Create, compete, and turn ideas into working AI.
March 2 – March 31, 2026

   

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What is the JavaScript AI Build-a-thon?

The JavaScript AI Build-a-thon is a focused, hands-on initiative that helps builders quickly move from exploration to working AI prototypes. Through concise quests and practical demos, you'll gain real skills with modern AI tools in a clear, outcome-driven format.

If you're building your first AI app or architecting multi-agent systems, the Build-a-thon gives you the tools, the mentorship, and the stage to ship something real.

Program Timeline

Milestone	Date
🎬 Build-a-thon Began	Monday, March 2, 2026
📚 Quests & Livestreams	March 2 – March 13, 2026
🔥 Hackathon Phase	Friday, March 13 – Tuesday, March 31, 2026
🏆 Program Concluded	Tuesday, March 31, 2026

How It Worked

The Build-a-thon ran in two phases.

📚 Phase 1: Learn & Skill Up (March 2 – March 13)

Participants completed guided quests and attended expert-led livestreams to build the skills needed for the hackathon phase. Each quest was hands-on, self-paced, and designed to teach a core AI development pattern with JavaScript/TypeScript:

Quest	Topic	What You'll Learn
Quest 1	Local AI Development with Foundry Local	Run AI models on-device for privacy, speed, and offline access
Quest 2	End-to-End Model Development on Microsoft Foundry	Build, train and deploy custom AI models with Microsoft Foundry's unified platform
Quest 3	Serverless RAG Support System	Build retrieval-augmented generation pipelines with LangChain.js
Quest 4	Build Agents with AI Toolkit	Create AI agents with MCP tools, evaluation, and code export on VS Code
Quest 5	E2E Burger Ordering Agent	Design and run a full agentic system with MCP server integration

Participation Requirement: Participants were required to complete at least 2 quests (including the guided project) to be eligible for the hackathon phase.

🔥 Phase 2: Hack! (March 13 – March 31)

Participants built solutions that matter using everything they learned in the quests and beyond, creating AI Agents that solved real problems, delighted users, and pushed what's possible.

During the hack phase, participants attended technical demos and special Discord Office Hours (8:00 AM PDT) to learn the latest tools and best practices.

Date (8:00 AM PDT)	Demo	Archive
March 16	Azure & Foundry MCP Server Demo	Recording
March 18	Azure Developer CLI (azd) Demo	Recording
March 20	Azure DocumentDB Demo	Recording
March 23	GitHub Copilot CLI & SDK Demo	Recording
March 25	GitHub Agentic Workflows Demo	Recording
March 27	GitHub Copilot App Modernization Demo	Recording

💬 Community & Support

Join our community to connect with other participants and experts from Microsoft &. GitHub to support your builder journey.

• Foundry Discord (#js-ai-build-a-thon channel): Our platform for office hours, live QnA, quick questions, finding teammates, community & expert support
• Social: Share your progress online using #JSAIBuildathon

Appendix

The JavaScript AI Build-a-thon (June 2025)

Developers from all over the world joined us in the AI June Jams with JavaScript - turning their real-world ideas into ready AI apps, through this hands-on learning experience!

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June 2025 Projects

Project	Description	Submission
AI Career Navigator - Your Personal AI Career Coach	An AI-powered career coaching application that analyzes resumes, identifies skill gaps, and guides developers to targeted job opportunities, interview readiness, and skill growth.	View project
ACTS Sri Lanka	An AI-powered legal assistant for Sri Lankan government documents that enables fast, citation-backed legal Q&A and search for citizens and professionals.	View project
JuaKatiba AI Agent	A serverless RAG-powered chatbot that explains and interprets Kenyan legal and constitutional documents, empowering citizens to defend their rights.	View project
You okay? Meet Vish AI, your mental health companion	An AI chatbot using RAG and LangChain for empathetic conversation and resource-based emotional wellness support whenever needed.	View project
vmware-tools-broadcom	A Python tool that automatically syncs, archives, and manages VMware Tools from Broadcom, saving time and providing easy access for IT users.	View project
Onboarding Software	A customizable recruitment and access platform leveraging azd templates to streamline candidate screening and enable healthy workplace culture.	View project
Deepmine-Sentinel	An AI safety assistant built on a chat template for providing miners with real-time underground safety guidance and accident prevention monitoring.	View project
Climate Action Assistant	An intelligent AI-powered climate action coach that delivers personalized, location-aware, and gamified environmental advice to help users reduce their carbon footprint effectively.	View project
AI FODMAP Food Helper	A friendly AI shopping companion that provides instant FODMAP ratings and tailored IBS-safe grocery advice, making the low FODMAP diet accessible and stress-free.	View project
healthy-living advisor	A health-focused AI chat app offering personalized, evidence-based, and accessible wellness, nutrition, and exercise advice.	View project
FitMind AI	An AI-powered wellness assistant that delivers personalized workout plans, healthy diet advice, and mental well-being tips for physical and mental health improvement.	View project
MrBones💪🦴.ai	An interactive AI anatomy assistant that transforms learning about the human skeletal system into an engaging, cloud-based virtual tutor and lab experience.	View project
Academic Advisor AI - Course Discovery & Degree Planning	A specialized RAG-powered AI system that provides intelligent course recommendations, prerequisite guidance, and academic pathway planning for students across multiple degree clusters.	View project
Cyby-Sec	An AI-driven cybersecurity chatbot that educates users, detects threats, and assists with real-time incident response through natural, human-like conversational guidance.	View project
AI-Mental--Wellness-Chatbot	An AI-powered mental wellness assistant that delivers empathetic conversations, stress relief guidance, and motivational support through a private chat interface.	View project
Your AI prompt assistant, PromptFix	An intelligent prompt engineering assistant that analyzes, debugs, and improves user prompts while providing AI-driven guidance for effective generative AI interactions.	View project
AI Travel Guide for Sri Lanka	A conversational GenAI assistant that offers reliable, document-based travel guidance and local recommendations tailored specifically for visitors to Sri Lanka.	View project
The Cofounder Who Never Sleeps, inizio.ai	An AI cofounder assistant that provides idea validation, step-by-step startup guidance, and emotionally intelligent mentoring for solo entrepreneurs.	View project
Doctor AI	An AI health companion that offers real-time symptom triage, lifestyle advice, and always-available access for remote and underserved populations.	View project
WanderWhiz Bot	An AI-powered travel assistant that offers personalized, city-specific guidance and real-time tips for travelers through a chat interface.	View project
MediBot: AI Medical Symptom & Disease Assistant	An AI medical assistant that uses curated medical resources to provide instant, reliable answers about symptoms, diseases, and when to seek care.	View project
Muse AI	An AI-powered platform that uses an enhanced API template to foster self-reflection and empathy through engaging prompts and conversational logic.	View project
PetPal - Your AI Pet Care Assistant	A highly customized, serverless conversational AI assistant that delivers instant, personalized pet health and care guidance using Azure OpenAI and LangChain.js.	View project
Education AI	An AI assistant using customized chat-with-your-data for fast student Q&A, quiz creation, and teacher dashboards from school content.	View project
EcoGuardian: Your AI-Powered Carbon Footprint Tracker & Sustainability Coach	A scalable platform using Azure and JavaScript frameworks to track personal carbon emissions, provide AI-driven sustainability advice, and visualize impact for users.	View project
MLSA LearnBot	An intelligent chatbot for Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors that provides instant answers, integrated documentation, and a student-focused experience through Azure OpenAI and AI Search.	View project
DocuChat AI	An AI chat app that enables users to interact conversationally with complex documents through RAG, memory, and semantic search for expert-level answers.	View project

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