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Posted on Oct 6

Hacktoberfest 2025: Create Discord Features or Videos to Win Rewards 🎉

#hacktoberfest #javascript #discord #node

Hacktoberfest: Maintainer Spotlight

🎉 Welcome to Hacktoberfest 2025! 🎉

It’s time to flex your creativity and snag awesome swag. Built a Discord bot, activity, or website? Prefer teaching with videos instead of code? Either works!🌟

Every participant gets Discord Nitro. Top contributors earn an exclusive Robo.js Hacktoberfest 2025 T‑Shirt, upgrades, and cash. The more people join, the bigger (and better) the prize pool gets. 🎁

Event window: October 1–31, 2025

✨ What is Robo.js?

Robo.js is a framework for building Discord Bots, Discord Activities, and Web Apps—with batteries included. It streamlines your workflow via plugins, sensible defaults, and a smooth DX so you can ship faster.

Here’s what you can expect:

Ecosystem: A growing directory of plugins, templates, and tools to help you move from idea to MVP in record time.
Integrated Database: A built-in KV store (Flashcore) with adapters so you can point at your favorite data source.
TypeScript Support: First-class TypeScript, zero config required.

Check out the Getting Started guide.

Note: Robo.js does not replace Discord.js for bots. It’s a higher-level framework that helps you build more complex projects with less effort. Bring your favorite libraries—Robo.js plays nicely with them.

🧪 Our Vibe on Coding

We accept vibe coding as long as your contribution - and please actually read and review the code you generate (don’t just hope AI got it right).

Works and does exactly what it claims.
Is well‑tested (unit/integration where appropriate) with clear steps to verify.
Has clean code (readable, typed, documented) and passes lint/build checks.
Comes with a concise README and examples where relevant.

To help you ship faster, we have several AGENTS.md files scattered throughout the monorepo to guide AI coding tools (e.g., Codex, Claude Code) with context, patterns, and commands. Feel free to rely on them while you build.

🎁 Rewards

As participation grows, so do the rewards.

Starting Rewards

Exclusive Robo.js Hacktoberfest 2025 T‑Shirt for the top 3 contributors
Free Discord Nitro for everyone who makes a meaningful contribution, while supplies last
$25 USD optional alternative for the top contributor

Stretch Rewards

Over 10 Participants: Add a free month of RoboPlay for the top 3 contributors.
Over 25 Participants: Expand top‑contributor rewards to top 5. Cash prize increases to $50 USD.
Over 50 Participants: Top 5 may upgrade their T‑Shirt to a higher prize tier. Cash prize increases to $100 USD.
Over 75 Participants: All top participants receive event stickers.
Over 100 Participants: Expand top‑contributor rewards to top 10. Cash prizes extend to top 3.

Cash prizes are sent via PayPal or another agreed method. Rewards may be limited by local laws or restrictions.

Share the event to unlock every milestone! 🚀

🚀 How to Participate

Contribute plugins, templates, video content, or features to the core framework. Every meaningful contribution is an entry—submit more, increase your odds.

Getting started is easy:

npx create-robo <project-name>

Boom! You’ve scaffolded a Robo.js project. Build something cool and send a PR to qualify. 🎉

Contributions must add real value. “Hello World” plugins won’t count, but anything that unlocks new interactions or improves the dev experience will—even if it’s not for Discord!

🧮 Points & Contribution Types

Each accepted contribution type earns points. Points (plus impact and quality) help determine top contributors.

🐞 Bug Fix (1 point)

Fix a bug in the core or an official plugin. Documentation-only changes don’t count for points (but we still ❤️ them).

GitHub: How to Contribute

📦 Template (2 points)

Templates are ready-made project starters. Examples: a music-enabled Discord bot, a quiz activity, or a streamlined web app.

Docs: Template Collection

🧩 Plugin — 7–10 points

NPM packages that snap extra features into Robo.js (e.g., command packs, dashboards, storage adapters, integration bridges).

Scoring guidance: Complexity, test coverage, UX polish, docs, and adoption potential push you toward the 10 end of the range.

Docs: Creating Plugins
Directory: Browse Ideas

🎥 Video Tutorial — 5 points

Teach the community—record a walkthrough, live‑coding session, or deep‑dive. Upload to YouTube and PR the link.

🧠 Core Framework Feature — 3–5 points

Propose and ship a scoped core feature (after community discussion). Start a thread, align on scope, and follow the contribution guidelines.

GitHub: Issues
Docs: Robo Internals

If in doubt, start with a plugin or template; many ideas shine better outside core.

📝 Prepared #hacktoberfest Issues

We’ve prepped well‑detailed issues to help you hit the ground running. Most include optional bonus features that can grant extra points beyond their base value if implemented. These are just a few—there are more #hacktoberfest issues across the repo.

Note: Links below are placeholders—you’ll find the real links in the issue tracker.

@robojs/prefix — Prefix Commands Plugin (plugin)
@robojs/social — Social Alerts (Twitch, YouTube, RSS/Atom)** — Social Alerts (Twitch, YouTube, RSS/Atom)** (plugin) —
@robojs/welcome — Welcome & Goodbye for Discord bots (plugin)
@robojs/giveaways — One-click Discord giveaways — One‑click Discord giveaways** (plugin) —
@robojs/cooldown — Cooldowns & Rate‑Limiting** (plugin) —
@robojs/announcements — Scheduled announcements for servers** (plugin) —
@robojs/tickets — Thread‑based support tickets** (plugin) —

Tip: Many issues have a “Good first issue” label and include acceptance criteria, test hints, and bonus ideas.

🎨 Creation Ideas

Need inspiration? Try these starters.

🎮 Discord Activities

Game Engine Template: Unity, Unreal, or Godot wired to Robo.js.
Live Whiteboard: Real‑time drawing via WebSockets or @robojs/sync.
Video Tutorial: From setup to multiplayer—show your build and thought process.

🤖 Discord Bots

Music Bot Template: Playback, queues, and intuitive UX.
Ticketing & Support Threads Plugin: Create, route, and auto‑close support tickets with transcripts, tags, and slash commands.
Video Tutorial: Walk through commands, modals, embeds, and permissions.

🌐 Other Suggestions

Integration Templates: Pair Robo.js with Better Stack, Notion, or another favorite service.
Bot Dashboard Plugin: Settings, logs, analytics—optionally as a Discord Activity.
Video Showcase: Demo your coolest Robo.js build—what it does and how you made it.

✅ What We Look For (Quality Signals)

Clear problem/solution summary and scope.
Tests (unit/integration) and easy repro steps.
Clean code: types, naming, comments, and small PRs.
Docs & examples: README, usage notes, screenshots or gifs.
DX polish: sensible errors, helpful logs, zero‑config defaults where possible.