Proofwork

A study platform where students solve problems from a shared bank, stream their work live, and study together in topic communities called circles.

Built for the 2026 Congressional App Challenge.

Status: skeleton. Every page and layout is in place with sample content. There is no database or AI yet, so nothing is saved between visits.

Pages

Page	Path	What is there now
Home	/	Live sessions, posts from circles with votes, problem of the day
Problem bank	/bank	Filter by subject, source, level and calculator; problem sets or unlimited practice
Problem set	/sets/[id]	Set details, question list, timed, untimed, live or race start
Solve (math)	/solve/[id]	Test-style sheet, multiple choice with cross-out, sketch canvas with pen, type, ruler, compass, point, eraser, math keys; calculator dock (Desmos goes here)
Solve (English)	/solve/[id]	Passage highlighting in three colors, margin notes, word lookup box, thesis box
Live	/live	Go live setup, live directory filtered by solving, races and tutoring
Watch	/live/[id]	Problem with comments as translucent text beside it, chat, race standings, raise hand
Circles	/circles, /c/[slug], /c/new	Explore, circle page with sets, posts, live, tutoring and resources tabs, rules and moderators
Create	/submit	Post a problem, set, text post or help request into a circle
Profile	/u/[name]	Stats and posts
Customize	/settings	Theme (light, warm paper, night), accent color, text size, live comment settings; saved in the browser
Safety	/safety	Platform rules and how reports work

Dashed boxes mark features still to build. Sample content lives in web/lib/sample.ts; all sample problems are original. The word "circle" can be renamed in one place (CIRCLE_WORD in that file).

Structure

web/
  app/(social)/     pages with the top bar and side nav
  app/(focus)/      solve and watch pages with the exam-style header
  components/       shell, ui (design system), blocks (cards and rows), solve (canvas, passage, chat overlay)
  lib/              types, sample content, theme settings, canvas drawing

Run it

• Online: Vercel builds the web folder on every push to main.
• On a computer: double-click start.bat (needs Node.js).

AI use (keep this updated for the submission)

Part	Tool	What it did	What I did
Design mockups and plan	Claude	Drafted screen mockups and the build plan	Chose the concept, features and direction
App code	Claude	Generated the Next.js skeleton, pages and components	Directed the features, layout and style, reviewed and tested it