| --- |
| title: Hackathon Roulette |
| emoji: 🎰 |
| colorFrom: purple |
| colorTo: blue |
| sdk: gradio |
| sdk_version: 6.16.0 |
| app_file: app.py |
| pinned: false |
| short_description: Spin to discover hidden gems from the Build Small Hackathon |
| --- |
| |
| # 🎰 Hackathon Roulette |
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|
| Hundreds of projects ship during the **Build Small Hackathon** — and most of |
| them never get seen because everyone scrolls the same first page. This is a |
| slot machine for the whole submission pool: pull the lever and get a random |
| project you haven't seen yet. |
|
|
| ## What it does |
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| - **Indexes every submission** in the hackathon org, live from the Hub. |
| - **Auto-categorizes** each project into 12 topic buckets (games, voice, |
| health, dev tools, creative, agents, and more) so you can browse by theme. |
| - **Roulette** — one button serves up a random project you haven't viewed, |
| remembering what you've already seen for the session (no database needed). |
| - **Browse mode** — open any category and scan the most-liked projects. |
| - Each result shows the name, description, category, official track badge, |
| likes, and a direct link to the Space. |
|
|
| ## Run locally |
|
|
| ```bash |
| pip install -r requirements.txt |
| python app.py |
| ``` |
|
|
| The app pulls submissions straight from the Hub at startup — no API keys, no |
| configuration. Drop it on a Hugging Face Space and it just runs. |
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