Questions, answered

A public weekly board with 50 spots for things people shipped in AI. Everyone sees the same wall, in the same order. It resets every Monday at 00:00 IST, and past weeks stay up as a permanent archive of who built what.

Yes. Browsing and posting are free. The only paid thing is one clearly labelled sponsored banner per week, and it never changes the board order or the leaderboard.

Post it: a title, one line and a link to the real thing, then sign in with Google. A person reviews every post before it goes live. Once approved, it takes the next open spot. One entry per person per week, and when the 50 spots are gone, the next chance is Monday.

Yes, for scouting, and a person makes every decision. When we look for projects to invite, our AI scout works in four steps:

1. Scan. AI research agents read public launch sources: Show HN posts on Hacker News (through its search API), GitHub trending, and GitHub searches for repositories created in the last few weeks.
2. Verify. For each candidate, the agent opens the real thing and checks it: the repository has working code and a README, the demo actually loads, there are recent releases or commits, and it's built by an individual or a small team. Anything it can't confirm is dropped.
3. Explain. It records the evidence (every link it read, stars, release dates) and drafts one plain sentence on what's genuinely good about the project. That becomes the "why it's on the board" line.
4. Decide. A person reads the evidence, rejects anything weak or unverifiable, and chooses what goes up and which projects become Editor's picks. Posts people submit themselves are also reviewed by a person.

What AI never does: it doesn't rank the board (that's arrival order), doesn't choose the leaderboard's #1, and can't change views, opens or 🙌. Those only move when real people act, and the database rules reject any other change, including from us.

Score = opens + 5 × 🙌. An open counts once per browser. A 🙌 needs a Google sign-in, one per person per project, and you can't give one to your own work. Editor's picks get no boost, and nobody can buy a place. See this week's leaderboard.

Up to 3 projects a week, chosen by a person, each shown with a one-line reason. They're highlighted on the board but get no extra points on the leaderboard.

Use the one-time claim link we sent you: sign in, claim it, then you can edit it and see your numbers. If you'd rather not be listed, contact us (nsaralaya@cropclickcanvas.com) and we remove it, normally the same day.

At 00:00 IST a fresh board opens with every spot free. Last week's board goes into the archive exactly as it was, and every entry keeps its page, share card and README badge.

No. You only need a Google sign-in to post, claim an entry, give a 🙌, create a builder profile or send a request.

One public page with everything you've shipped here, your links, and an optional "Open to opportunities" badge that people hiring can see. Create yours.

Every entry page has a "Featured on The Fifty" badge you can copy into your GitHub README. It links people straight to your entry.

Yes: Work with us. A sponsor gets the one labelled banner above all 50 spots for a week. Hiring teams can browse the leaderboard and builder profiles, or ask us for introductions.

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