deploy (vercel)

how to ship slopmark as a public read-only MVP — challenge gallery, realshot BYOK, docs.

phase 1 — what works without any env vars

challenge results are read from committed data/challenges/*/results.json via lib/challenges/store-json.ts — no sqlite on serverless.

vercel setup

1. import repo: github.com/nothariharan/benchmark
2. framework: Next.js
3. root directory: repo root
4. build command: npm run build (default)
5. deploy

no environment variables required for the minimal deploy.

optional environment variables

middleware skips supabase session refresh when NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_* are unset — deploy won't crash.

post-deploy smoke test

• /challenges — lists Niche Sprint v1
• /challenge/niche-sprint-v1 — infographic + 6 models
• /realshot — duel form loads, test connection with your key
• /docs/challenges — challenge docs render
• GET /api/challenges — returns { challenges: [...] }
• GET /api/challenges/niche-sprint-v1 — returns 60 runs

local production check

npm run build
npm run start

then hit http://localhost:3000/api/challenges.

operator workflow (not on vercel)

run new challenges locally with your key:

npm run challenge

writes sqlite (data/local.db) + exports data/challenges/{slug}/results.json. commit the json to ship updated results.

roadmap (later phases)

see benchmark challenges for challenge system details.