Metabase AI Hackathon

Show us what you can build with the new AI tools and get the chance to win a Metabase mechanical keyboard.

Metabase now ships an MCP server, an Agent API, and Metabot in Slack: three different ways to plug your analytics into whatever agent or workflow you’re building. All in open source, which means the tools are yours, the semantic layer is yours, what you build on top of them is up to you. So we figured: let’s see what the community can build.

Join the hackathon

To enter:

1. Build something using the AI tools listed below. Solo or with a team.
2. Write it up — a social post, blog post, short video, or repo with a good README. Something that shows off what’ve built.
3. Submit your entry by sharing it on X or LinkedIn, tag @metabase, and use #MetabaseAI.
4. Submit by Tuesday 05/05/2026.

Build whatever you like. Analytics agents, dashboards that summarize themselves, something weird we didn’t think of — all fair game. If it uses one of our AI tools somewhere in the loop, it counts.

The AI tools to use

Your submission must use at least one of the following tools:

• Metabase MCP server — plug Metabase into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. Ask your data questions from your editor.
• Agent API — build your own agent on top of your Metabase’s semantic layer.
• File-based development - let an AI agent create and edit Metabase content serialized as YAML files.
• Metabot in Slack — point Metabot at a Slack channel and let your team query data where they already argue about it.

All AI features are available for everyone with Metabase 60. If you’re on an earlier version, please upgrade. If you’re on Cloud, we’re rolling 60 out soon (email help@metabase.com if you want to upgrade now).

Prizes

We’re picking two winners. Each one gets:

• A Metabase mechanical keyboard (the good kind, not the kind that clacks at you judgmentally)
• A feature on our blog
• A shout-out across our socials

Timeline

• Hackathon opens: Tuesday, April 21st
• Submissions close: Tuesday, May 5th
• Winners announced: Thursday, May 7th

Have fun!