Meet Scribe — the markdown formatter I built in 48 hours to solve a problem every developer faces:
Scribe takes your messy markdown, your ugly code blocks, your chaotic documentation, and makes it beautiful. Instantly.
The Scribe Jam is a 7-day challenge where you build single-page apps that make documentation, markdown, or technical writing better for a specific niche.
Dates: sep 14 , 2026 to sep 21 , 2026 Theme: Documentation, Markdown, Code Formatting, Technical Writing Tools
Build a single-page web app (HTML + CSS + JS) that solves a documentation problem for ONE specific tribe.
Examples: A LaTeX formatter for math students A README generator for hackathon builders A code snippet beautifier for bootcamp grads A technical blog formatter for student writers A API docs generator for backend newbies A git commit message formatter for teams
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Single-page app (Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages — anywhere) At least 50% built with AI help (KODA) Show your AI prompts (screenshots or a list in your README) Live demo link + GitHub repo (optional but recommended)
Champion Status Forever: Exclusive Scribe Theme in KODA (purple gradient, obviously) 3x AI Memory (triple the context) Ultra Sensei Mode (advanced features unlocked) Featured interview on my Dev.to blog (3,000+ followers) Shoutout across all my social channels "Scribe Jam Champion" badge in Dojo Feed
Runner-Ups: Special "Scribe Jam Participant" badge Public shoutout in the Awards article
EVERY Participant: Named in the Hall of Champions Eternal glory in the Gen-Alpha movement
✅ Allowed: AI coding assistants (KODA, Copilot, Cursor, etc.) Copy-pasting from Stack Overflow (we all do it) Using frameworks (React, Vue, vanilla JS — your choice) Ugly but shipped beats perfect but imaginary
❌ Not Allowed: Plagiarizing someone else's entire project Submitting a project you built months ago Being a jerk to other participants
🚀 HOW TO JOIN Sign up for KODA at https://koda-aicodementortemp.netlify.app/ (if you haven't already) Start asking questions like: "How do I build a markdown parser in vanilla JS?" "How do I format code blocks with syntax highlighting?" "How do I export HTML to PDF?" Build your tool Submit your link at https://scribejam.netlify.app/
You can build the most amazing app in the world, but if nobody can understand how to use it, it doesn't matter.
The Scribe Jam is about celebrating the builders who make code readable, accessible, and beautiful.
Whether you're formatting code snippets for your classmates, writing READMEs for your hackathon projects, or building tools that help others document better — this is your arena.
Last month, we proved that: Age doesn't matter Budget doesn't matter Your phone is enough
The KODA Code Jam had real submissions, real builders, and a real Champion (shoutout to Puneet and CrowdWide ).