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Sol-450

Sol-450 is an AI-managed simulation of growing food on Mars that I made as part of a team of four during START Hack 2026. It was an entry for the Syngenta/AWS track and uses data from an MCP server they provided.

The site uses a Python file hosted as an AWS Lambda function to simulate conditions on Mars, including the probability of dust storms, CO2 spikes and water leakages. A system of AI agents collaborates to manage and tweak different aspects of the greenhouse so the astronauts have enough resources to last the full length of their trip.

The agents were hosted using Amazon Bedrock Agentcore and tweaked parameters via a DynamoDB table. The frontend was created using React and hosted on AWS Amplify. The 3D rendering is done with Three.js.

I worked as a full-stack developer on this project and made the most commits of the development team. The whole thing was completed in 36 hours. A demo video is at https://youtu.be/oY_2HvcdY9s.

Role
Full-stack developer
Timeframe
March 2026
Status
Shipped — START Hack 2026 entry

github.com/mcrowley19/mars-food-simulation