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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

StepWhat you doWhat you get
Pick a real problemChoose a domain you care about and a problem worth solving with AIA capstone that's real, working and yours — size doesn't matter, realness does
Draft itFill in the title, pitch, domain, tags, repo and demo URLs and the brief — then Save draftYour capstone stays private while you build and refine it
Pitch it out loud (optional)Record or upload a spoken pitch of the buildYour pitch is scored, and the transcript can seed your written brief
Submit for reviewTap Submit for review when it's readyThe capstone enters the mentor review queue with status 'submitted'
Get reviewedA mentor scores it out of 100 with written feedbackYou're notified; the review and score appear on your capstone page
Go publicThe reviewer can publish it to your public portfolioA 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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