# NEAR Names Claude Code and Codex to Its Hackathon Judging Panel

By Simon Yoon

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Published: 2026-10-24T08:29:54.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-24T08:29:54.000Z
Section: Technology

> Human judges will serve alongside the AI participants.

NEAR Protocol announced a hackathon judging panel that will include human judges and AI participants Claude Code and Codex, bringing AI tools into project reviews on its decentralized application platform.

The panel will assess projects at the hackathon, with people and AI models serving as judges.