Award Categories
17 categories spanning the full spectrum of AI-assisted software — from the genuinely impressive to the delightfully chaotic.
The Slop Cannon
The Slop Cannon (Individual)
The highest honor. Awarded to the individual who best embodies the spirit of AI-assisted creation — bold, messy, and undeniably brilliant.
The Slop Cannon (Team)
The ultimate team prize. For the crew that shipped something extraordinary together with AI as their co-pilot.
All Categories
Best Prompt That Somehow Worked
Honoring the prompt that looked like chaos but shipped like magic.
Fan FavoriteOutstanding Achievement in Vibe Coding
For the project where the developer typed "make it work" and it did.
Fan FavoriteBest AI-Assisted Open Source Project
Recognizing open source projects that leveraged AI to ship faster and better.
Most Tokens Burned in a Single Session
A tribute to the developer who went through 47 iterations and still hit "regenerate."
Fan FavoriteBest Supporting Copilot
The AI tool that quietly carried the team without getting any credit.
Fan FavoriteBest Developer Tool Built with AI
For developer tools that used AI not as a gimmick but as a genuine superpower.
Most Creative Use of a Hallucination
When the AI made something up, and honestly? It was better than the original plan.
Fan FavoriteBest Human-AI Pair Programming Session
Celebrating the duos who proved that collaboration > replacement.
The "Ship It" Award
Fastest journey from "I have an idea" to production, powered by AI.
Fan FavoriteBest AI-Assisted Design System
For design systems where AI helped bridge the gap between design and code.
Most Dramatic Refactor
The codebase rewrite so bold, so sweeping, it deserves its own montage.
Fan FavoriteBreakthrough AI Integration
For the product that integrated AI so seamlessly, you forgot it was there.
Best Slop Fork
For the AI-assisted fork that took someone else's project and made it unrecognizably better. Standing on the shoulders of giants, with a copilot.
Fan FavoriteEmerging Slop
The breakout newcomer. For a first-time builder or brand-new project that arrived out of nowhere and turned heads.
Good Vibes
For the best philanthropic AI-coded project — using slop for good and proving that vibes and values can ship together.
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