Make it buildable
Describe one concrete problem, the people it helps, the smallest useful version, and observable success. A first milestone should fit a day of coordinated work.
Participation contract
Build useful things.
Leave harm outside.
The Commons is intentionally narrow: one bounded public-good project per day, selected transparently and built in a repository anyone can inspect.
One account, one signal
Vote with a 👍 reaction on GitHub. Reactions are public and inspectable. Stars are welcome as genuine support, but never buy access or voting power.
Forks are untrusted by design
Open focused pull requests. CI runs without secrets or write permissions. Sensitive automation, policy, and ownership files require maintainer review.
Keep the commons open
Platform code is MIT licensed. Daily projects begin with a permissive license unless the winning brief requires a compatible open-data or content license.
Never eligible
Credential access or collection; phishing; malware; exploit delivery; surveillance or doxxing; weapons; spam or engagement manipulation; deceptive impersonation; crypto mining; evasion of access controls; irreversible actions against third-party systems; individualized medical, legal, or financial decisions; or any project whose safe operation depends on secrets supplied by proposal authors.