Introduction

In recent years, SharePoint has been rapidly evolving from a classic document storage platform to a central digital work environment that connects content, processes, and people. With the advent of artificial intelligence, Copilot, and agents, its role is further strengthened – SharePoint is becoming the core knowledge platform in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. It is this development and the community that we co-create  that the SharePoint Hackathon 2026 is dedicated to, a global online event in which we also participated with the Xnet project – Workstream Oasis.

What is SharePoint Hackathon 2026

SharePoint Hackathon 2026 is a two-week online hackathon organized by the Microsoft SharePoint Community. The event is open to a wide range of participants – from business users and designers to IT architects and developers – and encourages the creation of innovative solutions based on modern SharePoint.

The central theme of the hackathon was “Design, create and share”, with a focus on:

• the use of artificial intelligence and Copilot,
• building agents and intelligent experiences,
• modern design of SharePoint portals,
• Scalability with SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
• Integrations with SharePoint Embedded and other Microsoft 365 services.

The hackathon was not only a competition, but above all a platform for the exchange of knowledge and good practices. Participants presented their solutions in the form of video demonstrations, and Microsoft product owners evaluated the projects according to different categories. A special value of the event was also a series of live broadcasts, where experts from Microsoft presented new functionalities, usage scenarios and the direction of SharePoint development.

The Challenge of the Modern Digital Work Environment

When designing our contribution, we started from a very concrete and often present problem in practice:  the dispersion of information. In organizations today, employees work daily with content that is divided between:

• SharePoint sites and document libraries
• e-mail‑,
• Teams chats and channels,
• Planner, To Do, and other Microsoft 365 apps.

While these tools are powerful, users often spend a lot of time searching for information, switching between apps, and filtering content that is actually relevant to them. The result is lower productivity and a worse user experience.

Our goal was therefore to design an intranet solution that:

• combines information from different sources,
• adapt them to the individual user,
• and present them in a transparent, visually appealing way.

Introducing Xnet – Workstream Oasis

Xnet – Workstream Oasis is a modern intranet portal built on SharePoint, based on a combination of its own SPFx web parts, the use  of the Microsoft Graph API‑and the  integration of Copilot functionality.

The basic idea of the solution is to create  an “oasis” in the user’s workflow – a single entry point where the most important information, tasks and content that an individual needs in their everyday life are collected.

Workstream – the heart of the solution

The core of the portal is the Workstream Web Part, which displays a personalized aggregated stream of information on the SharePoint home page. This flow brings together content from different Microsoft 365 sources and tailors it based on the user’s context.

Instead of having to search for documents, conversations, or notifications on their own, Workstream offers a structured overview of the most important information in one place. This reduces the cognitive load and improves focus on the actual work.

Quick Survey – one-call surveys

To complement the basic functionality, we have also developed the Quick Survey web part. This allows for extremely fast creation of surveys using the Copilot API‑yes. The user can create an entire survey with a single text prompt, without manually defining questions and answers.

Such an approach significantly speeds up the collection of feedback in the organization, whether for internal research, employee opinions or quick decision-making processes.

Weekend Relief – work-life balance

When developing the solution, we wanted to show that an intranet is not necessarily limited to work content. That’s why we’ve also added a slightly more playful Weekend Relief widget that suggests ideas for leisure activities for users.

With this building block, we wanted to highlight the importance of employee well-being and work-life balance, which is an increasingly important topic in modern digital work environments.

Technological aspect and categories of hackathon

The Xnet – Workstream Oasis project was designed as a modular and scalable solution based on modern SharePoint technologies. Using SPFx allows for deep integration with the SharePoint user interface, while providing flexibility in developing additional functionality.

The solution was submitted to several categories of the SharePoint Hackathon, including:

• SharePoint Site,
• SharePoint Framework (SPFx),
• SharePoint + Agents.

Such a wide range of categories also reflects the purpose of the solution – to demonstrate how SharePoint can function as a central platform for modern, intelligent and user-centric digital experiences.

Conclusion

By participating in the SharePoint Hackathon 2026, we wanted to show how it is possible to create an intranet that goes beyond classic portals using existing tools and new AI capabilities. Xnet – Workstream Oasis is an example of how SharePoint can become an active user assistant and not just a passive content repository.

The hackathon reaffirmed that the SharePoint community has tremendous potential for innovation and that the combination of technology, good design and user understanding leads to solutions with real added value. For us, the project was also an opportunity to experiment, learn and exchange experiences – which is ultimately the essence of the hackathon.