3 days ago
Submissions are in! Thank you and good luck 🎉
Hey Builders,
The deadline for the GitLab Transcend Hackathon has officially passed, and we're blown away by what this community built. Seriously, thank you.
If you submitted a project: congratulations on getting it across the finish line. Building real automation, recording a demo and putting your work out into the world takes guts, and you did it.
What happens next? Our review team and the judges from GitLab, Google and Anthropic are now getting to work. In the meantime, breathe. You've earned it.
🔒 Please do not change your project. Submissions are now closed. Do not make any changes…
3 days ago
It's deadline day! You've got this 💪
Hey Builders,
Today's the day! Submissions for the GitLab Transcend Hackathon close at 1:00 PM UTC (9:00 AM ET) today, October 27th. Double-check what that is in your time zone.
Click here to start or edit your Submission
Whether you're putting on the final touches or racing to the finish, we're cheering you on. A few last things:
- Hit submit, then keep polishing. You can edit right up until the deadline, so submit what you have now.
- Upload your video early. YouTube processing can take a while.
- Check that your teammates have accepted their invitations.
6 days ago
Only 3 days left to submit!
Hey Builders,
Submissions are due October 27th at 1:00 PM UTC (9:00 AM ET).
🚨 Don't leave your Youtube video upload to the last minute. Video files are large and internet connections are unpredictable. YouTube can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours to process an upload, and that's before you paste the link into your submission. Upload your demo video today, even if you plan to keep polishing the rest of your project up until the deadline.
The same goes for your GitLab project. Double-check that it's public, your MIT License shows in the…
10 days ago
Submission Checklist: It's Go Time!! ⏳
Hey Builders,
There is just one week left to submit to the GitLab Transcend Hackathon. Submissions are due October 27th at 1:00 PM UTC (9:00 AM ET).
See what goes into a Submission by starting one today. Head over to the My project page and start a project now.
Click here to start a Submission
📋 Submission checklist
Your project
- Does your project use GitLab Duo Agent Platform features (agents, flows, triggers, MCP)?
- Did you select your Path and meet the relevant requirements (Start Fresh or Bring Your Own)?
- Start Fresh requires you to build a new AI-powered project…
16 days ago
Got questions? We've got answers! 🙋
Hey Builders,
Big news: Bill Staples, CEO of GitLab, is a judge for the GitLab Transcend Hackathon: Life After Code!
He joins a panel of engineers and AI builders from GitLab, Google, and Anthropic. These are the people who will see your project. Build something you are proud to show them.
🏆 Meet your judges:
- Bill Staples
- Missy Davies
- Dennis Meister
- Mattias Michaux
- Lee Tickett
- Rajesh Agadi
- Luca Chun Lun Lit
- Alan Zhang
- Jackson Dolphin
Ever wish you could go straight to the GitLab team with your questions? Good news: GitLab is hosting Discord office hours,…
18 days ago
Recording for Devpost & GitLab Build Session
Hey Builders,
The recording of Friday's Build Session is up. Missy Davies and Dennis Meister from GitLab walk through GitLab Duo Agent Platform, and you can skip to the parts you need with the chapters in the video description.
What's covered:
- The two paths, three autonomy levels, and the DevSecOps lifecycle stages to aim for
- A live demo: an agent turns an issue into a merged, deployed feature, and a trigger sends a failing pipeline to an agent for a fix
- Q&A on what judges look for, including tips for your demo video
If you joined live,…
21 days ago
Missed GitLab Transcend? Catch every session on demand 🎬
Hey Builders,
Get inspo straight from the source.
GitLab Transcend sessions are now free to watch on demand. This is where Life After Code was announced, and the talks show how GitLab teams put agents and flows to work across the DevSecOps lifecycle: code review, security scanning, testing, compliance, deployment and monitoring.
👉 Watch the GitLab Transcend sessions
Still deciding what to build? Pick a talk that matches the DevSecOps lifecycle stage you want to automate, and see which Duo Agent Platform features they use.
Join us live.
Join the Build Session tomorrow, Oct 9 at 10am ET (2:00 PM…
22 days ago
Build Session: Fri, Oct 9, 10am ET/2pm UTC
Hey Builders,
Missy Davies and Dennis Meister, GitLab engineers and judges for the GitLab Life After Code Hackathon, are running a live Build Session on Friday, Oct 9 at 10am ET (2:00 PM UTC).
They'll walk through a working GitLab project that uses GitLab Duo Agent Platform to automate what happens after code is written, then take your questions live. It's beginner friendly, and a good fit if you've registered for Life After Code but haven't picked what to build yet or figured out how to get started.
Before you join:
- Start GitLab contributor onboarding if you haven't yet.…