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Sanity Challenge Contest Rules

Contest Announcement

Sanity Challenge

Sponsored by Major League Hacking PBC Inc("Sponsor")

NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

We urge you to carefully read the terms and conditions of this Contest Landing Page located here and the Major League Hacking PBC Inc General Contest Official Rules located here ("Official Rules"), incorporated herein by reference. The following contest specific details on this Contest Announcement Page, together with the Official Rules, govern your participation in the named contest defined below (the "Contest").

Sponsor does not claim ownership rights in your Entry. The Official Rules describe the rights you give to Sponsor by submitting an Entry to participate in the named Contest. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Contest Announcement Page and the Official Rules, the Official Rules will govern and control.

Contest Name: Sanity Challenge
Entry Period: The Contest begins on September 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT and ends on October 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM PDT (the "Entry Period")

How to Enter: All entries must be submitted no later than the end of the Entry Period. You may enter the Contest during the Entry Period as follows:

  1. Visit the Contest webpage part of the DEV Community Site located here (the "Contest Page"); and
  2. Follow any instructions on the Contest Page and submit your completed entry (each an "Entry").

There is no limit on the number of Entries you may submit during the Entry Period.

Required Elements for Entries: Without limiting any terms of the Official Rules, each Entry must include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  • A published submission post on DEV that provides an overview of the project using the submission template and unique challenge tag provided on the Contest Page.
  • A Sanity project ID or a link to a public dataset URL.

Judging Criteria: All qualified entries will be judged by a panel as selected by Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules.

Judges will award winners to each path based on the following criteria:

Path One: Ship an Agent That Queries Real Content

  • Meaningful use of Sanity Context and structured content
  • Technical implementation and code quality
  • Use of Knowledge Bases
  • Usability

Path Two: Vibe-Code Something Strange

  • Quality and honesty of the build process writeup
  • Functionality of the finished app
  • Thoughtfulness of the schema behind it
  • Creativity and originality

In the event of a tie in scoring between judges, the judges will select the entry that received the highest number of positive reactions on their DEV post to determine the winner. In the event that a participant may win two or more paths, and the submissions are a tie, we will favor the participant that has not already won a path.

Prize(s):

The prizes to be awarded from the Contest are as follows:

Path One Winners (3) will each receive:

  • $500 USD Cash Prize
  • DEV++ Membership
  • Exclusive DEV Badge

Path Two Winners (2) will each receive:

  • $500 USD Cash Prize
  • DEV++ Membership
  • Exclusive DEV Badge

Participant Winner (who submits a valid and qualified entry) will receive:

  • A completion badge on their DEV profile