Vibe 2026
Africa's First Vibe Coding Championship
Build a production-grade website in 24 hours using AI coding tools. The best vibe wins.
The Challenge
What is vibe coding?
Vibe coding is the art of building production-ready software almost entirely through AI tools — using natural language, smart prompts, and AI assistants to generate, debug, and ship code at superhuman speed.
The competition domain will only be revealed at 8 AM EAT on June 10th. You have 24 hours to build and ship.
Scoring Rubric
How you'll be judged
Technical Execution
Code quality, stack adherence (Next.js + Express + Postgres), performance, and live deployment.
Functional Completeness
Core features work, edge cases handled, data correctly persisted to Postgres.
Design & The Vibe
Modern SaaS-quality UI, mobile-first responsiveness, intuitive 5-second UX.
Innovation & AI Mastery
"Wow" features, creative prompt engineering, speed — judges will review commit history.
Deliverables
What to submit
After the 24-hour window closes, submit at somastories.app/vibe-2026-submission using your Ticket ID.
Get Your Spot
Register Now
Secure your spot for $12 USD. You'll receive a Ticket ID via email to submit your project. The fee is fully refundable as Soma Stories tokens.
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Call for Judges
Help Grade the Vibes
We're looking for experienced engineers, tech leads, and senior developers to evaluate submissions on June 11, 2026.
Ready to vibe code?
$12 entry · 100% refundable as tokens · 24 hours · June 10–11, 2026
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