Announcing the Auto Horizon Developer Challenge - your opportunity to explore Autonomys’ Auto SDK. Are you ready to showcase your creativity and development skills? Build an AI-powered decentralized application (super dApp) or agent proof-of-concept (PoC) using the Auto SDK and earn USDC.
The Challenge
Build a super dApp or agent PoC using this early version of the Auto SDK—which powers development on the Autonomys Network—and earn USDC rewards. Whether it’s a new market intelligence oracle, a novel sentiment analysis tool, a unique prediction agent, a unique Discord bot, or even a custom digital assistant, we can’t wait to see what you create!
About Auto SDK
The Auto SDK allows developers to build dApps with ease. This early version includes:
Auto Drive: A decentralized content-addressed storage (CAS) solution for secure data management
Auto Consensus: A suite of functions for interacting with the Autonomys Network’s PoAS consensus layer
Auto DAG Data: Resources for preparing and organizing data for on-chain storage.
Auto Utils: Essential utilities to streamline your interaction with the Autonomys Network.
$AI3 Payment Handling: (Coming Soon): Native support for the $AI3 token—consensus and cross-domain transferability will be enabled at Mainnet Phase-2
All submitted code must be original and open-source under a permissive license (MIT, Apache 2.0, etc.).
Participants retain ownership of their intellectual property, but grant Autonomys the right to showcase their projects.
Submissions must be functional and should utilize the Auto SDK
The contest is not open to residents of the following jurisdictions: Burma, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Bangladesh, Sudan, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Russia, Belarus, Namibia, the Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk & Sevastopol regions of Ukraine, any other jurisdictions subject to U.S. trade sanctions and embargoes, and those listed as designated or blocked persons or entities on US, EU, and/or UK sanctions lists.
Winners must complete KYC verification before receiving prizes.
Community Support
Need help or have questions? Join our Discord community! Our developer channels are full of helpful community members and team developers ready to assist you.
Wow - thank you all for your amazing submissions to the Auto Horizon Developer Challenge! We’re blown away by what you’ve built with the Auto SDK Quick updates on what’s next:
Our team is carefully reviewing your projects this week
Each of your awesome applications will get a special mention during Developer Office Hours this Wednesday !
The big reveal? Next Wednesday , February 12 on our live call!
You’ve shown us some incredible ways to use Auto SDK! Stay tuned and thanks again for being part of this challenge!
List of submissions:
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Asamuj
Autonomous Copilot
Autonomous Copilot is an AI-powered data management and decision-making tool built on the Autonomys Network, designed to help users securely store fragmented data while making informed decisions. By leveraging the Autonomys Distributed Storage Network (DSN), Autonomous Copilot ensures long-term data persistence and efficient data processing.
The Auto-Agent NFT Marketplace is an innovative and fully functional decentralized platform built on the Autonomys Network leveraging its Auto Drive, Auto Utils and Auto Evm packages. This marketplace provides a seamless and user-friendly experience for minting, buying, selling, and managing NFTs, setting a new standard for decentralized digital asset trading. With a robust frontend and backend powered by Next.js, solidity and subgraph this platform eliminates complexity for users while maintaining the security and scalability of the Autonomys Network.
DataDao is a decentralized data labeling platform built on Taurus testnet that connects data scientists with annotators through a DAO structure.• Decentralized data labeling marketplace • DAO-governed quality control • Fair compensation for annotators • Transparent task management• Secure data handling
Thread-based governance bot with automated creation of discussions, proposals, and voting threads (could be used in any team).Uses cryptographically generated tokens to protect voter identity.Blockchain integration to immutably store voting results on Autonomys blockchain.Self-healing functionality that recovers voting state after bot downtime
The results are in, and what an incredible showcase of innovation it’s been! The Auto Horizon Developer Challenge has blown us away with the incredible range of AI-powered dApps you’ve created. Every submission pushed the boundaries of what’s possible with the Auto SDK, from sophisticated data-labelling tools to groundbreaking digital assistants.
First, we want to thank every developer who participated! You transformed our SDK into powerful, practical applications that showcase the true potential of decentralized AI. The creative ways you combined Auto Drive and Auto EVM exceeded our expectations and set new standards for super dApps.
Now, let’s celebrate our outstanding winners :
First Place ($1,000 USDC) - Blockchain Oracle Second Place ($500 USDC) - Wilyam Third Place ($300 USDC) - Zulkis
Congratulations to the winners!
Special mentions to Asamuj, Tianyu, and Hallenjay for their creative implementations and excellent use of the SDK features. Your projects showed impressive technical depth and innovation!
The Challenge
About Auto SDK
How to Participate
Timeline
Prizes
Tips for Success
Terms and Conditions
Community Support
Auto Horizon Developer Challenge Winners Announced! 
Second Place ($500 USDC) - Wilyam
Third Place ($300 USDC) - Zulkis