers and AI resources run across many clusters.
Solution
A multi-cluster inventory controller modelled on agentregistry concepts.
Demo moment
Not described in the sources.
Why it stood out
- organizer statedStrong thinking about scalable AI infrastructure management.Source ↗
- organizer statedAuthor is a long-time contributor to the organizer's kagent project — deep familiarity with maintainers' priorities.Source ↗
Lessons for your next hackathon
- In open-source hackathons, prior contribution history is an advantage; newcomers should target the Starter track or contribute early.
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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
Curator note. Stack entry controller-runtime is an assumption from 'Kubernetes-native controller'; verify from repo.