Archive · Spring 2026
Hooked on Claude
April 4, 2026 · UT Austin
Our first hackathon. Nine hours, 6.5 hours of building, and some of the most creative Claude-powered projects we've ever seen.
~100
Attendees
5
Award Categories
6.5 hrs
Build Time
Apr 4, 2026
Date
Five categories · One day
2026 Winners
Scroll through every project. Each one built in a single afternoon.
Best Design / UX
Side Quest
Side Quest is the app that helps you discover things to do nearby, document these quests, and see what your friends are up to. Finish a quest by snapping a photo, then share it to your friends' feed and keep the memories.
Most Technically Challenging
Meta-Harness
Reggie KungAtharv MungaleNischay Hegde
An agentic system with the ability to edit its own code to improve itself. Self-modifying, self-improving, and built in a day.
Most Creative
NeuroDesign
NeuroDesign predicts how the human brain responds to your designs using Meta's TRIBE v2 fMRI model, then explains the differences with AI. Neuroscience-backed A/B testing, instant and free.
Most Startup-Ready
ExtForge
Building Chrome extensions from scratch for non-technical users. Point, describe, ship. No code required.
Most Human-Centered
VisionRx
Martin RodriguezPaul SalinasSevero Barreras
VisionRx uses your device's camera to measure face dimensions and estimate a vision prescription through an interactive vision test. Save prescriptions, simulate vision effects, and find better-fitting glasses — all in one platform.
Thank you
To everyone who built with us.
We'll be back. Stay tuned at txclaude.org and @texasclaude on Instagram.