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July - Open Build-A-Thon

Enter the build. The build is the application.

No paragraph pitch, no waitlist. In July you ship something that helps the ZAO ecosystem, in public, then register it here so it counts. The strongest July builds get curated into the August Finals - each finalist paired with a ZAO mentor, every finisher paid and given the commemorative collectible.

How to enter

  1. Build for the ecosystem

    Make something for ZABAL, ZAO, or WaveWarZ with any harness you like (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider, Bolt, v0, Lovable). Adopt a started project or start fresh with the context file - both paths count.

  2. Ship it in public

    A live URL, an open-source repo, a 60-second demo, and a cast on /zabal. Building in the open is the point - the work is visible as it grows.

  3. Register your wallet and repo

    One call, below. It maps your wallet to your repo so the season tracker follows your commits into Bonfire, the ZAO memory layer the judging reads from. Moved repos? Register again - the same wallet just updates, no duplicates.

Register your build

Your wallet address is how prizes reach you and how your build is tracked. Your repo is where the season tracker watches for commits. Both are required.

An address starting with 0x, 40 hex characters. Used for payouts and per-build tracking.
Either owner/repo or a full github.com URL. Must be public.

What happens after you register

A scheduled tracker reads your public repo and pushes each new commit into Bonfire as part of the season's shared record - it never judges or ranks on its own, it just keeps the memory current. Mentors watch July ships and pick their champions; the most interesting builds advance to the August Finals. Getting selected is the first win.

Two ways to start if you have not yet: adopt a started ZAO project from the maturity-sorted list, or load the context file into your harness and find the gap that wants filling. New to building for the ecosystem? The Builder Playbook walks the tracks, the rails you build on, and the July bar. Full details on the season are in All the Details.

Building in public

Every registered build shows up here - the repos people are shipping for the ecosystem this season. Register above and yours joins the board.

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