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Inspiration
At liberal arts colleges like ours, students have brilliant ideas — but no easy way to find collaborators outside their major. We wanted to break academic silos and help students connect through meaningful, skill-based collaboration.
What it does
Skill-Bridge is a web platform that lets students:
Post project ideas with required skills
Discover projects based on interest and expertise
Match with collaborators across majors
Earn XP and reviews for completed collaborations
How we built it
We built Skill-Bridge using:
AI Agent: Cursor AI ( Claude 3.5 and 3.7 Sonnet )
Backend: Python 3 with Flask framework
Database: SQLite with SQLAlchemy ORM
Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
UI Framework: Bootstrap 5
Icons: Bootstrap Icons
Authentication: Flask-Login
Forms: Flask-WTF and WTForms
Challenges we ran into
Designing a matchmaking system that’s meaningful, not just random
Managing time while building both frontend and backend during the hackathon
Deciding how to incentivize collaboration and build user trust
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Building a functional end-to-end matching platform in a short time
Designing a clean UI/UX experience
Integrating XP and review features to encourage trust and repeat use
What we learned
The power of teamwork under pressure
How to prioritize core features for an MVP
That "vibecoding" can actually lead to something real and impactful
What's next for Skill-Bridge
Add a smart recommendation engine (e.g. GPT-powered tag suggestion)
Integrate with school login systems (eAdd a smart recommendation engine (e.g. GPT-powered tag suggestion)
Integrate with school login systems (e.g. SSO)
Launch a beta at our college and gather feedback
Expand to other liberal arts colleges.g. SSO)
Launch a beta at our college and gather feedback
Expand to other liberal arts colleges
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