Your capstone — ship it, get it reviewed, make it proof
Build a real system, submit it for mentor review, and publish it to your public portfolio.
- One real, working build that ties everything you've learned together
- A mentor score out of 100 plus written feedback — a real review, not a rubber stamp
- A reviewed capstone becomes verifiable proof on your proof page and public profile
The proof that ties it together
Your capstone is the one artifact that outranks any certificate: a real system that drives AI into a domain, shipped by you. Pick a real problem in a domain you care about, architect it, build it with AI agents, operate it, and own the trade-offs. It doesn't need to be big — it needs to be real, working, and yours.
Drafting
The capstone form asks for a title, a one-line pitch, the domain you drove AI into, tags, your repo URL and live demo URL, and a brief — the problem, your architecture, how you used AI to build and operate it, the trade-offs, and what broke. That last part matters: reviewers trust builders who can name their failures.
Prefer talking to typing? Record or upload a spoken pitch — it's judged as a pitch (clarity, architecture, impact), and if your brief is empty the transcript fills it in as a starting point.
Save draft keeps everything private while you build. You work on one capstone at a time; reviewed ones move to a read-only list below.
Review
When it's ready, tap Submit for review. Your capstone enters the mentor queue as submitted — you can still polish it until the review lands. A mentor scores it out of 100 and writes real feedback. When the review lands you're notified, the score and Mentor review appear on your capstone page, and a proof receipt is recorded on your proof timeline.
Going public
The reviewer can also publish your capstone to your public portfolio. A published capstone shows on your public profile — title, pitch, domain, tags, repo, demo and score — where an employer can inspect the real thing.
Then start the next one. Reviewed & shipped is a list, not a trophy case for one item.
The journey, step by step
| Step | What you do | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pick a real problem | Choose a domain you care about and a problem worth solving with AI | A capstone that's real, working and yours — size doesn't matter, realness does |
| Draft it | Fill in the title, pitch, domain, tags, repo and demo URLs and the brief — then Save draft | Your capstone stays private while you build and refine it |
| Pitch it out loud (optional) | Record or upload a spoken pitch of the build | Your pitch is scored, and the transcript can seed your written brief |
| Submit for review | Tap Submit for review when it's ready | The capstone enters the mentor review queue with status 'submitted' |
| Get reviewed | A mentor scores it out of 100 with written feedback | You're notified; the review and score appear on your capstone page |
| Go public | The reviewer can publish it to your public portfolio | A proof receipt is recorded and the capstone shows on your public profile |
Frequently asked
What should my capstone actually be?
A real system that drives AI into a domain you care about — architected, built with AI agents, operated, with the trade-offs owned. It doesn't need to be big; it needs to be real, working and yours.
What's the difference between Save draft and Submit for review?
Save draft keeps the capstone private to you — edit it as much as you like. Submit for review sends it to the mentor queue; while it's in review you'll see it marked 'submitted', and once reviewed it becomes read-only with the score and feedback shown.
What happens after a mentor reviews it?
You get a notification with your score out of 100 and written feedback. A proof receipt is recorded on your proof timeline, and if the reviewer publishes it, the capstone appears on your public profile with a 'public' badge.
Can I do more than one capstone?
Yes. Once a capstone is reviewed it moves to your 'Reviewed & shipped' list read-only, and you can start a new draft. Reviewed capstones stack up as portfolio pieces.
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