Scribe Jam Challenges Developers to Build Niche Markdown and Docs Tools in 7 Days

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Scribe Jam is a seven-day online hackathon running from September 14 to 21, 2026, focused on building single-page web apps that improve documentation, markdown formatting, or technical writing for a specific niche audience. Participants must use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with at least 50% of the build assisted by AI tools, and must submit a live demo link along with their AI prompts. The challenge was announced by the creator of Scribe, a markdown formatting tool built in 48 hours, following the conclusion of a previous event called the KODA Code Jam. The winning entry will receive exclusive features within the KODA AI platform, a featured interview on a Dev.to blog, and a permanent champion badge, while all participants earn recognition in a Hall of Champions. Submissions are accepted at scribejam.netlify.app, with the winner to be announced on September 23, 2026.

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