Agents League Contest

Register first to participate!

A 2-week AI developer challenge running between February 16 - March 1, 2026 with live coding battles, community building, and competition.

Build innovative AI agents using GitHub Copilot, Copilot CLI or Copilot CLI SDK for Microsoft Foundry, or M365 Agents Toolkit. Compete for recognition, network with developers globally, and get feedback from Microsoft product teams.

⚠️ Important: Before submitting, read our Disclaimer - do not upload confidential information.

What's Agents League?

A 2-week developer competition combining:

📽️ Live coding battles - Watch experts compete in real-time on Microsoft Reactor
💻 Asynchronous challenges - Build at your own pace over 2 weeks
💬 Community engagement - Discord AMAs, Show & Tell sessions, community voting
🏆 Recognition - Winners earn amazing prizes

Open to everyone - all skill levels welcome! Watch the battles for inspiration, then build one project or compete in all three tracks.

Use AI assisted development with tools like GitHub Copilot in VS Code, the GitHub Copilot CLI, or the GitHub Copilot CLI SDK.

Challenge Tracks

Pick one or compete in all three!

| Track | Tool | Challenge | Starter Kit | |-------|------|-----------|-------------| | 🎨 Creative Apps | GitHub Copilot | Build innovative creative applications using AI-assisted development | View → | | 🧠 Reasoning Agents | Microsoft Foundry | Create intelligent agents that solve complex problems through multi-step reasoning | View → | | 💼 Enterprise Agents | M365 Agents Toolkit | Build business-ready knowledge agents integrated with Microsoft 365 | View → |

How to Participate

1. Register

Register 👉 aka.ms/agentsleague/register

Registration gives you:

✅ Official participant status
✅ Eligibility for prizes and recognition
✅ Digital badge when you submit your project

2. Choose Your Track

Creative Apps - Build with GitHub Copilot
Reasoning Agents - Build with Microsoft Foundry
Enterprise Agents - Build with M365 Agents Toolkit

Browse starter-kits/ for setup guides and examples

3. Watch & Learn

Week 1: Live Battles - Watch experts build in real-time on Microsoft Reactor

Tue Feb 17, 9 AM PT - 🎨 Creative Apps Watch Live →
Wed Feb 18, 9 AM PT - 🧠 Reasoning Agents Watch Live →
Thu Feb 19, 9 AM PT - 💼 Enterprise Agents Watch Live →

Week 2: AMAs & Show & Tell - Ask questions, get help, see community progress on Discord

Tue Feb 24, 9 AM PT - 🎨 Creative Apps Join on Discord →
Wed Feb 25, 9 AM PT - 🧠 Reasoning Agents Join on Discord →
Thu Feb 26, 9 AM PT - 💼 Enterprise Agents Join on Discord →

4. Build Your Project

Follow your starter kit instructions
Create something unique and functional
Make a demo video

5. Submit Your Project

Submission Deadline: March 1, 2026 (11:59 PM PT)

Open a new issue in this repo using the project submission template

⚠️ Before submitting:

Read the Disclaimer - No confidential information allowed
Review the Code of Conduct
Ensure your repository is public and includes a README

6. Join the Community

Get help, share progress, vote for favorites

Community and Guidance

If you have product feedback or errors while building visit:

Prizes & Recognition

🎖️ For All Participants

Digital Badge - Everyone who registers and submits a project receives a digital badge

🏆 Category Winners

$500 for the winner of each track:
- 🎨 Creative Apps
- 🧠 Reasoning Agents
- 💼 Enterprise Agents

⭐ Special Recognition

GitHub Copilot Pro - Awarded to:
- Community Favorite (voted by community)
- Product Team Picks (selected by Microsoft product teams)

Judging

Projects are evaluated by experts and product teams using this rubric:

Accuracy & Relevance (20%) — Meets challenge requirements
Reasoning & Multi-step Thinking (20%) — Clear problem-solving approach
Creativity & Originality (15%) — Novel ideas or unexpected execution
User Experience & Presentation (15%) — Clear, polished, demoable
Reliability & Safety (20%) — Solid patterns, avoids obvious pitfalls
Community vote (10%) via the Discord poll available at https://aka.ms/agentsleague/discord

Resources

📦 Starter Kits (with setup guides & examples)

Creative Apps - GitHub Copilot
Reasoning Agents - Microsoft Foundry
Enterprise Agents - M365 Toolkit

💬 Community & Support

Discord: Join Agents League Arena - Get help, share progress, vote
YouTube: Microsoft Reactor - Watch live battles and replays
Issues: Report bugs - Found a problem? Let us know

📋 Important Policies

Disclaimer - Security and confidential information protection
Code of Conduct - Community standards and expectations
Contributing Guidelines - How to contribute to the project
Security Policy - How to report security issues

🚀 Ready to Compete?

Register for Agents League!

🎮 Join Discord • 📦 Browse Starter Kits • 📝 Submit Your Project

Questions? Ask on Discord

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Install / Use

README