{ "platform": "devpost", "version": "1.0.0", "updated": "2026-03-05", "description": "Devpost — hackathon platform for project submissions, portfolios, and team collaboration", "urls": { "signup": "https://secure.devpost.com/users/register?ref_content=signup_global_nav&ref_feature=signup&ref_medium=button", "login": "https://secure.devpost.com/users/login", "welcome": "https://devpost.com/users/welcome", "onboarding": "https://devpost.com/settings/hackathon-recommendations?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdevpost.com%2F", "settings": "https://devpost.com/settings", "portfolio": "https://devpost.com/portfolio/redirect?page=projects", "profile": "https://devpost.com/{username}", "create_project": "https://devpost.com/software/new", "edit_project": "https://devpost.com/software/{slug}/edit", "public_project": "https://devpost.com/software/{slug}", "hackathons": "https://devpost.com/hackathons", "software_gallery": "https://devpost.com/software", "logout": "https://devpost.com/users/logout" }, "flows": { "signup": { "steps": [ "Navigate to signup URL", "Click 'Sign up with email' link to reveal email form", "Fill #user_first_name, #user_last_name, #user_email, #user_password", "MANUAL: Solve reCAPTCHA (cannot be automated)", "Click 'Sign up with email' submit button", "MANUAL: Verify email via link in inbox", "Redirects to /users/welcome → onboarding" ], "selectors": { "first_name": "#user_first_name", "last_name": "#user_last_name", "email": "#user_email", "password": "#user_password", "email_signup_button": "button or a matching /sign up with email/i", "recaptcha_token": "#g-recaptcha-response", "recaptcha_iframe": "iframe[src*='recaptcha']" } }, "onboarding": { "steps": [ "Navigate to onboarding URL", "Select specialty checkbox", "Fill skills tag list", "Check interest checkboxes", "Fill location and select timezone", "Select career status (Professional to skip school fields)", "Click Continue button", "May need multiple fill+continue passes" ], "selectors": { "specialty_fullstack": "#user_employed_as_full-stack_developer", "skills": "#user_tag_list", "interest_ai": "#user_theme_ids_6", "interest_web": "#user_theme_ids_25", "interest_beginner": "#user_theme_ids_23", "interest_open_ended": "#user_theme_ids_22", "location": "#user_address", "timezone": "#user_timezone", "career_professional": "#user_career_status_professional__post_grad", "employed_in_tech": "#user_employed_in_software_or_tech_true", "no_company_hackathons": "#user_company_has_internal_hackathons_false", "school_name": "#user_school_name", "grad_month": "#user_graduation_date_2i", "grad_year": "#user_graduation_date_1i", "continue_button": "input[type='submit'] or button matching /continue|next/i" }, "tips": [ "Choose 'Professional (post grad)' to bypass school-required fields", "Timezone: search for 'chennai' or 'kolkata' or 'new delhi' in select options" ] }, "settings": { "steps": [ "Navigate to /settings", "Fill tagline, GitHub, website, Twitter fields", "Click Save button" ], "selectors": { "first_name": "#user_first_name", "last_name": "#user_last_name", "tagline": "#user_user_setting_attributes_tagline", "github": "#user_user_setting_attributes_github_login", "website": "#user_user_setting_attributes_website", "twitter": "#user_user_setting_attributes_twitter", "save_button": "button matching /save changes|save|update/i" } }, "create_project": { "steps": [ "Navigate to portfolio or /software/new", "Click 'Add a new project' if on portfolio page", "Fill project name in #software_name", "Click #software_name_save_button or submit form", "Redirects to /software/{slug}/edit", "Fill tagline, description, built-with, try-it URL", "Click Save (#software-save)", "Click Publish button", "MANUAL: May need reCAPTCHA solve again" ], "selectors": { "add_project_button": "a or button matching /add a new project/i", "project_name": "#software_name", "project_name_save": "#software_name_save_button", "hackathon_picker_modal": "#hackathon-picker", "project_form": "#software_editor", "tagline": "#software_tagline", "built_with": "#software_tag_list", "try_it_url": "#software_urls_attributes_0_url", "description": "#software_description", "save_draft": "#software-save", "publish_button": "button matching /publish|submit|post/i" }, "description_template": "## Inspiration\n[Why you built it]\n\n## What it does\n[Core functionality]\n\n## How we built it\n[Tech stack and architecture]\n\n## Challenges we ran into\n[Problems solved]\n\n## Accomplishments that we're proud of\n[Key wins]\n\n## What we learned\n[Takeaways]\n\n## What's next for [Project Name]\n[Future plans]" } }, "detection": { "is_logged_in": "!!document.querySelector('a[href*=\"/users/logout\"]')", "on_signup": "location.href.includes('/users/register')", "on_welcome": "location.href.includes('/users/welcome')", "on_onboarding": "location.href.includes('/settings/hackathon-recommendations')", "on_settings": "location.href.startsWith('https://devpost.com/settings') && !location.href.includes('/hackathon-recommendations')", "on_profile": "/^https:\\/\\/devpost\\.com\\/[^\\/?#]+\\/?$/.test(location.href)", "has_captcha": "!!document.querySelector('iframe[src*=\"recaptcha\"], iframe[title*=\"reCAPTCHA\"], #g-recaptcha-response')", "captcha_solved": "(document.querySelector('#g-recaptcha-response')?.value?.length || 0) > 0" }, "errors": [ { "error": "reCAPTCHA cannot be automated", "context": "Signup and project creation both have reCAPTCHA", "solution": "Must be solved manually by user. Use browser_wait to poll for captcha_solved state, then continue automation after user solves it.", "severity": "blocker" }, { "error": "Email signup form not visible / collapses back to social signup", "context": "The signup page shows Google/GitHub buttons by default, email form is hidden", "solution": "Click the 'Sign up with email' link first. If it collapses, force visibility via JS: find the container and set display:block", "severity": "medium" }, { "error": "el.value = text ignored by form (React-style)", "context": "Devpost forms use event-driven validation", "solution": "After setting el.value, dispatch both 'input' and 'change' events with bubbles:true. Or use browser_fill_form for CDP keyboard events.", "severity": "high" }, { "error": "el.click() on submit button doesn't work", "context": "Some Devpost buttons require real mouse events", "solution": "Use browser_human_click with CSS selector, or browser_click (now uses CDP Input.dispatchMouseEvent)", "severity": "high" }, { "error": "Onboarding has required fields that block Continue", "context": "School fields are required if career status is 'Student'", "solution": "Select 'Professional (post grad)' career status to bypass school-required fields entirely", "severity": "medium" }, { "error": "Project name save button hidden or disabled", "context": "The #software_name_save_button may be display:none", "solution": "Set saveBtn.style.display = 'inline-block' and saveBtn.disabled = false before clicking. Or submit the form directly.", "severity": "medium" }, { "error": "Tab/window coordinate mismatch for click", "context": "CDP targets a tab but native click targets screen coordinates — if Chrome shows a different tab, clicks hit wrong content", "solution": "Always use browser_click or browser_human_click with CSS selector instead of native click with coordinates. Or ensure correct tab is focused with browser_navigate first.", "severity": "high" }, { "error": "navigator.webdriver detected by site", "context": "Sites with anti-bot detection check this flag", "solution": "Call browser_stealth tool once after navigating to the site. It hides webdriver flag and patches plugins/languages/permissions.", "severity": "high" } ] }