Announcing the formation of the Metis AI Community (MAC) – Fostering AI innovation in Metis L2.
The Metis AI Community is being formed as a community-led initiative to drive open-source AI development on Metis L2. This initiative is designed to provide an efficient funding mechanism for AI-related development requests through a decentralized bounty system.
MAC enables projects to fund AI innovation collectively, while developers receive direct incentives to build AI-driven features that will help scale projects in the Metis ecosystem.
Aligning Incentives for Broader Collaboration
The AI space on Metis is growing slowly, and no single small project can build everything alone. The MAC could provide:
- Bounties for AI-related open-source development.
- Multi-token rewards pooled via a community-managed multisig.
- A structured collaboration model where projects can propose AI-related features and fund their development.
The goal is to accelerate AI adoption on Metis by enabling projects to co-fund shared infrastructure needs, allowing developers to earn by contributing open-source solutions that advance the broader ecosystem.
How It Works
- Projects propose Development Requests (DRs) – These are open-source development tasks that benefit multiple AI or blockchain use cases.
- Projects and donors fund these bounties – Tokens are pooled in a multisig wallet managed by participating projects.
- Developers complete DRs and earn rewards – Once work is completed and approved, the multisig releases payments in multiple tokens.
- Projects integrate and benefit from these contributions – Instead of duplicating effort, the ecosystem can scale faster with collaborative development.
MAC is structured as an independent, community-led initiative, currently supported by a few initial projects including: gMetis, Memai, Vesta (Metis Native Predictions Market), Web3 Matters (a marketing agency focused on organic growth), and individual contributors such as Pavel Sinelnikov (CEO of KORIS), and additional members of Metis Developer Relations department.
This initiative is not managed by Metis L2 or Metis Foundation—instead, it is designed to be self-sustaining with participation from projects, developers, and donors who are directly invested in AI and open-source development in the Metis ecosystem.
How to Get Involved?
Projects – Propose AI-related Development Requests (DRs) and fund bounties to accelerate feature development.
Developers – Participate in open bounties, contribute AI-related infrastructure, and receive token rewards.
Community Members – Support AI innovation on Metis by funding bounties or providing feedback on project priorities.
This initiative could define how AI and blockchain interact to grow the Metis ecosystem in an open-source, community-driven model. The goal is to provide tangible support for developers while giving AI-focused projects an efficient way to scale their products.
Proposed Next Steps
Launch the first AI Development Requests (DRs) – Projects can begin proposing tasks and funding bounties.
Expand the MAC multisig – More AI projects will be invited to contribute and co-sponsor development efforts.
Kickstart the first developer bounties – Initial projects and developers will begin work on core AI infrastructure for Metis.
This is an open invitation for projects, developers, and supporters to participate. Everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas, feedback, and funding commitments. MAC is now forming, and contributors are welcome to help shape its direction!