Proposal: RBTC Onboarding EventKit | RootstockCollective
Vote: AGAINST
Rationale: We do see value in the idea itself, but we believe insufficient evidence has been provided to validate actual developer demand for this tool. The Grant Guidelines v3.2 already require us to apply a very high standard when evaluating grant requests, and based on the feedback received from delegates — including ourselves — V3.3 will make demand validation a mandatory hard gate for infrastructure-related grant proposals such as this one.
In our view, the evidence presented so far is not strong enough to conclusively demonstrate sufficient market demand to justify allocating $ 9,300 of funding to this project, particularly given that the expected ROI has not been adequately validated. That said, we remain open to reconsidering our vote if meaningful evidence of demand and intended usage is provided, as we genuinely believe the proposal has merit, but it must be accompanied by stronger validation that developers are actively seeking and willing to use such a solution.
We also note that the applicant has not complied with the mandatory initial AMA with delegates prior to putting the proposal to a vote, as required by the Step 3 of the V3.2 of the General Guidelines for Grant Applicants.