01Build & competeBUILD · 2026-08

Monthly challenges

Two tracks, three tiers, one clock. Enroll during the build window, ship in public, then let the server vote on what you made.

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02The tracks

Two lanes, one clock

Both run the same calendar, the same peer vote and the same XP ledger. Only the work differs.

Track 01Developer

Build a full project across the monthly window. Pick a tier and ship something real — an app, a library, a CLI, an automation.

Web / APICLI & toolingLibraryAutomation

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Track 02Hacker

Same calendar, different craft. CTF writeups, security tooling, vulnerability research, red and blue team work.

CTF writeupTool buildVuln researchRed team

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03The clock

One rhythm, every month

Fixed UTC+2 civil days. No timezone argument, no shifting deadlines.

Days 1–21

Build

Days 22–27

Vote

Day 28

Results

04Archive

Every month, published

Results go live on day 28. Nothing is hidden after that.

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05Discord bot

Commands that run the loop

The bot handles enrollment, profiles and XP so the channels stay about the work.

/help

Shows the current Discord bot commands and what each one does.

/profile

After signing in with Discord, complete your profile (bio, GitHub, LinkedIn, tech stack) for your public Members card. You can use /profile in Discord to view your profile.

/enroll

Pick a monthly challenge (track + tier) before you can submit. Open during the build window (days 1–21 UTC+2).

/pulse

Awards this month’s GitHub activity XP once per month and shows a month-end estimate.

/leaderboard

Shows top builders by points for the current month in Discord.

/ticket

Anonymous bugs and website feedback — opens a short form in Discord; maintainers get one DM from the bot (no username attached).

Ready to put something on the board?

Join the server, run /enroll, and start shipping before the window closes.

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