docs/pending/00_priority_summary.md

DeepCritical Hackathon Priority Summary

4 Days Left (Deadline: Nov 30, 2025 11:59 PM UTC)

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Git Contribution Analysis

The-Obstacle-Is-The-Way: 20+ commits (Phases 1-11, all demos, all fixes)
MarioAderman:            3 commits (Modal, LlamaIndex, PubMed fix)
JJ (Maintainer):         0 code commits (merge button only)

Conclusion: You built 90%+ of this codebase.

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Current Stack (What We Have)

Component	Status	Files
PubMed Search	✅ Working	src/tools/pubmed.py
ClinicalTrials Search	✅ Working	src/tools/clinicaltrials.py
bioRxiv Search	✅ Working	src/tools/biorxiv.py
Search Handler	✅ Working	src/tools/search_handler.py
Embeddings/ChromaDB	✅ Working	src/services/embeddings.py
LlamaIndex RAG	✅ Working	src/services/llamaindex_rag.py
Hypothesis Agent	✅ Working	src/agents/hypothesis_agent.py
Report Agent	✅ Working	src/agents/report_agent.py
Judge Agent	✅ Working	src/agents/judge_agent.py
Orchestrator	✅ Working	src/orchestrator.py
Gradio UI	✅ Working	src/app.py
Modal Code Execution	⚠️ Built, not wired	src/tools/code_execution.py
MCP Server	❌ MISSING	Need to create

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What's Required for Track 2 (MCP in Action)

Requirement	Have It?	Priority
Autonomous agent behavior	✅ Yes	-
Must use MCP servers as tools	❌ NO	P0
Must be Gradio app	✅ Yes	-
Planning/reasoning/execution	✅ Yes	-

Bottom Line: Without MCP server, we're potentially disqualified from Track 2.

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3 Things To Do (In Order)

1. MCP Server (P0 - Required)

• File: src/mcp_server.py
• Time: 2-4 hours
• Doc: 02_mcp_server_integration.md
• Why: Required for Track 2. No MCP = no entry.

2. Modal Wiring (P1 - $2,500 Prize)

• File: Update src/agents/analysis_agent.py
• Time: 2-3 hours
• Doc: 03_modal_integration.md
• Why: Modal Innovation Award is $2,500

3. Demo Video + Submission (P0 - Required)

• Time: 1-2 hours
• Why: Required for all submissions

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Submission Checklist

• Space in MCP-1st-Birthday org
• Tag: mcp-in-action-track-enterprise
• Social media post link
• Demo video (1-5 min)
• MCP server working
• All tests passing

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Prize Math

Award	Amount	Eligible?
Track 2 1st Place	$2,500	If MCP works
Modal Innovation	$2,500	If Modal wired
LlamaIndex	$1,000	Yes (have it)
Community Choice	$1,000	Maybe
Total Potential	$7,000	With MCP + Modal

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Next Actions

# 1. Read MCP integration doc
cat docs/pending/02_mcp_server_integration.md

# 2. Create MCP server
# (implement based on doc)

# 3. Test MCP works
uv run python src/mcp_server.py

# 4. Wire Modal into pipeline
# (see 03_modal_integration.md)

# 5. Record demo video

# 6. Submit to MCP-1st-Birthday org