Dhriti Trivedi@dhritii_trivedi

Arc Wardens is an AI-powered, on-chain-native sales outreach automation platform that combines agentic execution with programmable payments. Users describe their target market in plain English (e.g., “HRs at PhonePe in Bengaluru”), and the system sources leads, runs Gemini-based filtering, and persists the campaign state and chat history. Arc Wardens then generates a personalized outreach draft using real contact metadata, supports iterative edits in-chat, and executes email delivery via Gmail (restricted to safe test recipients for demo). What makes it arc + Circle-centric is the payment and accountability layer: each high-impact action can require a USDC payment confirmation, designed for Circle wallet flows, enabling pay-per-action “micropayments” for agent runs. The result is a verifiable campaign pipeline with analytics and a replayable workflow log—an “on-chain-style” execution ledger for outbound campaigns that can be re-run later with the same steps and cost model.

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!