[ZAST Express Challenge: $10,000+ in Prizes] 3-Minute Open Source Vulnerability Assess

[zast-ai]

Dear Developers,

Tired of switching between IDE and security dashboards for dependency checks? Spending hours on setup and scan, only to get false alerts?

We’re running a 1-month challenge for our VS Code/Cursor extension—to gather real user experience feedback as we refine the tool! Test ZAST Express’s 3-minute vulnerability assessment, share your thoughts, and win $100 Amazon Gift Cards each + free credits!

📅 Challenge Duration: Nov 28, 2025 – Dec 30, 2025

🚀 How to Participate (3 Steps)

1. Install (60 secs): Open VS Code/Cursor → Go to Extensions → Search “ZAST Express” → Click “Install” (Direct link: vscode:extension/zast-ai.zast-extension)
2. Assessment (2 mins): Open any of your projects → Click “Start Assessment” in the ZAST Express sidebar
3. Share (30 secs): Take a screenshot of your scan results (please redact or blur any confidential content if needed) and write your thought in this Issue (reply directly below)

🏆 Rewards

1. Up to 10 Winners (selected by practicality of feedback + clarity of share): US$100 Amazon Gift Card for each + Up to 1,000,000,000 ZAST Credits (worth US$15,000)
2. All Participants (who complete 3 steps): 1,500,000 Credits (for unlocking high-level assessments)
   (Free credits can be used to unlock ZAST Express’s high-level assessment features.)

⚠️ Disclaimer

1. This challenge is void where prohibited by law.
2. The ZAST Team reserves the right of final interpretation for this challenge.

💡 Reminder
No fancy skills needed—just your daily IDE! Tag teammates who hate slow security scans to join together.
We’ll review submissions weekly and announce winners in this Issue on Jan 05, 2026.

Start now, and let’s build faster & safer!

The ZAST Team

[rexiangg]

A friend referred this tool to me last week, and it’s amazing! I appreciate the POC feature the most—it actually helps me fix issues, not just flag the alerts, saving me a lot of time.

So far so good, way better than Snyk or Semgrep, which are pricy and flooded with false positives.

Quick asks: Any ETA on Golang and C# support?

[DavidzTC]

Saw this hyped on Dev.to and had to test it—so glad I did!

Scanned 2 projects already, and it’s fantastic: blazing-fast scans, zero lag, intuitive UI, and the PoC function actually solves issues. Only tiny quibble: occasional minor UI glitches, but nothing that ruins the experience.

Essential for devs prioritizing security!