Funding principles
- Each grant funds a named public artifact with measurable acceptance criteria.
- Commercial company work and client-specific delivery remain clearly separated.
- No grant is treated as guaranteed revenue or required runway.
- Milestones begin only after award terms, reporting obligations, and intellectual-property requirements are reviewed.
- Security-sensitive integrations remain simulated or read-only until independently reviewed.
Project A: Open Agent Spend Guard
v0.1.2 now ships the provider-neutral policy schema, deterministic evaluator, decision explanation format, complete evidence package, x402 v2 normalizer, and bounded Safe adapter. The public GitHub release includes 102 tests, green CI, tagged-install proof, installable artifacts, a threat model, and a structured design-partner protocol.
| Milestone | Deliverable | Acceptance evidence | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| v0.1.2 | Four schemas, evaluator, x402 and Safe adapters, CLI | 102 tests, golden vectors, hosted artifacts, and source release | Shipped |
| 1 | Base Sepolia x402 execution walkthrough and compatibility matrix | Reproducible testnet run, evidence package, and public documentation | $5,000 |
| 2 | Three qualified builder evaluations and independent review | Anonymized findings, resolved issues, and tagged revision | $10,000 |
| 3 | Signed evidence and provider-emitter specification | Threat model, reference emitter, and compatibility tests | $10,000 |
Proposed total: $25,000. The scope can be separated into smaller ecosystem-specific awards.
Project B: Safe Transaction Evidence Adapter
The v0.1 read-only adapter normalizes Safe native-value CALL transactions into policy-relevant evidence and fails closed on calldata, delegate calls, and gas refunds. Grant scope can now focus on reviewed decoding, expanded fixtures, and partner validation instead of funding an untested concept.
- Safe Transaction Service read integration
- Normalized request and decision schema
- Offchain simulation and human-readable explanation
- Recovery-safe threat model and test suite
- Public documentation and example evidence package
Proposed total: $15,000 across three reviewable milestones: read integration and fixtures, bounded decoding, and independent review with builder validation.
Project C: Onchain Operational Readiness Kit
An open set of schemas, checklists, runbook templates, exercise scenarios, and anonymized readiness benchmarks that protocol teams can use independently or with ecosystem operators.
- Asset, ownership, coverage, escalation, and runbook schemas
- Scenario library and tabletop facilitator guide
- Evidence index and readiness-report generator
- Two protocol pilots with anonymized findings
- Public release aligned with established incident-response frameworks
Proposed total: $35,000. A $25,000 reduced scope excludes pilot subsidies.
Current ecosystem fit
| Program | Best project fit | Application posture |
|---|---|---|
| Base | Open Agent Spend Guard and x402 adapter | Prototype-first, milestone-sized request |
| Safe | Transaction evidence and policy adapter | Community and builder proposal |
| TheDAO Security Fund | Operational Readiness Kit | Prepare for a matching project round |
| Stellar Community Fund | Soroban agent-policy implementation | Conditional on two design-partner signals |
| Solana / Ethereum / Uniswap | Chain-specific adapters or public goods | Watchlist pending an active matching program |
Current status and collaboration
The v0.1.2 public repository, tag, green CI, installable package, source archive, four schemas, browser simulator, threat model, grant evidence index, and 30-minute design-partner test are available now. The immediate evidence goals are one qualified Safe builder or treasury-operator review and one public Base-focused walkthrough with external builder feedback. Program availability is rechecked before every submission.