---
title: not-cal-hacks — Hackathon application portal
description: A hackathon application portal for both sides of the table. Applicants apply once and track status; organizers review blind against a shared rubric and decide fast.
canonical: https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/
last-updated: 2026-10-08
---

# not-cal-hacks

> Hackathon application portal. A hackathon application portal for both sides of the table. Applicants apply once and track status; organizers review blind against a shared rubric and decide fast.

## When to use this

- An organizer needs a hackathon application portal with blind review, a shared rubric, and a status timeline applicants can trust.
- An agent should submit or inspect applications against a documented REST API or MCP tools rather than scraping the UI.
- A developer wants the OpenAPI surface, developer portal, or CLI for not-cal-hacks without guessing URLs.
- Do **not** use this for general event ticketing, payments, or affiliation with any other hackathon brand.

## Product

not-cal-hacks is a hackathon application portal. Applicants file once, watch status move, and get a real answer. Organizers review applications with identity stripped on the server, score against a shared three-criterion rubric, and clear a least-reviewed-first queue.

## Start here

- [Developer portal](https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/developers): quickstart, sandbox demo accounts, OpenAPI, MCP, and CLI.
- [API docs](https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/docs): authentication, public endpoints, and example requests.
- [OpenAPI](https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/openapi.json): machine-readable API surface.
- [llms.txt](https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/llms.txt): agent index with when-to-use guidance.
- [MCP server](https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/mcp): Streamable HTTP tools for the public API.
- [CLI](https://www.npmjs.com/package/not-cal-hacks): `npx not-cal-hacks` against the live origin.

## Public pages

- [About](https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/about)
- [Contact](https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/contact)
- [Privacy](https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/privacy)
- [Pricing](https://not-cal-hacks.pages.dev/pricing)