Cardanoflow

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Mert Köklü

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

Entity (Not Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Requested funds in ada

150000

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

6

[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)

Cardanoflow is a user-friendly platform that provides comprehensive analytics on the development progress of each project within the Cardano ecosystem, as well as insights into overall activity.

[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 project will be fully open-source, available on GitHub under the MIT license, free to use, and open to contributions from developers through pull requests and issues.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

Cardanoflow serves as a centralized platform addressing the challenge of staying updated with Cardano's growing ecosystem. It provides users with easy access to project development analytics and overall activity within the Cardano network.

The platform offers a comprehensive, categorized list of all Cardano projects and their development analytics as well as every aspect of the Cardano from overall development, forum activity, developer insights to Catalyst funded project details. Here is a list of features that Cardanoflow offers:

• Project Listing: Comprehensive categorization of all Cardano projects with descriptions, stargazing counts, and health scores, featuring Algolia search integration.
• Project: Concise overview of the open-sourced project including GitHub stats, stargazing trend, commit activity, community profiles, PR/Issue activity and health score, providing valuable insights into project development and maintenance.
• Dashboard: Aggregated analytics of all listed and indexed projects that will show overall development of Cardano. Similar to project page but will show aggregated data of all projects.
• Developers: Key metrics such as total active developers, and developer types, offering insights into Cardano developers over time.
• Leaderboard: Features a projects leaderboard and contributors leaderboard, ranking projects and contributors based on their contributions, providing recognition and insights into project maintenance and contributor activity.
• Catalyst: Overall activity of funded projects on Catalyst by round, including proposal details, voting results, and their development activity.
• Forum: Offers a comprehensive snapshot of forum activity, including total engagement metrics, topic activity over time, category distribution, and top users etc. that displays the community engagement and interaction metrics.

Cardanoflow does not require any manual intervention. Its listed projects are fetched though automatic crawler from this crypto-ecosystems repository (electic-capital) which is updated frequently. All insight and analytics data is processed from the data of Github, Cardano Forum, Catalyst through the backend. We are not manually updating or maintaining the data, it is all automated. Thus, Cardanoflow is a reliable and up-to-date platform that provides valuable insights into the Cardano ecosystem without needing maintenance.

MVP video (1 min): Google Drive

MVP screenshots:

Projects Page: Google Drive

GitHub Page: Google Drive

Forum Page: Google Drive

Developers Page: Google Drive

Leaderboard Page (Projects): Google Drive

Leaderboard Page (Contributors): Google Drive

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

Cardanoflow is basically ONE platform to show everything about Cardano ecosystem.

It benefits users and developers of all levels by providing easy access to comprehensive analytics about projects, community engagement metrics, and contributions. The platform serves as a central platform, simplifying project discovery and development tracking within the Cardano ecosystem. Additionally, the entire Cardano community benefits from enhanced transparency and data-driven insights, ensuring everyone remains informed about Cardano.

The impact of the project will be measured both quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively, metrics such as user engagement, and platform usage will be tracked over time with Google Analytics. Qualitatively, feedback from users, and community members will be gathered from channels such as Discord and forum to assess the platform's effectiveness.

Community want to see the progress of the projects, the health of the projects, the community engagement and the overall development of the Cardano ecosystem. Cardanoflow will provide all these insights in a user-friendly way. Furthermore Cardanoflow helps Cardano community by tracking Catalyst funded project developments, enabling better voting decisions through rounds and increasing transparency.

See the MVP: https://cardanoflow.vercel.app/

[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?

We have a proven track record of successfully completing projects while maintaining high levels of trust and accountability. We experience working with well-known protocols such as Solana, Arbitrum, Filecoin etc. showcasing out ability to handle multiple ecosystems and expertise. We have developed more than 15+ grantee projects for 10+ protocols so far which are well received by the communities and developers. All of these projects are open-source and available on GitHub.

We have already developed the MVP of Cardanoflow, and currently live at https://cardanoflow.vercel.app/

We have necessary skills and experience to improve the project further, with a clear UX/UI design, and a user-friendly interface and long-list of features that will be added to the platform, which will enable us to deliver a platform that meets the needs of the community.

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

Project Listing and Detail Pages Development

Milestone Outputs

• Development of the Project Listing page with its backend functionalities which includes comprehensive categorization of all Cardano projects.
• Development of the Project Detail page with its backend functionalities offering in-depth project analytics.

Acceptance Criteria

• Fully functional Project Listing page with accurate display of all registered projects and their metadata.
• Detailed Project page with accurate project analytics, as well as working frontend components.

Evidence of Milestone Completion

• Screenshots or live demo of the Project Listing and Detail pages.
• GitHub commits showing the developed code for these pages.

Main Dashboard and Forum Integration

Milestone Outputs

• Development of the Main Dashboard page with its backend functionalities providing aggregated analytics of indexed projects, showcasing overall development within the Cardano ecosystem.
• Integration of the Forum page with its backend functionalities that includes forum engagement metrics.

Acceptance Criteria

• Main Dashboard page accurately aggregates and displays data with fully working frontend components, offering a cohesive overview of the Cardano's development health and activity.
• Forum page correctly captures and displays engagement metrics with fully working frontend components, providing insights into community interactions.

Evidence of Milestone Completion

• Screenshots or live demo of the Main Dashboard (Cardano page) and Forum pages.
• GitHub commits related to the development and integration of these features.

Leaderboard and Catalyst Activity Tracking

Milestone Outputs

• Creation of the Leaderboard page, featuring project and contributor leaderboards to rank and highlight active projects and community contributors.
• Development of the Catalyst page to track overall activity of funded projects, including proposal details and voting results with access to their development activity.

Acceptance Criteria

• Leaderboard page effectively ranks contribution and project activity data with fully functional frontend components.
• Catalyst page reflects accurate and up-to-date information regarding funded project statuses and community voting outcomes as well as their development activity.

Evidence of Milestone Completion

• Screenshots or live demo of the Leaderboard and Catalyst pages.
• GitHub commits documenting the development and implementation of these pages.

Final Release, Documentation, API, and Project Close-Out

Milestone Outputs

• Final testing and bug fixes to ensure platform stability and user-friendliness.
• Comprehensive documentation for users and developers, detailing platform features and API guides.
• Release of a public API that allows third-party developers to access Cardanoflow data for integration into their own projects.
• Final release of the platform's complete version ensuring all features are fully integrated and operational.
• Publishing Project Close-Out Report and a comprehensive overview video that showcases the platform’s features and benefits.

Acceptance Criteria

• Platform passes all final testing with no critical bugs with a stable and user-friendly interface.
• Documentation provides clear instructions of widget components for end-users.
• API is fully functional, authenticated, well-documented, providing access to data of all widgets in the platform.
• The close-out report is well prepared. The video effectively communicates the project's impact and functionality.

Evidence of Milestone Completion

• Test reports confirming the resolution of any bugs.
• Links to online documentation and API guides.
• GitHub release of the final project code along with the deployed API.
• Release of the final version of Cardanoflow, accessible to the public.
• Published Project Close-Out Report and the final project video

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

Team bio

Mert Köklü - Developer

With a degree in Computer Science, he worked as the Intelligent Video Analytics Team Leader at an NVIDIA distributor company, developing video analytics solutions for 2 years. After delving into the Web3 ecosystem, he has become a grantee for multiple protocols by contributing innovative projects. As a certified NVIDIA instructor and ambassador for well-known entities like Microsoft and The Graph protocol, he has earned recognition in the tech ecosystem.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mertkoklu/

GitHub: https://github.com/justmert

Discord: mertkkl

Tolga Yaycı - Developer

As a full-stack developer with 2 years of experience, I have refined my skills in software development, with a focus on dApp development in the past year. I have a deep interest in the Web3 space and have applied my skills by creating a number of relevant applications. In addition to my experience, I have developed detailed React and Next.js projects, further enhancing my ability to build robust and scalable web applications.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tolgayayci/

GitHub: https://github.com/tolgayayci

Discord: tolgayayci

Tolga and I co-founded YK Labs, a company specialized in developing applications and solutions within the blockchain ecosystem. We have experience working with well-known protocols such as Filecoin, Dfinity Foundation, Web3 Foundation, and Solana. Our collaborative efforts have led to the creation of 15+ grantee projects across 10+ protocols, earning recognition and experience with our contributions.

These are some of our projects:

- Sora - https://github.com/tolgayayci/sora

- Arbitrum Python SDK - https://github.com/justmert/arbitrum-python-sdk

- Arbitrum Stylus VS Code Extension - https://github.com/tolgayayci/stylus-vscode-extension

- Dfinity CLI GUI - https://github.com/tolgayayci/dfinity-dfx-gui

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

Total Dev Months - 6 Months

The funding will be used to cover the costs of development and maintenance of the Cardanoflow.

6 months x 2 developers x 12,500 ADA/month = 150,000 ADA

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

The requested funding of 150,000 ADA for the Cardanoflow project is calculated to ensure value for money within the Cardano ecosystem. This amount covers the development, maintenance, and enhancement of a comprehensive platform designed to provide analysis and insights of projects within the Cardano ecosystem. The budget is allocated towards technical development, project management, as well as operational costs like server hosting and maintenance.

The investment into the Cardanoflow project is justified by the value it brings to the Cardano community. The platform will provide a centralized hub for insight and monitoring the development progress of Cardano projects, offering valuable insights into the ecosystem's overall health and activity. The platform will benefit developers, users, and the community by simplifying project discovery and tracking, enhancing transparency, and providing data-driven insights into the Cardano ecosystem.