# 🚀 Build, Ship, Shape: Amazon Developer Hackathon

**URL:** <https://community.amazondeveloper.com/t/build-ship-shape-amazon-developer-hackathon/29097>\
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**Created:** [August 31, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://community.amazondeveloper.com/t/build-ship-shape-amazon-developer-hackathon/29097 "2026-08-31T05:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moses](https://dhm3gbtzu79o6.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.amazondeveloper.com/moses/32/524_2.png) [@Moses](https://community.amazondeveloper.com/u/Moses)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://community.amazondeveloper.com/t/build-ship-shape-amazon-developer-hackathon/29097/1 "2026-08-31T05:00:00Z")

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[![](https://d3mq594dkmpl37.cloudfront.net/original/2X/8/827b12ef8892f9876b2be5103aac780c65c7453a.jpeg "Build, Ship, Shape: Amazon Developer Hackathon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcQ8G_GG1OQ)

For the first time, Amazon Developer is getting together Fire TV, Alexa+, Ring, and Bee in a [single global hackathon](https://amazonappdev2026.devpost.com/)!

Here is what you can build across the 4 primary tracks:  
🔥 Fire TV: ship a demo-ready app on Fire OS or Vega OS using React Native, web tech, or Android  
:alexa: Alexa+: build a self-hosted MCP server or an Agent Skill. MCP is the open standard that powers Alexa+ integrations.  
🔘 Ring: build on Ring’s APIs, SDKs, and simulators. No physical device required  
🐝 Bee: connect to real data from a Bee device or an Apple Watch running Bee

On top of all that, you can document your experience with a Friction Log telling the team exactly what went wrong (cryptic errors, broken dependencies, outdated docs), and you’ll get up to a 10% bonus on your final judging score. Your raw feedback goes straight to actual engineering teams!

No prior experience with these devices (or physical devices) required. There are step-by-step getting-started guides, live office hours, and asynchronous Discord support to help you.

👉 [Register, grab your starter templates, and start building today!](https://amazonappdev2026.devpost.com/)

Submissions are open now through October 23.

> **[Build, Ship, Shape: Amazon Developer Hackathon](https://amazonappdev2026.devpost.com/)**
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> Build across Amazon Devices and shape what's next.