Watch how it works
Three short films, 30 seconds each, for the three people in every hackathon.
Organizer
Running one
For the person running the student community.
say you run the student community
you want a hackathon this month.
150 students, one weekend.
step 1
describe it to your AI.
Add the Simple Hack connector to ChatGPT and say what you want.
step 2
it makes the event page.
Rules, tracks, and prizes included.
step 3
post one link.
Students join and form teams on their own.
step 4
invite the judges.
A few teachers, from the same chat.
step 5
publish the winners.
When the scores are in. That's it.
What you saw
Describe the event in your chat.
Share the join and judge links.
Publish the winners when judging finishes.
Try it yourself
Add the connector at https://simple-hack.app/mcp to your AI, then paste:
Create a test hackathon called Campus Hack for this weekend: two tracks, Campus life and Health, three prizes, teams of up to four. Give me the join link and the judge link.
Delete it when you’re done. Organizers can delete an event at any stage.
Delete my Campus Hack event.
Judge
Judging one
For the teacher invited to judge.
say you're judging a college hackathon
the organizer sends one link.
That's all you need.
your queue
every project in one place.
Each one is a live site.
your time
open it on your laptop or phone.
A few minutes between classes, any day that week.
scoring
score against the rubric.
And leave the team a comment.
conflicts
your own students? skip it.
Mark the conflict and move on.
results
scores add up on their own.
No spreadsheets to merge.
What you saw
Open your queue on your laptop or phone.
Score the rubric and leave a comment.
Skip a project when you have a conflict.
Try it yourself
Open the demo’s judge link, sign in, and accept the code of conduct.
Ask your organizer for the event's link
Show my judge queue for the Simple Hack demo and let me score the first project.
Add the Simple Hack connector to your AI, then paste the prompt.
Participant
Taking part
For the student with an idea and a team.
say you're a student
a link lands in your class group.
Tap it.
join
sign up, find your team.
Two friends, one team.
your idea
you've never written code.
Doesn't matter. Tell ChatGPT your idea: a booking site for lab equipment.
it builds
the site goes live.
On your team's own address.
submit
from the same chat.
Done before dinner.
after judging
see your scores and comments.
Only your team sees them.
What you saw
Join the event and form your team.
Describe your idea and submit from your chat.
Read your team’s scores and comments.
Try it yourself
Open the demo’s join link, sign up, and join or create a team.
Ask your organizer for the event's link
I'm in the Simple Hack demo, team <your team>. Build us a booking site for lab equipment and submit it.
Add the Simple Hack connector to your AI, then paste the prompt.