Components Authoring Challenge

Build a reusable component for developers to drop into their projects. Win prizes. Get featured.

How it Works

Install

Start with the Convex Component Template or fork an existing component.

npx create-convex@latest --component

Build

Build a component you need or pick one from the challenge list. Follow the Authoring Components docs to package functions, schemas, and persistent state into a reusable module.

Submit

Submit your custom Component and demo app to the directory here for review.

Challenge Categories

These categories are guidance, not limits. Build any component you think will push the ecosystem forward.

Storage

Build a component that handles file uploads, folder organization, metadata, and access control.

API Usage

Build a component for secure API key storage, rotation, usage tracking, and access control.

Third-Party Sync

Develop a component that syncs external service data with Convex to enable reactive queries and asynchronous workflows.

Full-Stack Drop-In Features

Build a drop-in component with UI helpers for interactive features like polls, forms, or leaderboards.

Analytics

Build a component that tracks events, stores metrics, and generates reports without external services.

Content Management

Create a component for structured content with custom fields, draft states, and publishing workflows.

Challenge Details

Rewards

Selected components will receive the following:

Featured on the Components Directory
$100 gift card
Convex swag

Timeline

Submissions will be approved on a rolling basis.

Docs and Support

Rules

Follow the component best practices.
The component must be published as a NPM package.
Agree to maintain published component as the author and be listed in the components directory.
Link to a demo app showing how your component works.
Meet the
Challenge Eligibility Requirements
Participants must be at least 18 years old. Employees of Convex or cohosts, and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate.
The Components Authoring Challenge IS NOT open to: Individuals who are residents of, or Organizations domiciled in, a country, state, province or territory where the laws of the United States or local law prohibits participating or receiving a prize in the Hackathon (including, but not limited to, Quebec, Russia, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and any other country designated by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control). https://ofac.treasury.gov/