Ashmal Rahman@Ashaml_Rahman

The Problem: Smart Homes Are Still Dumb We have "smart" lights, but we still have to manually pay bills, order groceries, and schedule repairs. Managing a household today requires juggling 10 different apps—one for electricity, one for pharmacy, one for repairs, and another for shopping. This is "App Fatigue." The Solution: HomeOps Agent HomeOps is the first autonomous agent that gives your home eyes and a wallet. It combines Google Gemini 1.5 Flash (Multimodal Vision) with the Arc Blockchain (USDC Payments) to turn manual chores into invisible background tasks. How It Works: See & Diagnose: Simply point your camera at a broken fan or a handwritten medical prescription. Gemini 2.5 Flash analyzes the visual data to identify the exact spare part or medicine needed. Autonomous Commerce: Instead of just sending a link, HomeOps finds the best price and executes the payment instantly using USDC on the Arc Network. Friendly Interface: Designed for accessibility, HomeOps supports "Friendly Commerce." An elderly user in Kerala can simply show an empty medicine strip and speak in Malayalam. The agent understands the intent and handles the complex transaction. Tech Stack: Frontend: Flutter (Mobile App) Intelligence: Google Gemini 1.5 Flash Payments: Arc Network (USDC Settlement) Backend: Firebase

In this hybrid hackathon powered by Arc, developers will build the next generation of agentic commerce systems using Arc with USDC. Explore a world where AI agents and web services can pay for APIs, data, compute, and content in dynamic, usage-based ways, while Arc provides stablecoin-native settlement with predictable USDC fees and deterministic, sub-second finality. This hackathon is supported by Google & Google DeepMind, with a dedicated challenge and $40,000 in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) credits awarded for the best use of Gemini models and Google AI Studio. 📅 January 9 – 24, 2026 • Jan 9 – 23 (Online Phase) – Collaborate and build online with developers and AI innovators from around the world. All projects must be submitted by the end of the online phase on January 23rd. • Jan 23 (On‑site Build Day – San Francisco, CA) – Selected participants will be invited to an exclusive in‑person session to refine their projects and connect directly with mentors. • Jan 24 (On‑site Demos & Awards – San Francisco, CA) – Live pitching sessions to a panel of judges and ecosystem partners, followed by the official winner announcement. Get guidance from Arc and Circle experts through on-site support. 📍 On-site Venue (Jan 23–24): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 🤝 Go solo or team up, it's your flow. 🏆Compete for $50,000 in USDC & GCP Credits. 📍 On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑🏻‍💻 Secure your spot now - sign up before the Kick-Off Stream!