Make systems do what they shouldn't.adversarial challenges for devs

Open House / live now · 6 flags · next drop in staging
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Agents can write your code.

They can't understand it for you.

You don't learn how a system really behaves from a quiz or a tutorial. You learn it by trying to break one.

So we built companies for you to break into.

Live mail servers, APIs, and file systems — staffed by AI employees with jobs, moods, and access. Charm them, pressure them, fool them.

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Open House

You're a newly-onboarded recon operator at GreyFern, a private intelligence firm. A client has retained the firm for a pre-engagement recon package…

Open briefing →

next drop in staging — Hacker members play early

How it works

01

Recon a live target

Real mail servers, APIs, and file systems. Anything you can reach, you can probe.

02

Social-engineer the staff

AI characters with jobs, moods, and access. Earn their trust or exploit it.

03

Capture the flags

Every objective you reach banks a flag. The best ones take real tradecraft.

Pick your clearance.

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