Anvil - Open Source - Metadata Validator

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Zachary Soesbee

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Entity (Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

8

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

Anvil will pioneer a metadata validator, which will function much like an auditing system, prompting the user with corrections to any mistakes before allowing them to complete the process.

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

No dependencies.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

The tool will be free to use and the codebase will be publicly available. It will be able to be sourced directly from the Anvil Github repository. https://github.com/Cardano-Forge

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution.

Anvil will create a metadata validator, which will function much like an auditing system for inputting metadata for assets generated on Cardano.

The proposed metadata validator would include two pieces. First, an easy-to-use UI for generating metadata, ensuring the quality of metadata and upholding key metadata standards, whether for an NFT or another asset. By utilizing the user-friendly UI and simply adding text when prompted, users will be able to optimize the time it takes to generate the metadata for a single asset, or collection of assets, on Cardano. The second piece will be a metadata validator package for developers, which will serve to validate the metadata json.

Anvil's solution paves the way for project founders, developers, and individual asset creators, among many other users, to focus their time and concentration on more creative tasks. This will accelerate adoption within the Cardano NFT ecosystem and ease the process of creating NFTs on Cardano, which in turn will drive growth and create a more sustainable ecosystem.

The proposed solution aligns with Cardano's goal of becoming the leading blockchain for NFT projects and collections. Moreover, the solution will make it easier for project teams with little experience of building on Cardano to correctly generate asset metadata. Easing this process will be essential if Cardano is to attract real-world businesses that are looking to create NFTs for real estate, financial, identity or credential services.

Anvil’s long-term goal is to create a metadata validator that is highly cost efficient, while still generating enough revenue to maintain the tool and update the prompts whenever necessary. This will be crucial if the metadata validator is to evolve as the Cardano ecosystem evolves. As such, there will be a cost associated with the generation of metadata for each collection created through the platform, which will be implemented at platform launch.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community.

Currently, there is limited advice and support for inputting metadata for assets generated on Cardano. Consequently, the quality of metadata is highly variable and metadata standards are inconsistently applied. Our proposal is to create a Cardano tool, which prompts users to input the correct type of information, and proofs this input for compliance with metadata standards and appropriate use of key terms. This tool will save users time and energy, enabling users to focus on the things that matter more to them. Over the long term, this will reduce barriers to entry for newcomers and help to scale existing projects within the Cardano ecosystem, accelerating adoption, driving growth, strengthening community standards, and ultimately helping to foster a more sustainable ecosystem.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Anvil Development Agency is a 15-person, international team that is deeply embedded within the Cardano community. Our developers have more than 25 years of combined experience in software development and programming.

Anvil has a proven track record of delivering high quality, and easy-to-use blockchain products since the inception of smart contracts on Cardano. Our team has earned the reputation of being credible, reliable, and delivering on quality. 

Our products have been used by tens of thousands of individual users, and we have continually improved upon them by taking feedback seriously. The current assortment of user-friendly products such as minting, staking, and exchanges demonstrate the ability of Anvil to execute on this plan in a professional and timely manner.

[Project Milestones] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

End of Month 2:

Task - Creation of Wireframe: Create wireframe for the UI/UX of the single file validator. Ensure that it is easy to understand and display when the metadata is incorrectly input.

Acceptance Criteria - Completed and published wireframes.

End of Month 3:

Task - Final Draft Revisions: Prepare and finalize content, layout, and design.

Acceptance Criteria: Finalized content, text revisions, and information. Re-deliver updated wireframes for development.

End of Month 6:

Task - Creation of Alpha Platform: Create the platform for single use metadata input validation. Create metadata developer specific tooling.

Acceptance Criteria - Delivery of single use metadata input validation tool.

End of Month 8:

Task - Full Platform Release: Release the platform for public use.

Acceptance Criteria - Completed and published full version of product with all features functioning as outlined in our proposal.

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Cash (Zachary Soesbee) - CEO/Management

Patrick Bernard - Project manager and marketing

Jérémie Bergeron - Lead developer UI/UX

David Desjardins - Lead developer backend and smart contract

Audrey Lacombe - Designer and UI/UX expert

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

Budget Allocation:

Marketing - 10%

Design - 20%

Project Planning and Management - 10%

Development - 60%

Planned Usage:

Month 1-2: 20% of budget

Month 3: 10% of budget

Month 4-6: 60% of budget

Month 7-8: 10% of budget

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

Users of the metadata normalizer tool will save time on a mundane task, which must be completed for every asset generated on Cardano. Furthermore, the metadata validator will ensure higher quality metadata and metadata standards, and allow project teams to focus on more creative and innovative tasks, driving all of Cardano forward. It also will break down one of the many barriers of entry that are complex native assets on Cardano.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agrees to Fund Rules and also that data in the submission form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept