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All you have to do is code.
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You can win just for keeping up with your project!
Code, Commit, Earn
- 10,000+ STX up for grabs monthly!Earn a reward every month you submit valid PRs that move your Stacks project forward. You can work on any project you like, or contribute to others! You'll earn STX from a prize pool of 10,000 STX every month, with more available for those who are shipping consistently! Winners are drawn at random each month from the pool of valid entries.
Code
Each month, submit Github PR links showing the progress you've made on your project or where you've contributed.
Review
From there, our team takes over reviewing your code. Just make sure it's a meaningful PR and that the PR is publicly available!
Earn
All valid entries are drawn from, with one developer earning a 2500 STX jackpot and 75 others earning 100 STX. Plus, those that ship consecutive months can earn Streak bonuses!
Learn more about Streaks!
Becoming eligible is simple
How Does It Work?
- Keep on codingTo have a shot each month, you just need to work on your project. We're looking for a meaningful pull request via Github that meets one or more of the following criteria:
- Add a new UI element or page
- Fix a bug
- Add a new Clarity contract
- Add meaningful* new Clarity contract functionality
- Optimize a contract function
- Enhance the security of your contract
- Add a test suite
- Meaningful* refactor that enhances functionality or performance
- Meaningful* UI enhancement
Hard Requirements:
- Code must be open-sourced and publicly available on Github.
- If your project has Clarity, it must be valid Clarity code (must pass ‘clarinet check’ or be indicated as valid in Hiro Platform)
- If your project uses JavaScript, it must use at least one Stacks-related library
You receive one entry for every valid PR, limited to one PR per repository.
What do we mean by meaningful? This can be fuzzy, so use your best judgment, but here are a few examples of things that would and would not count for a valid entry:
Would count:
Would count:
- New set of Clarity functions for depositing liquidity into a protocol
- Set of Clarinet tests to test that functionality
- UI to connect to those Clarity functions
- Redesign of that UI to improve user experience
- Adding a single read-only function to pull some variable data
- A README file describing your project or contract
- Adding a single button to call a contract function
- Reformatting code style
- basic styling change (colors, fonts, etc.)
- Automatically generated code from a CLI tool or starter template
- Drawing for prizesTo ensure as many different developers have a good chance of winning each month, the first drawing is done by taking one PR per developer. If there are remaining slots from the 75, we draw again at random from the entire set of entries.
- Streaks!A big part of the Code4STX ethos is encouraging consistency in shipping code. To reward those who ship regularly, we now have Streaks, which allow you to start earning rewards every single month, even if you are not drawn.
Streak
Reward
3 months
100 STX
3 months
100 STX
Every month
Eligible for the monthly drawing to earn 100 STX or the 2500 STX jackpot!
Streaks work just like you would probably expect! Twice in your 6 months of total eligibility, you have the opportunity to earn a 100 STX Streak bonus for submitting valid code 3 months in a row.
Basics:
Remember, now that the program is limited to 6 months, it means you will have 2 chances in your 6 months of eligibility (Streaks of 3 and 3). By hitting all months, you earn 100 STX at 3 months and 6 months, for a total possible of 200. If you miss a month or have only invalid submissions in a month, you lose your Streak.
Basics:
- To build and maintain your streaks, all you have to do is enter a valid code submission in consecutive months. If you have only invalid entries in a month, your streak will be broken and you’ll start over. Please review the website for guidance on code submissions.
- Payouts will happen on the same timelines as they currently do, just with any rewards for Streaks added.
Remember, now that the program is limited to 6 months, it means you will have 2 chances in your 6 months of eligibility (Streaks of 3 and 3). By hitting all months, you earn 100 STX at 3 months and 6 months, for a total possible of 200. If you miss a month or have only invalid submissions in a month, you lose your Streak.
- Code4STX participation is limited to 6 months. This limit is based on an individual profile, not project. Any single person can only participate for as long as 6 months. After 6 months, all participants are invited to join Stacks Ascent, a program we've tailored to the growing needs of serious developers at that stage. Your 6 months of eligibility starts with your first submission.
Code for Stacks is designed to help developers take their reputation and applications from zero to proof of concept, a point all Code4Stackers should be at by 6 months. From there, the needs of serious developers evolve and we have designed Stacks Ascent to pick up where Code4STX leaves off. Stacks Ascent will make sure you can continue progressing with a more complete set of resources available to you and coaching and accountability aligned to more advanced needs. We want to be sure Code4STX is a program that welcomes new developers that are genuinely hustling to grow their apps and get ready for more launches and more; if that is not happening in 6 months there is diminishing value for the developer and the ecosystem for them to simply continue in Code4STX.
Just point us to your new code, we do the rest!
How to Submit
Complete onboarding
Submit the brief onboarding form, telling us a little bit about yourself
Do the work
Code like crazy and move your project forward, we just need to see meaningful progress! Your app doesn't have to be live to be eligible but you should be progressing toward a launch.
Provide Proof of Work
Show us what you accomplished! Use the 'Submit your work' button below to submit your code commits from the month.
Every month is a new shot to win
Schedule
- Keep on codingCode is due at 11:59pm ET on the 25th of each month. The submission form will close at that time every month - if you miss the submission window you can simply save your submissions for the next month. The form automatically reopens at 12:01am ET on the 1st of the next month.
Prizes are typically awarded by the 15th of the following month, or the next business day if the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday.
There is no advantage to submitting early and the time of your submission within the month does not play a factor in how prizes are awarded.
October 2025
October 1 - Open for submissions
October 25 - Code is due
November 15 - Prizes awarded
October 25 - Code is due
November 15 - Prizes awarded
November 2025
November 1 - Open for submissions
November 25 - Code is due
December 15 - Prizes awarded
November 25 - Code is due
December 15 - Prizes awarded
December 2025
December 1 - Open for submissions
December 25 - Code is due
January 15 - Prizes awarded
December 25 - Code is due
January 15 - Prizes awarded
and so on
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FAQ
- Question:Does my application have to be 100% Stacks-based?Answer:No, but it should leverage Stacks in a significant way. This will be up to the discretion of the reviewers, but you can get in touch if you're unsure. A helpful lens could be: "Would this application function and/or be able to provide the same utility to its intended user without Stacks components?". If the answer is yes, it would be difficult to qualify for this campaign.
- Question:Does my application have to be live?Answer:No, but it should be heading for a launch eventually. We understand things take time and we want to reward you along the way for building. Reviewers have the discretion to eliminate an entry if a path toward being live and available to users is unclear or if they come to believe a developer has no intent to launch.
- Question:Does my application have to be brand new for this campaign?Answer:No, if you are already building something you can point us toward that repo in your onboarding form. Each month you simply need to show progress for said project, it doesn't matter when you started it.
- Question:What if my project has raised money?Answer:If you have raised more than $500,000 related to your project, you are not eligible. This program is intended to fund independent developers and small teams as they get started in the Stacks ecosystem.
- Question:What if I stop coding or forget to submit for a month?Answer:It's no problem, but you will lose any active Streak you have. To get back in, simply submit your code and you will be back in the prize pool for the month you submitted in.
- Question:Can I use multiple emails or identities to participate?Answer:No! Ultimately, this is just a headache for both of us as entries are unlimited anyway. No method of participating under different identities will be tolerated, thank you for understanding.
Further, all entrants must KYC to receive prizes. If you sign up with multiple emails, we’ll find out at the KYC stage before payment. If you do this, we will remove your eligibility. You may not use someone else’s identity to collect additional prizes and we maintain the discretion to disqualify you if we suspect you’re doing this, even without definitive proof. Please play nice and be respectful to this amazing cohort of developers :). - Question:Do I need to make any purchases to be eligible?Answer:Absolutely not. Entry is free, along with all the education you might need to get to the point where you're able to participate. The only requirement to enter is to produce meaningful code each month. You can review what constitutes eligible code above. Our team reserves full discretion to disqualify entries and there will be no appeals process. Put simply, if we feel you're trying to cheat the system or spirit of the contest, we can disqualify you. Don't make us do it ;)
- Question:I have another questionAnswer:
STACKS DEVELOPER CODING CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
By Stacks Open Internet Foundation, Inc (“Stacks Foundation”)
- ENTRY. To enter, each participant (“you”) is required to work on its project and submit eligible code. If your project has raised more than $500,000.00 USD to date, you and/or your project is not eligible to enter into this contest. For eligibility to enter into this contest, Stacks Foundation (or “we, us”) is looking for a “meaningful” code commit that meets one or more of the criteria set forth under https://stacks.org/code-for-stx. Stacks Foundation will determine whether a code commit is “meaningful” in our sole discretion. Code must be open-source and publicly available via Github. You receive one entry for every valid code commit. There is no limit on the total number of entries.
- OPEN-SOURCE CODES: To enter, you agree that all code, copyrightable material, notes, records, drawings, designs, inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries you submit to this Contest are and shall become public data and / or open-source codes.
- WINNER SELECTION. Stacks Foundation will select winner(s) from valid code commit entries at random. Whether or not submitted codes qualify as valid code commit are determined by Stacks Foundation in its sole discretion, based in part on the criteria as applied to the submissions and any other criteria we deem fit. You will be informed about the eligibility and prize draw via email or any other communication method Stacks Foundation determines in its sole discretion. Failure to respond within a reasonable time, as determined at our sole discretion, will result in forfeiture of prize. The return of any prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. All income taxes resulting from acceptance of prize are the responsibility of winner. By entering this contest, you accept and agree to these Official Rules. All federal and state laws apply.
- TERMS. Fill in all the required information on the entry form below. You will receive an entry for every meaningful code commit. You may submit multiple entries.
- PRIZE: One selected winner each month will win 2500 STX, with up to 75 other entries receiving 100 STX.
- ELIGIBILITY: Except for residents of Arizona, this contest is open to individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age and older as of the date of the contest begins.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering this contest, entrants waive all right to, and holds us harmless from, any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with participation in this contest or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. We will not be responsible for: late, incomplete, or incorrect entries; an entrant's failure to receive prize notices due to entrant's spam, junk e-mail, or other security settings or for entrants' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information; technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this contests; by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this contests; or any typographical, technological, or other error in the publishing of the offer, administration of the contests, or announcement of the prize. In the event a dispute arises as to the identity of a potentially winning entrant, entries will be declared made by the address on the online entry form.
- IP OWNERSHIP: You agree that all code, copyrightable material, notes, records, drawings, designs, inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries and trade secrets conceived or made as a result of participation in this Contest are and shall become public data and / or open-source codes.
- CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM: Entrant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this contest and these Official Rules are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Delaware, without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws provisions. Entrant further agrees that any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this contests and these Official Rules shall be brought exclusively in the applicable federal or state courts located in Delaware.
- PRIVACY: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on https://stacks.org/privacy. To read the Privacy Policy, click here.