Stellar Hacks Agents hackathon runs until April 13th. This guide covers 8 essential tips for building agentic AI projects on Stellar, from validating your idea and creating demo videos to setting up USDC trustlines and testing payment flows.

Stellar Hacks Agents hackathon continues until April 13th with over 350 participants building agentic AI applications on the Stellar network. Key tips include spending time validating your idea before coding, prioritizing a polished demo video, setting up USDC trustlines on testnet beforehand, leveraging XLM as a native payment asset, using OpenZeppelin's fee-free facilitator for transactions, testing payment flows between wallets, and designing for mainnet production while building on testnet. The guide emphasizes that judges prioritize clear problem-solving and product market fit over feature-rich prototypes.