The Hackathon
The Dynamous x Kiro Hackathon ran January 5-30, 2026. Twenty-six days to build a multi-agent AI harness with full orchestration. Here's what happened.
By the Numbers
| Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | Development Days | 26 | | Total Sessions | 460+ | | Tasks Completed | 445 | | MCP Tools | 15 (routing to 107 actions) | | React Components | 235 | | Desktop Screens | 16 | | Gateway Routers | 21 | | CLI Lines of Code | 6,137 | | CLI Commands | 24 | | LLM Models Supported | 61+ | | Worklogs Written | 602 | | Checkpoints Saved | 706 |
The Phases
Phase 1: Foundation (Days 1-6)
Gateway server with FastAPI. MCP Core with JSON-RPC 2.0 compliance. Basic tool loop. LLM backend registry supporting Claude and LM Studio. The bones of the system.
Phase 2: Multi-Agent System (Days 7-12)
Leader/worker agent pattern. Agent registry with heartbeat monitoring. Task delegation and recovery. This is where it got real.
Phase 3: Desktop Application (Days 13-16)
Electron + React + TypeScript. 16 screens. Real-time agent status. Kanban board with file system sync. The UI that makes orchestration visible.
Phase 4: Integration & Polish (Days 17-26)
CLI integration. Documentation. Demo video. Final testing. Theme system. Security hardening. Submission.
The Breakthroughs
Day 1 — MCP Core foundation. RAG search, inbox system, checkpoint persistence. Ten sessions to lay the groundwork.
Day 3 — 20 sessions in a single day. Agent orchestration, 15+ desktop screens, gateway backend selection. The day the app started feeling real.
Day 7 — PARALLELISM PROVEN. Two live tasks running simultaneously across multiple agents. The execution report confirmed it: multi-agent orchestration works.
Day 8 — 36 sessions. The theme system landed: 1,165 hardcoded colors replaced with CSS variables across 4 themes (Default, Cyberpunk, Kuroryuu, Retro). Also built the Chrome bridge extension, canvas integration, and security hardening.
Day 12 — The busiest day: 34 worklogs spanning 16+ hours. Terminal keyboard passthrough finally working. Transcript viewer built. But the real story: multi-agent debate breakthrough. Three topics, six agents (two per topic), all reaching genuine synthesis through structured 3-round format. Not compromises — actual synthesis.
Day 13 — PTY security audit. A worker audit revealed HTTP endpoints bypassing MCP auth. 141 issues cataloged (12 critical, 35 high). The kind of day that makes the platform better.
What We Shipped
By January 30, Kuroryuu had:
- Full multi-agent orchestration with leader/worker pattern
- 3 graph visualization views (Hub+Spokes, Hierarchy, Timeline)
- PTY inter-agent control (something no competitor has)
- Evidence chains linking plans to checkpoints to worklogs
- 4 visual themes with complete CSS variable architecture
- Text-to-speech with intelligent queue management
- Memory visualization and editing
- Security defense system with auto-blocking
- A 6,137-line CLI with 24 commands and 3 LLM providers
The hackathon was submitted. The work continues.
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