Unstructured MCP Virtual Hackathon: Build, Share, and Win!

We're excited to announce our first-ever Virtual Hackathon! At Unstructured, we recently launched our Unstructured API, bringing all our Enterprise ETL functionality to your Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations. Now, we're inviting developers to showcase their creativity by building community MCP servers that unlock unique tools for MCP clients and rely on the power of Unstructured API to process unstructured data under the hood.

🏆 The Challenge

Build an MCP server using Unstructured API that solves your use case and create a tutorial to help others learn from your work. Show the developer community how Unstructured API can be integrated in an MCP server to solve real-world problems!

💰 The Prizes

We'll be selecting 3 winners who will each receive $500 at the end of the virtual hackathon!

📅 Timeline

The hackathon runs for one week starting today, Monday, March 24th, and with the last submissions accepted on Sunday, March 30th, giving you plenty of time to build something amazing with our API. We will be announcing winners on Monday, March 31st. 

🚀 How to Enter

Entering our hackathon is simple:

1. Build your custom MCP server using Unstructured API for document processing

   • Create a working example as either a Google Colab notebook or a GitHub repository

2. Create a tutorial teaching others how to build it

   • Your tutorial can be a YouTube video, or a blog post

   • Make sure it clearly explains your implementation and how others can replicate or expand upon it

3. Share it with us on social media

   • Mention our handle @UnstructuredIO

   • Include the hashtag #UnstructuredMCP

   • Share links to your project and the tutorial

That's it! Your submission will be automatically entered into the competition to win one of the three $500 prizes.

🧠 Need Inspiration?

If you're looking for ideas or resources to get started, check out:

• Unstructured API Announcement - Learn about all the features available in our new API

• Building an MCP Server with Unstructured API Tutorial - Get up to speed with building MCP servers with our tutorial

• Beginner-friendly MCP Server Tutorial - Step-by-step MCP server building instructions, perfect for newcomers

• Unstructured API Documentation - Comprehensive documentation to help you implement your solution

• Official Unstructured MCP server implementation

• Custom MCP server example using the Unstructured API Partition Endpoint

Have questions or running into challenges? Join our Slack community to connect with our engineers and other participants. Our team is ready to help! 

🔍 What We're Looking For

While we welcome all innovative solutions, here are some ideas:

• MCP servers that solve domain-specific problems

• MCP servers that unlock new use cases

• MCP server implementations that leverage not only tools, but also prompts and resources

📋 Requirements

• Your submission must be a working MCP server that uses Unstructured API for document processing

• You must provide either:

  • A GitHub repository with complete code and documentation, or

  • A Google Colab notebook demonstrating your implementation

• You must create a tutorial (video, blog post, or thread) explaining your work

• Content must be in English and publicly accessible

• Submissions must be original work and not generated by an LLM

🏅 Winner Selection

After the hackathon ends, our team will review all submissions and select three winners based on:

• Technical implementation

• Innovation and creativity

• Quality of tutorial/documentation

• Practical applicability

Winners will be announced on our social media channels and contacted directly with next steps.

📢 Ready to Build?

We can't wait to see what you create with Unstructured API! This is your chance to showcase your skills, help others learn, and potentially win $500.

Happy building!

Terms and Conditions

• Open to individuals aged 18 years or older

• Submissions must meet all requirements outlined above

• Unstructured reserves the right to verify eligibility of all entries

• By participating, you grant Unstructured the right to share and promote your submission

• Winners are responsible for any applicable taxes

• Unstructured's decisions regarding winners are final