WORKS OUT OF THE BOX
ChatGPT’s in-app browser
No setup required. Open your app inside ChatGPT and its agent picks up the tools you expose.
NETLIFY × WEBMCP
Build with Netlify at the WebMCP Challenge.
Build an agent-native web app, or transform one you already run to talk to agents. Netlify is backing builders in this challenge with 3,000,000 credits and a $5,000 prize pool.
AUG 25 – SEP 3, 2026 · ONLINE01 / THE CHALLENGE
An open standard for agent-native apps.
WebMCP is an experimental open web standard that lets websites expose structured tools AI agents can use directly. The challenge invites developers to build new agent-native web apps — or to add WebMCP support to an app they already run.
WHERE TO TEST IT
BEHIND A FLAG
Google Chrome 149+
Enable chrome://flags/#enable-webmcp-testing and restart the browser to test WebMCP locally.
02 / KEY DATES
Mark the calendar.
The official challenge milestones plus Netlify’s credits deadline, all times Pacific. Netlify is around for the whole run — in the Discord and at office hours.
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AUG 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM PT
Launch announcement and submissions open
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AUG 25, 2026 · 3:00 PM PT
Kickoff livestream
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AUG 31, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT
Community office hours
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SEP 1, 2026 · 12:00 PM PT
Netlify credits requests close
Two days before submissions close. Requesting credits is separate from entering.
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SEP 3, 2026 · 1:00 PM PT
Submissions close
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SEP 22, 2026
Winners announced
Timing subject to confirmation.
03 / NETLIFY PRIZES
Credits to build on,
cash if you land it.
Netlify is backing WebMCP builders with a credit pool to build on and a cash pool for the teams that finish at the top.
3,000,000
NETLIFY CREDITS
The total pool Netlify is putting behind builders for this challenge.
3,000
CREDITS PER BUILDER
For the first 1,000 to sign up — new and existing Netlify users alike.
$5,000
CASH PRIZE POOL
Top 10 winning teams each receive $500 cash prize from Netlify.
04 / COMMUNITY
KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING
Join us on
Discord.
Meet the Netlify community, ask questions, and share what you build during the challenge.
discord.gg/netlify
SCAN OR TAP
05 / CREDITS
3,000 credits, on us.
The first 1,000 builders to sign up get 3,000 Netlify credits each — new and existing users alike. Requests close September 1 at 12:00 PM PT. Top 10 winning teams each receive $500 cash prize from Netlify.