Quick facts
- Date and time: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. EST (America/New_York)
- Where: Brooklyn, NY. The public listing does not include a street address.
- Cost: Free, including You.com API credits for builders. Approval required.
- Organizer: You.com, with localhost:nyc and The Builder Series. Several individual hosts are named on the page.
- Registration: Approval required. The listing shows 174 guests and 276 spots remaining.
- Official listing: luma.com/live-agents-hack-nyc
What it is
A 10-hour hackathon whose brief is to build agents that search the live web through the You.com API, cite sources, and do not rely on a training cutoff. Tracks are Live Wire (real-time agents), The Analyst (deep research memos for a chosen profession), Receipts (fact-checking and verification), and Best Content.
The day includes an API kickoff, about six hours of building, teams of up to four or solo, team matching, on-floor mentors, food, and live demos. First place is listed as $500 cash and $1,750 in You.com credits; Best Content is $150 cash. Named judges on the page include D. J. Patel, Pratyusha Duvvuri, and Timo Fukar.
Who it's for
NYC-area builders who want a tightly scoped, API-specific agent hackathon and can spend a Saturday in Brooklyn.
Worth it if / Skip it if
- Worth it if the live-web brief interests you and you are fine building on You.com’s API.
- Skip it if you wanted a large cash prize, a tool-agnostic hackathon, or a confirmed street address before applying.
Verdict
Worth it for builders who want a live-web agent sprint. The problem statement and tracks are clear. The cash prizes are small; the day is the product, not the payout.
Source: Luma, “Is Ground Truth: The Live Agents Hackathon Worth Attending? (Brooklyn, November 14, 2026)”
