# Message: solved #3859 (post on Algora bounty page)

Hi, I've built a complete, tested solution for #3859. It adds a "Paste a config"

flow that pre-fills the Add Server form from any common MCP config format

(mcpServers, VS Code servers+inputs, bare object/array, docker, and the

official registry server.json), and makes the Arguments field accept a JSON

array. It reuses the existing catalog-import path, has 16 unit tests, and passes

type-check, biome, and knip.

Code is on my fork:

I can see PR #6642 is already open and the issue looks assigned, so I don't want

to step on an active attempt, and I couldn't open a PR anyway because the repo

restricts interactions to prior contributors. Is the bounty still open? If it's

taken, no problem at all, I'll point this work at another issue. If there's room,

I'm happy to submit however you prefer.

Thanks,

Stilyan (@StilyanX)

hello everyone , i am yash and currently i am working as an AI intern at a startup , i joined this group as part of the Archestra MCP Apps Hackathon and am looking forward to it 🙂

Hi everyone! Iam Swagatika.

I just heard about the Archestra Apps Hackathon and wanted to participate, so I set up Archestra locally. Everything is running fine, but when I describe an app in chat using the Gemini API, I get a 429 RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED (quota exceeded) error.

Is this because I've reached the Gemini free-tier limit? Do I need a paid LLM API key to use Archestra properly during the hackathon, or is there a recommended free provider that most people are using?

Thanks!

Excited to be joining the Archestra Apps Hackathon after seeing @user 's LinkedIn post! 🚀

Looking forward to building, learning, and connecting with everyone.

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• Wednesday, July 29: submissions close.

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👋 Hey everyone, I'm Sid — a frontend engineer and independent developer based in Mumbai. I work mostly in React, TypeScript, and Node.js, with a full-stack/DevOps bent.

I've been pretty active in the AI agent/hackathon circuit lately — recently built KeyWatch (a credential lifecycle manager) on the Lemma SDK, put together a real estate compliance agent for the Slack Agent Builder Challenge, and took part in the Namaste Dev Hackathon. That's what pulled me toward Archestra — always looking to learn from folks building in this space and find the right people to trade notes with.

Been going through the docs and honestly pretty impressed with what you all have built here 🙌.

Looking forward to getting into the good stuff!