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Skill Mint

Launch an NFT collection where each piece can only be minted by proving you can do the thing.

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$129one time, base tier
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Your USDC is locked in a smart contract, not sent to us. We can only collect it by delivering before 27 Oct 2026. If we miss it, you take it back yourself from My apps, no permission needed. We can also refund you any time. View the contract on BaseScan.

Promised delivery: 27 Oct 2026 (counted from payment).

WHAT YOU GET
  • The complete user app · see the demo
  • Basic customization · name, tagline, logo, colour, chain, domain and a short notes field
  • Deployed on your wallet · you own the contracts and the repo
  • Owner playbook · your first moves after launch
Base price, all of the above$129
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS, AFTER DELIVERY
  • Owner consoleQuoted after delivery
  • Referral and growth top-upQuoted after delivery
  • Roadmap v2: More task types and tracksAdd-on from $500
  • Roadmap v3: Hiring and custom locksAdd-on from $1,200

Add-ons are not part of this payment. Once your app is delivered you can request them from My apps, and you only pay if you say yes to the quote.

HOW PAYING WORKS
  1. 1. Pay a depositIt locks in the escrow contract, not our wallet.
  2. 2. We build and deployOn your wallet, with your name and logo, by the promised date.
  3. 3. Delivered, or refundedDelivered: funds release to us. Late: you claim them back.
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PortsBase · Sui · Solana
KindLaunch
OwnerYou, on your wallet and git
Picture this

Who it is for

A Solidity teacher drops a 500 piece collection, but each mint requires passing a short onchain challenge. The collection becomes a living roster of people who verifiably learned something.

Two ways to own it

What you get

Base$129
$32 deposit to reserve

Collection contract, challenge builder (quiz or onchain task), mint page, holder roster.

  • You choose: chain
  • You choose: name and logo
  • You choose: accent color
  • You choose: challenge type
Customfrom $800
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

Proof-of-skill minting exists in demos and quiz badges; the novelty is packaging it as an ownable creator launchpad.

Closest things out there

Hackathon projects like MazeKing and Vitalik's Secret (ETHGlobal), ZK Panagram, and Remix Challenges already gate NFT mints on a ZK proof of solving a puzzle or quiz. None found packaged as a general creator launchpad with royalties.

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

Turns skill into a collectible credential.
The Regatta Board

Races it can enter

grant · Sui Foundation · rolling
Sui Foundation Grants
rolling
Official page ↗

Existing projects OK.

Their rule on existing code: Existing projects OK
buildathon · Base · upcoming
Base Batches
unknown for next cohort
Official page ↗

Eligibility unknown; prior editions accepted existing early teams.

Their rule on existing code: unknown; prior editions accepted early-stage teams including existing projects
What you own

The whole app, not a starter kit.

The complete Skill Mint app: learners earn keys only by passing real challenges, failing privately, fixing a live bug on a Base fork and minting against an attestation, with a paywall and creator studio built in.

Base price · $129

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: keys can't be bought, misses stay private, pick a goal.
This week's lock and next actionHome
Status of the current lock with one clear primary button.
Lock catalogue with filtersLocks
Open, holders only and saved locks, each with its gate, supply and royalty.
Roster: earned by vs held byLocks
Every collection separates who earned a key from who holds it now.
Holder gated weekly locksLocks
Week 2 opens only to holders of the week 1 key.
Per wallet quiz variants and cooldownsAttempt
Questions drawn from the wallet, private misses with a cooldown.
Onchain fix task graded on a forkAttempt
Pick the line to move, the exploit runs on a Base fork, pass or fail is code.
AI tutor for missesAttempt
Plain language explanation of a miss. Gated behind Pro.
Attested mint with USDC checkoutAttempt
EAS attestation then ERC-721 mint, mint fee paid through the shared checkout, receipt and share card.
Key ring, verify link and tracksKey ring
Earned keys, receipts with onchain or offchain labels, employer verify link and tracks gated behind Pro.
Creator studioStudio
Build a lock: questions, gate, supply, soulbound or royalty, private cohort; sends to review.
Plans, privacy and remindersMe
Upgrade sheet, fresh wallet minting, reminder channels, permissions and vision.
Open the full app demo
Add-on

Owner console

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

Revenue, payouts and paywall editorRevenue
Plan and mint fee revenue, incoming USDC payments, payment methods, live tier editor.
Review queue and wallet clustersReview
Approve or decline creator locks against your rules, review sybil clusters, never auto ban.
Rules that change outcomesRules
Cooldown, pass mark, variants, required fix task, gas sponsorship, mint fee, royalty cap, log retention, approval.
Grader agent log and roadmapAgent
Run a Sunday, see leaks blocked or passing depending on your rules, running costs; roadmap requests.
Top-up

Growth and referrals

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

Share card loop and invitesGrowth
Roster cards bring new creators into review; invite links counted as referrals.
The money path, built in

How it earns for you

Learners take every public lock free. The owner earns from Pro and Creator subscriptions in USDC and an optional small fee per earned key.

LearnerFreeEvery public lock, minting earned keys, key ring and receipts
Pro$6 per monthAI tutor for misses, employer verify link, tracks
Creator$49 per monthFix tasks in your locks, private cohorts, weekly mistake digest and roster export

Mint fee per earned key set by the owner (free, 1 or 2 USDC), plus up to 10% resale royalty for creators on tradable keys.

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

Growth loops, built in

How it spreads

  • Earned key share cards that bring friends to the same lock
  • Weekly roster card posts that bring new creators into the review queue
  • Invite links counted as referrals
  • Holder gated weekly locks that bring learners back every Sunday
Roadmap · build the next phase with us

Where it goes next

v1 included
The earned key launchpad
  • Locks with per wallet variants and cooldowns
  • Onchain fix tasks graded on a Base fork
  • Attested mint, key ring, roster and share cards
  • Creator studio and review queue
Included
v2
More task types and tracks
  • Frontend and data challenges with their own graders
  • Tracks that chain keys into a verifiable syllabus
  • Cohort dashboards for bootcamps
Add-on from $500
v3
Hiring and custom locks
  • Hiring teams filter by earned keys
  • Companies request custom locks for their stack
  • White label on your own domain
Add-on from $1,200

The pitch, ready for investors and grant reviewers

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Your 2 minute demo script

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Make it entirely yours

New task types and graders, your own brand, hiring integrations and white label setups are scoped and priced together.

Custom from $800
BLUEPRINT

Why it matters and how it really works

The recipe (how it is built, the data, costs, risks, build order, the pitch and the demo script) is unlocked when your app is paid in full.

The need

Course certificates and attendance NFTs say someone showed up, not that they can do the thing. Teachers, bootcamps and communities want a credential that is earned by passing a real challenge, and learners want proof they can show an employer without anyone taking their word for it.

What exists and what is new

Proof of skill minting already exists as experiments: hackathon projects such as MazeKing and Vitalik's Secret (ETHGlobal), ZK Panagram and Remix Challenges gate an NFT mint on solving a puzzle or quiz. What we did not find is this packaged as a general, ownable creator launchpad with a challenge builder, per wallet question variants, an onchain task grader, royalties and a holder roster. The novelty is the packaging and the anti copy design, not the core idea.

The data it runs on

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

1.The mission

Make a collectible mean something again: you can hold it only because you proved you can do what it says.

2.Why people can't resist it

You can't buy it with answers Questions vary per wallet and the real gate is a working fix tested against an exploit, so a leaked answer key gets nobody a key.

Failing is part of the story Misses stay private and come with a cooldown and a hint. Only the pass is public, so people try again instead of hiding.

A key ring that grows weekly Each key unlocks the next week's lock. Learners come back on Sunday for a new challenge and a longer streak on their profile.

3.How it works for real

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

4.Pricing

Cost per use: unlocked when your app is paid in full.

Free mint, paid course $0 to mint
The creator keeps minting free and sponsors gas, and sells the course or cohort that prepares people for the challenge.
Mint fee 0.0005 ETH per key
A small fee per earned key covers gas and grading, with a resale royalty of up to 10% on tradable collections.
Team and bootcamp plan $49 per month
Private collections for a cohort or company, custom tasks, exportable rosters and weekly mistake digests.

5.Growth loop

Every earned key is a share card that says the learner passed a real challenge, often after failing once. Learners post it, friends try the challenge, and the creator's next weekly lock is only open to holders, so the roster grows and returns on the same rhythm. Creators recruit other creators because a roster is something you can point an employer to.

6.Risks and guardrails

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

7.Build order

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

8.Where this is going

  1. Now
    One teacher, one collection, a roster of people who fixed a real bug to mint.
  2. Next
    Creators chain keys into tracks, so a key ring reads like a syllabus anyone can verify.
  3. Later
    Hiring teams and grant programs filter by earned keys instead of certificates, and request custom locks for their own stack.
  4. The world it builds
    Skill becomes legible without a degree or a big name: anyone with a phone can earn proof of what they can do and carry it everywhere.

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

NRevenueVentureBuilder statusHackathonsProductivityInspire othersPartnershipsPortfolioAgencySKILL MINT

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

Why own Skill Mint

Skill Mint turns an NFT collection into a roster of people who proved they can do something, because each piece is minted only after passing your challenge. On someone else's platform, the roster, the mint fees and the reputation of 'the people who passed' belong to them. Own it, and the collection, the challenge, the holder list and every mint fee sit in your wallet under your name.

What’s stopping you?

“I can't code.”

The challenge builder handles quizzes and simple onchain tasks without code. You write questions or pick a task like 'deploy a contract' or 'send a transaction on testnet'. Custom challenge logic later may need a developer.

“What if people just copy answers?”

Quizzes can be shared, so do not rely on them alone. Use onchain tasks where the proof is the learner's own wallet action, rotate question pools, and keep the collection honest about what it proves. No system is cheat proof; aim for 'hard enough to be meaningful'.

“Will anyone want to mint?”

Only if the skill matters to them. Skill Mint works best attached to something people already want to learn: your course, your workshop, your community's onboarding. Start with your own students, not strangers.

“Is selling NFTs legal where I live?”

In most places a collectible tied to a learning challenge is fine, but rules differ, especially if you promise returns. Never market it as an investment. If you are unsure, ask a local lawyer before charging.

“Is it really mine?”

Yes. The collection contract deploys from your wallet on the chain you choose, and mint fees go to the address you set. DEPLOYR keeps no admin key.

The million-dollar ladder

Teachers, bootcamps and protocols pay you to run proof-of-skill collections, or you earn mint fees on your own collections. A credential that verifiably means something can be priced higher than a plain certificate. This is a target, not a promise.

$100
$4,500
$20,000
$85,000
First 10 users
10 learners minting your first collection
$10 per mint
Paid cohorts
300 mints a month across 3 collections
$15 per mint
Programs pay you
20 partner teachers or bootcamps
$1,000 per month
About $1M a year
50 partners plus 5,000 learner mints
$1,200 per month per partner, $5 per mint
  • Partner with protocols that want developers who actually completed their tutorial.
  • Let employers search the holder roster for a fee.
  • Run seasonal collections so returning learners have a reason to mint again.
  • Keep challenges real: the value of the credential is the price ceiling.

Illustrative stages, not a forecast. Results depend on you and the market; nothing here is guaranteed.

Pick your destination

Grow it to a million-dollar app
Every mint is a payment, and every partner who runs a collection with you is recurring revenue.ARRIVE: One collection with 50 paid mints and one partner asking for their own.5 moves · first one within the hour →
Raise for it
Verified learning is a public good theme many chains fund, because it brings them skilled developers.ARRIVE: Two grant or program applications submitted with live mint data.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Become a real builder on a chain
Deploying a collection contract and a verifier from your own wallet is a clean, public builder record.ARRIVE: A verified collection contract from your wallet, with 25 or more real mints.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Win with it at hackathons
Education and onboarding tracks reward things that bring new users onchain, and Skill Mint does that visibly.ARRIVE: One submission with a new challenge type built during the event.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Run your own work on it
If you teach or onboard people, Skill Mint grades for you. No more checking each person by hand.ARRIVE: Your next cohort's skill checks run without you grading anyone manually.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Get your people moving
A roster of people who passed is a visible scoreboard that motivates the rest of your group.ARRIVE: Half of your community or class has passed at least one challenge.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Partner with founders and projects
Protocols want proof that people can use their product. A custom challenge is a gift to their developer relations team.ARRIVE: One protocol co-hosts a challenge collection with you.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Prove your skills with it
You prove two skills at once: you can build contracts and you can design assessments people respect.ARRIVE: A portfolio case study sent to five teams, with the roster as evidence.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Sell it as a service
Course creators and communities want verified certificates but will not set up contracts.ARRIVE: Two paid client collections delivered.4 moves · first one within the hour →
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