A KeenStack Hackathon
KeenStack believes the most powerful solutions are created when talented people are trusted to explore. StackUp is where that belief becomes tangible, an opportunity for you to see firsthand the ingenuity and drive that our team brings to every client challenge.
What is STACKUP
KeenStack’s first company-wide hackathon, built around the future of AI and ServiceNow.
StackUp brings together KeenStack teams to design and build intelligent AI agents on ServiceNow, centered on one of the most critical and underutilized areas in technology today: the Configuration Management Database CMDB. Over a focused building period, participants develop real, working solutions and present them live to a panel of industry leaders who evaluate the entry and award winners on July 30, 2026.
The ideas generated here are grounded in the real challenges our clients face, and the strongest solutions have a clear path toward becoming AI applications available on the ServiceNow store. StackUp is how KeenStack turns curiosity into capability.
The Challenge
Transforming how organizations discover, manage, and act on CMDB data through AI agents.
CMDB is the foundation organizations rely on to understand their technology environment, yet most are only beginning to unlock what it can do. StackUp participants are building AI agents that automate discovery, surface real-time insights, and bring intelligent decision-making into workflows that have historically required significant manual effort.
Built to solve real problems
Every solution built during StackUp is grounded in ServiceNow and designed with real-world complexity in mind. Participants are not building demos for the sake of demos. They are building tools they believe could meaningfully improve how organizations operate, with judges evaluating each solution on exactly that standard.
Empathy
The problems our teams are solving are real ones our clients navigate every day. That understanding shapes every solution built during StackUp.
Growth
We invest in our people’s ability to think bigger. StackUp creates the space to push beyond what we already know how to do.
Resourcefulness
Our teams are given a challenge, a platform, and the freedom to figure it out. That is exactly how the best solutions get built.
Authenticity
What you see during StackUp is genuinely who we are. A team that cares about the craft, invests in its people, and builds things that matter.
Our Values at Work
StackUp is a direct expression of the culture we have built at KeenStacck
Everything we do at KeenStack is guided by four core values.
How It Works
Teams build, finalists present, and an expert panel awards the winners.
Teams Form
and Register
KeenStack team members form groups of one to three and register to compete.
Teams Build
Their Solution
Participants design and develop a working AI agent for CMDB on ServiceNow during the hackathon window.
Finalists
Present Live
Top teams present their solutions to the judge panel on the morning of July 30, 2026.
Judges Award
Winners
Our panel of external leaders evaluates each solution and announces the winners the same morning.
Become a Judge
A seat at the table as AI and ServiceNow converge.
Why judge StackUp?
We handpick a small group of leaders to sit on our panel. This invitation is extended to the people who are actively shaping how organizations adopt AI and want their expertise to influence what gets built on ServiceNow next.
You will see working AI solutions built around CMDB challenges your organization knows well, connect with peers who are navigating the same questions, and walk away recognized for your expertise. No preparation required. Just your perspective and two hours of your time on July 30.
See what is coming next:
Get a first look at working AI solutions built around real CMDB challenges, before they reach the broader market.
Be recognized for your expertise:
Selected judges are featured across KeenStack’s LinkedIn, event coverage, and promotional content as recognized voices in AI and ServiceNow.
Build meaningful connections:
Share the morning with a handpicked group of local ServiceNow and AI leaders who are just as invested in where this technology is going as you are.
Leave inspired:
Every solution is built around practical, real-world problems. Walk away with new perspectives on what AI and ServiceNow can do for your organization.
Who we look for in a judge
IT Directors and Platform Owners
CMDB Practitioners
ServiceNow Stakeholders
AI and Automation Decision-Makers