Name: Skill Duel
Brand: DEPLOYR
Price: 189 USD
Availability: PreOrder

Picture this

Who it is for

Ada claims she can design a landing page in an hour. She takes a Skill Duel, two peers judge, and the badge proves it beyond a portfolio.

Two ways to own it

What you get

Base$189

$47 deposit to reserve

Challenge templates, timer, submission, peer judging, badge mint.

You choose: chain
You choose: name and logo
You choose: accent color
You choose: skill tracks

Customfrom $1,400

Built around you

Reshape it entirely: new features, your flows, your brand end to end, integrations you need. We scope it with you.

Everything in Base
Custom features and design
Priority build

Why it is new

What exists today, and what this does differently

What is new

Peer-judged onchain skill proofs exist only as pitches and research, none clearly live.

Closest things out there

SkillForge and SkillDAO (hackathon projects) describe live challenges with peer validation and minted skill tokens, and the Zlto research platform stores peer-evaluated skills onchain.

Checked with web searches in October 2026. A search is not proof that nothing similar exists, and the market moves fast, so we recheck before every build.

What it unlocks

The human in it

Your ability, proven in the moment.

The Regatta Board

Races it can enter

grant · Arbitrum Foundation · rolling

Arbitrum Foundation Grants / DAO programs

rolling

Official page ↗

Existing projects OK.

Their rule on existing code: Existing projects OK

What you own

The whole app, not a starter kit.

The complete Skill Duel app: anyone proves a skill in one timed hour on a sealed brief, scored blind by drawn peer judges, with a badge on Base, a judge roster and a built in paywall. The owner console and growth tools are available as add-ons.

Base price · $189

The user app, complete

Every buyer gets the same finished app. Basic branding and copy changes come through a quick form.

Three step onboardingHome

Shown once: sealed brief and clock, strangers score blind, a pass becomes a badge.

Next action and duel nightHome

One clear next step, the founder conversation that started it, a weekly Thursday seat and recent activity.

Sealed brief setupDuel

Pick a track and rubric rows; the brief hash is posted on chain before the clock starts.

Timed session with canvas historyDuel

Server side timer, canvas history recording and a single submit before time runs out.

Blind scoring, median result and receiptDuel

Drawn judges score each row with a reason, the median decides, and a receipt shows what is and is not on chain.

Pro tracks with three senior judgesDuel

The Design system track and three judge panels. Gated behind Pro.

Judge roster and blind queueJudge

Badge holders score blind entries with rubric sliders and one line of why, and receive the judge fee.

Badge profile and attestationBadges

Public profile with the badge, attestation receipt, a show or hide toggle and a share card.

Written review and score insightsBadges

Shareable judge reasons per rubric row and score comparisons. Gated behind Pro.

Wallet, entry fees and receiptsWallet

Judge fee balance, plan, USDC entry checkout and every receipt with its hash.

Settings, plans and permissionsMe

Reminders, opt in to hiring partner contact, plans sheet, what the app may and may never do.

Open the full app demo

Add-on

Owner console

Your admin side: revenue, paywall editor, users, rules and the agent log.

Revenue and paywall editorRevenue

Entry fees, Pro and hiring partner revenue, judge payouts, incoming USDC, payment methods, and live editing of tiers, prices and gates.

Rules that change outcomesRules

Pass mark, judges per duel, judge fee, spread for a third judge, time limit, copy check mode, retry window, free first duel and network.

Referee agent logReferee

Brief sealing, judge draws, copy checks that failed and how it adapted, third judge draws and running cost.

Judge pool managementJudges

Agreement with the median per judge and pausing judges who sit far from it.

Top-up

Growth and referrals

Referral and growth mechanics, switched on when you are ready to grow.

Growth loops, funnel and cohortsGrowth

Themed duel nights, entrant to judge funnel, cohorts, bring a rival invites and hiring partner pipeline.

The money path, built in

How it earns for you

Entrants pay a small entry fee per duel that mostly pays the judges, with the first duel free. Pro members pay monthly for senior panels and reviews, and companies pay monthly for hiring partner seats.

Open$10 an entry, first duel freeOpen tracks, 2 drawn judges, badge on Base, join the judge roster once you pass

Pro$19 a monthPro tracks with 3 senior judges, a written review you can share, score insights, one appeal a month

Hiring partner$300 a monthPaid by a company: post your own sealed briefs and see badge holders who opted in to be contacted

Judges receive a fee per duel (default 4 USDC) from the escrowed entry fee. Gas, model and storage run well under a cent to a few cents per duel.

Prices are yours to set. Illustrative, not a promise of income.

Growth loops, built in

How it spreads

Badge cards: every pass shares the score and the judges' cities
Winners become judges, so judge supply grows with demand
Themed Thursday duel nights with a leaderboard of opted in passes
Bring a rival: challenge a friend to the same brief
Hiring partners invite their own applicants to sealed briefs

Roadmap · build the next phase with us

Where it goes next

v1 included

The full duel app

Sealed briefs, timer, upload with canvas history
Judge draw, blind rubric scoring, median rule
Badge attestation on Base or Arbitrum
Judge roster with fees paid from escrow
Paywall and USDC checkout

Included

Ten tracks and appeals

Ten tracks from copywriting to Solidity
Track specific rubrics and judge badges
One appeal to a fresh panel
Weekly themed duel night with a public leaderboard

Add-on from $500

Hiring partner portal

Companies post their own sealed briefs
Search opted in badge holders by track and score
Team seats and billing
Badge verify API for job boards

Add-on from $1,200

For investors and grant reviewers

The pitch, ready

Prove a skill live: a sealed brief, a one hour clock, blind peer judges and a badge on Base.

Problem: Freelancers and self taught makers are asked whether their portfolio is really theirs. Portfolios can be borrowed, AI assisted or made by a team, and clients have no cheap way to check.

Solution: A sealed brief opens when the clock starts. Drawn judges in other cities score blind against a rubric with written reasons, the median decides, and a pass becomes an attestation while the file stays with the maker.

Why now: Cheap attestations on Base, embedded email wallets and small models that can summarise canvas history make a fair, fast skill check practical for people outside crypto.

Market: Freelance designers, developers and writers, plus agencies and startups that hire them and want a better signal than a portfolio or a take home test.

The ask: Pilot partners: two agencies to post sealed briefs, a first panel of 20 judges, and grant support from ecosystem programs such as Arbitrum grants.

Funding is never guaranteed. Check each program's rules.

For hackathons and demo days

Your 2 minute demo

Home: meet Ada, 24, in Yaba. A founder in Nairobi asks if her portfolio is really hers.
Duel: pick the landing page track, see the sealed brief hash, start the 60 minute clock.
Duel: submit at 58:10 with canvas history; Tomás and Mei score 8.5 and 8.0, the median clears 7.
Badges: the badge and its attestation receipt, then send Wanjiru the link from Home.
Judge: Ada scores a blind entry with one line of why and receives the judge fee in Wallet.
Owner Referee: the pixel check passed a recoloured template; layout structure caught it.
Owner Revenue and Rules: change the entry fee and pass mark, preview the user Plans sheet.
Owner Judges and Roadmap: pause a judge far from the median, then request the hiring partner portal.

Many hackathons require code written at the event. See the Regatta Boardfor each race's rule.

Make it entirely yours

Custom work from $1,400: your own tracks and rubrics, integrations with an ATS or job board, private company duels, extra languages or a branded deployment. Scoped on a call.

Custom from $1,400

BLUEPRINT

Why it matters and how it really works

The need

Freelancers and self taught makers are asked to prove their portfolio is really theirs. Portfolios can be borrowed, AI assisted or made by a team, and clients have no cheap way to check. People need a proof of skill that was produced in front of witnesses.

What exists and what is new

Peer judged onchain skill proofs exist mostly as pitches and research. SkillForge and SkillDAO are hackathon projects that describe live challenges with peer validation and minted skill tokens, and the Zlto research platform stores peer evaluated skills onchain. None is clearly live as a product today (research verdict: rare, medium novelty). What this app adds is a working loop: sealed brief, timed session, blind scoring by drawn judges with written reasons, median scoring, a copy check on layout structure and canvas history, and an attestation only when the bar is met.

The data it runs on

Challenge briefs and their hashes, timer events, submission files and canvas history (kept in the entrant's storage), judge wallets and their badges, rubric scores with one line of reasoning each, copy check results, and the final attestation on Base or Arbitrum.

1.The mission

Let anyone prove what they can do in one honest hour, judged by peers, and carry that proof everywhere.

2.Why people can't resist it

The clock A sealed brief and a visible timer turn a claim into a moment people want to watch and share.

Strangers agree Two drawn judges in other cities scoring blind is more believable than any testimonial.

Judge next week Every badge holder can judge and earn the judge fee, so winners come back as referees.

3.How it works for real

Sign in: Privy embedded wallet or an existing wallet, with email login for non crypto users. Entry fee paid in USDC on Base or Arbitrum.

Sealed brief: Briefs are written per track and their hash is posted in an EAS attestation before the clock starts, so nobody can say the brief leaked or changed.

Timed session: A web timer records start and submit times server side. Entrants upload the file plus an exported canvas history or a short screen recording.

Copy check: A referee job compares layout structure against known templates and reads canvas history for large pastes. A small model such as Claude Haiku 4.5 summarises the evidence for judges. Flags go to a human, never auto reject alone.

Judge draw: Two or three judges are drawn from badge holders in the same track, excluding follows and same city. They score each rubric row blind and write one line per row. The median decides; a spread over 3 points draws a third judge.

Badge: On a pass, an EAS attestation is issued to the entrant with track, score, rubric hash, judge wallets and brief hash. The file itself stays off chain.

Payouts: Judge fees are paid from the escrowed entry fee in USDC after scores land.

4.Cost per use and pricing

Per duel: an EAS attestation on Base usually costs well under one cent in gas; the referee summary on a small model is a few thousand tokens, roughly one cent or less; storage of a submission is pennies. Judges are the main cost, about $4 each. Example month: 400 duels with 2 judges is about $3,200 in judge fees covered by entry fees, plus under $50 in gas, model and hosting.

Open duels $10 to $15 per entry

Anyone can take a duel; the fee pays judges and a small margin to the owner.

Pro tracks $25 per entry

Longer briefs, three senior judges and a written review the entrant can share.

Hiring partner from $300 per month

Companies post their own sealed briefs and see badge holders who opted in to be contacted.

5.Growth loop

Every passing entrant shares a badge card with the score and the cities of the judges. Badge holders become judges, which grows judge supply with demand. Companies that post briefs bring their own candidates.

6.Risks and guardrails

Collusion: Judges and entrants could coordinate. Judges are drawn, exclude social links, score blind, and judges far from the median too often stop being drawn.

AI and copying: Entrants may use AI or templates. Tracks state what tools are allowed, and canvas history plus structure checks catch the worst cases. It is a strong signal, not proof of innocence.

Unfair scores: Taste varies. Rubrics with written reasons and median scoring reduce one harsh or generous judge. Entrants can appeal once to a fresh panel.

Privacy: Failed attempts are not published. Only passes become attestations, and entrants can revoke display of a badge on their profile.

Legal: Judge fees are payment for a service, and the app does not promise jobs or income. Check local rules for paying judges across borders.

7.Build order

One track (landing pages) with five sealed briefs
Timer, upload and canvas history capture
Judge draw from a hand picked first panel of 20
Blind rubric scoring with median and third judge rule
EAS badge on Base and a public profile page
USDC entry fee escrow and judge payouts
Layout structure copy check reviewed by a human

8.Where this is going

Now
One track, a small judge panel, badges on Base.
Next
Ten tracks from copywriting to Solidity, with judges who earned badges in the same track.
Later
Hiring teams post their own sealed briefs and read badges instead of CVs.
The big picture
Anyone, anywhere, can prove a skill in an hour and be believed, regardless of school or network.

Costs and tools are estimates at the time of writing. General information only, not legal or financial advice.

OWNER PLAYBOOK

Own it, then chart your voyage

Nine routes from one vessel. Tap a port to open its chart.

Why own Skill Duel

Portfolios can be faked and certificates can be bought. Own Skill Duel and you run the live, peer judged test that proves someone can actually do it, from your wallet and brand. The challenges, the judges and the hiring partners are yours.

What’s stopping you?

“What if judges are unfair?”

Use two or three judges, blind scoring where possible, and publish the rubric before the timer starts. Ban judges who score far off the others.

“Will people pay to be tested?”

Some will, if the badge gets them work. Start free, then charge once a hiring partner is looking at results.

“I can't code.”

You do not need to. Skill Duel arrives working, deployed from your own wallet with a written guide for every step. You will click, paste and fill in names. If you ever want a change you cannot make, the custom option or a freelancer can handle it, but the first launch needs no code.

“Is it really mine?”

Yes. The contract is deployed from your wallet on Base, the code sits in your own git repo, and the name and brand are yours. DEPLOYR does not hold your keys or take a cut of what Skill Duel earns. If you stop paying anyone tomorrow, the app keeps running on your wallet.

“What if nobody uses Skill Duel?”

That is the most likely early outcome, and it is fixable. The paths below start with you as the first user, then ten real designers, developers and freelancers who want to prove a skill you can name today. If ten people you message do not care after you have shown it to them, you have learned something useful in a week instead of a year.