Claido — Corporate Escape

An AI-powered CTF escape room game built for UNIHACK 2026.

Each session is uniquely generated by AI with a different culprit, motive, and hidden clues every time.

Stack

• Frontend: Vue 3 + Vite + Pinia + Vue Router + plain CSS
• Backend: C# ASP.NET Core Web API (.NET 10)
• AI: OpenAI Chat Completions API (gpt-4o)
• Database: SQLite via SQL.js (WebAssembly, in-browser)
• Terminal: xterm.js

Setup

Prerequisites:

• PowerShell
• Node.js and npm
• .NET 10 SDK

1. Create .env and install frontend dependencies

From the repo root, run:

.\setup.ps1 <API_KEY>

Example:

.\setup.ps1 sk-...

This script:

• creates or overwrites .env in the repo root
• writes VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5000
• writes your API_KEY
• runs npm install in frontend

2. Start the frontend and backend

From the repo root, run:

.\start.ps1

This opens two PowerShell windows:

• frontend: npm run dev
• backend: dotnet run

Then open http://localhost:5173 in your browser and click Begin Investigation.

Manual Start

If you prefer not to use the scripts, you can run the apps manually.

Backend

cd backend
dotnet run
# Runs on http://localhost:5000

Frontend

cd frontend
npm run dev
# Runs on http://localhost:5173

Game Flow

Landing → NovaShell → NovaCrime DB → NovaMail → NovaWiki → NovaSearch → The Onion → Vault

Each room hides one word of the four-word vault passphrase:

Room	Word Theme
NovaShell	Time
NovaMail	Location
NovaWiki	Identity
NovaSearch	Motive

Rooms

Room	Tech	Clue mechanism
NovaShell	xterm.js	cat .env reveals base64-encoded vault word
NovaCrime DB	SQL.js WASM	Query access_logs, find culprit employee ID
NovaMail	Custom email UI	Read intercepted emails for hidden keyword
NovaWiki	Confluence-style	Decode ROT13-encrypted redacted section
NovaSearch	Kibana-style log UI	Find the ERROR log from "whistleblower"
The Onion	Dark web aesthetic	Find credential listing for culprit department
Vault	4-word passphrase	Enter all four words separated by spaces

NPCs

Each room has an interrogation panel. NPCs are powered by Claude with vivid system prompts:

• Maya Chen (Receptionist) — nervous, evasive, covered for the culprit
• Alex Torres (Sysadmin) — blunt, has the access logs, was pressured to delay the report
• Dr. Patricia Wells (Archivist) — meticulous, noticed suspicious archive access
• Richard Harlow (CFO) — defensive, hiding financial irregularities
• Victoria Stone (CEO) — chillingly calm, knows everything, says nothing