SAIL Hackathon 2026: Ship with Confidence
AI agents are everywhere, but very few make it into production.
The OutSystems SAIL Hackathon 2026 focuses exclusively on production-ready agentic systems. This isn’t about demos or proofs of concept. It’s about building AI agents that are secure, scalable, and ready for enterprise deployment.
Using the OutSystems AI Development Platform and Agent Workbench, participants will build applications and AI agents together on a single, unified platform, bridging the gap between AI experimentation and production execution to deliver measurable business value.
This hackathon isn’t about what AI could do. It’s about what your agents can ship, scale, and own today.
What Makes This Hackathon Different
To help you ship with confidence, OutSystems experts will run guided hackathon workshops, providing hands-on support as you design, build, and deploy your agentic solutions.
What “Production-Ready” Means
Event Information & Guidelines
Key dates, future updates, participation requirements, rules and legal considerations, and recognition details, plus inspiration and resources to help you develop impactful, production-ready agent solutions.
Hackathon Period: 30 March - 22 June 2026
Participants will progress from onboarding to building and deploying production-ready agentic systems over the hackathon period.
- Registration Closes: 14 April 2026
- Hackathon Briefing: 30 March 2026
- Onsite Hackathon Launch: 14 April 2026
- Virtual Clinical Workshops: 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 April & 5 May 2026
- APP Go-live Date: 29 May 2026
- Submission Window: 1 to 22 June 2026
- Final Submission Deadline: 22 June 2026, 6pm SGT
- Winners Notified (Private): 1 July 2026
- Awards Ceremony & Public Announcement: 22 Oct 2026 (OutSystems Innovator Day)
Selected winners will be notified privately ahead of the public announcement at Innovator Day.
Note: Dates are subject to change. Any updates will be communicated to registered participants.
Participation is open only to existing OutSystems customers. All participants must take part on behalf of their organisation.
- Team Structure: Participation may be individual or in teams of up to three (3) members from the same organisation.
- Environment: Submissions must be developed and executed using a Corporate OutSystems Developer Cloud (ODC) license under an active subscription.
- Business Case: The innovation use case must be backed by a business sponsor who supports the team’s participation in the hackathon.
Exciting prizes will be revealed at the hackathon launch on 14 April.
Three prize winners will be selected based on overall evaluation results.
Award Categories
Winning teams will be recognised under the category that best reflects the strengths of their submission.
🥇 1st Prize - Overall Excellence Award: Build the Agentic Future
Recognises the submission that demonstrates outstanding performance across all evaluation criteria.
This award recognises a solution that combines strong agentic design, clear business relevance, production readiness, and measurable impact, and best represents the vision of building enterprise-grade, production-ready AI agents.
🥈 2nd Prize - Best Production-Ready Agentic System
Recognises the submission that demonstrates the strongest execution of a production-ready agentic solution.
Submissions should show well-designed agent behaviour, effective use of Agent Workbench, and clear evidence of deployment and adoption in a live business environment beyond a proof of concept.
🥉 3rd Prize - Best Business Value & ROI
Recognises the solution that delivers the most compelling and measurable business outcomes.
This includes clear demonstration of value creation such as time savings, cost reduction, revenue enablement, or operational improvement, supported by metrics, benchmarks, or credible assumptions.
The following examples are provided as inspiration only. Submissions are not limited to these use cases.
- Inquiry Response Agent
An agent that responds to internal queries using governed enterprise knowledge sources such as FAQs, manuals, or policy documents. - Operations Support Agent
An agent that assists with operational tasks such as scheduling, coordination, or task routing, with appropriate controls and escalation to human users where required. - Report Generation Agent
An agent that gathers and summarises enterprise data to produce management-ready reports, insights, or summaries. - Personalized Learning Agent
An agent that recommends learning content or training pathways based on user role, progress, or performance. - Personal Productivity Agent
An agent that helps users manage tasks, messages, or priorities, providing suggestions or executing approved actions within defined boundaries.
Participation Rules
Before registering, please review the Production-Ready Ideas, participation guidelines, submission requirements, evaluation criteria, key dates, and FAQs.
Terms and Conditions
Covers intellectual property, personal data, disclaimers, and prize provisions.
Code of Conduct
All participants are expected to maintain a professional and respectful environment.
Learn more about Agent Workbench
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A sneak peek into Agent Workbench
Quick introduction to creating agents and using them in applications.
Agent Workbench: Using OutSystems Data
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Registration Form
Registration Period: 2 - 14 April 2026
If your proposed use case or business sponsor is not yet confirmed, you may still register your interest first and provide these details later.