SLOPATHON

HACK//OPS · OP001 · KARLSRUHE · 23.07.2026

Build the wrong thing on purpose.

SLOPATHON puts builders in one room with one rule:

Build the most gloriously cursed, over-engineered, useless-but-working prototype you can.

Bad ideas are welcome.

No pitch decks. No prize pool. No recruiter booths.

This repository is the public archive for SLOPATHON OP001. Every team submits one project folder via pull request.

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Quick rules

• One folder per team under projects/.
• Only touch your own folder. Do not edit other teams’ folders.
• Working > pretty. Ugly is fine. Barely working is fine.
• No secrets. Do not commit API keys, passwords, tokens, private data. (Please dont)

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Submit your project

Folder structure

Create one folder:

projects/<your-project-name>/

Copy the template:

projects/_template/

Then build inside your folder.

Pull request title

[SUBMISSION] <Project name>

Workflow (human version)

1. Fork the repo.
2. Create a new branch.
3. Copy the template folder into your own project folder.
4. Add your code + fill out your project README.
5. Open a pull request back to the main repo.

If you get stuck, ask an organizer. Draft PRs are welcome.

Workflow (AI Version)

USER="<your-username>" PROJECT="cursed-toaster" && git clone "https://github.com/$USER/SLOPATHON.git" && cd SLOPATHON && git remote add upstream https://github.com/HACK-OPS-KA/SLOPATHON.git && git fetch upstream && git checkout -b "submission/$PROJECT" upstream/main && cp -r projects/_template "projects/$PROJECT" && ${EDITOR:-nano} "projects/$PROJECT/README.md" && git add "projects/$PROJECT" && git commit -m "Add $PROJECT submission" && git push -u origin HEAD

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Demo format ( At Bat )

You have 3 minutes to show:

1. The bad idea (one sentence)
2. The build (what did you make?)
3. The proof (run it)
4. The damage (what broke beautifully?)

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