Challenge #1

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Below is Challenge #1 from the AI Explorers library. Read it carefully, fire up our favorite coding agent (Claude Code | Codex | Cursor), and give it a go. Each challenge is assessed automatically inside your coding agent session — you'll know straight away how you did. For setup checkout setup page.

Note on APIs: All connections listed in each challenge are either open-source, permanently free, or have a free tier / developer sandbox sufficient for building and testing the full challenge.

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Before you submit — set up the plugin & MCP server

To submit this challenge and record your result, you'll need the AI Explorers plugin and MCP server installed in your Claude session. If you haven't done this yet, follow the setup guide.

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