Snek x Frigid: Cardano's First Bot Service for Customized Social Platform Token Integrations

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Snek (Ronan Kuczaj)

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

Entity (Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Co-proposers and additional applicants

Frigid (Iceberg Labs UAB) represented by Arctic Alpha

[GENERAL] Requested funds in ada

300000

[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)

We will support projects with a BaaS (Bot-as-a-Service) solution for Discord, Telegram and Twitter. Boosting community engagement and reducing barriers for Cardano token integration on social media.

[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?

No

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

The core algorithms and APIs used for interacting with Discord, Telegram, and Twitter will comply with the regulations set by each corresponding third party.

Our platform, bot services, and the underlying data that feeds our application will not be open-sourced. Beyond competitive advantage and monetization concerns, these components involve proprietary elements essential for maintaining our users' data security and privacy. By keeping these elements proprietary, we can better manage the quality of the user experience and protect sensitive information or intellectual property processed by the platform.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

TL;DR: 

We aim to launch a Bot-as-a-Service platform for project managers to boost social media engagement and provide easy access to Cardano blockchain data. Snekcoinbot will be rebranded and made accessible to the whole ecosystem. The platform will provide customizable bot services for Discord, Telegram, and Twitter, enhancing transparency, and allowing project managers to concentrate on project growth.

Proposed solution:

We plan to execute the following solutions:

• Baas (Bot-as-a-Service): Launch a BaaS platform where project managers can increase their social media engagement by purchasing API access to several bot services for Discord, Telegram and Twitter (X).
• Datafeed enhancement: Native integration with the Cardano blockchain data and other essential Cardano-focused data feeds. 
• Database enhancement: Develop a new backend that will allow better scalability and support growing amounts of requests.
• Service manager interface: Develop a user interface to access your current services, manage your services and customize your APIs, billing and payment.
• Documentation: Release extensive documentation on Gitbook for users to understand, install and use our bot services.
• Marketing: Advertise on several Cardano-related platforms including Taptools, Dexhunter and others.

Many projects often utilize bots on social media platforms to keep their followers informed about important updates, price changes, announcements, statistics or any other relevant information such as token policy ID, volume, liquidity and market capitalization. A bot system plays a crucial role in keeping community members engaged and informed, helping to foster transparency and trust among investors and enthusiasts.

Our solution known as Snekcoinbot is currently solely used by Snek. It will be rebranded and made available for other projects and tokens to integrate within their community, as well as expanding the features.

Through our platform, project managers will be able to choose a variety of bot services for Discord, Telegram and Twitter (X). The features will be highly customizable, including but not limited to:

• Text, image, link or chart reply after entering a certain text command
• Automatic post when a defined data point is matched, exceeded or is below a certain threshold

We aim to deliver “plug and play” services to project managers so they can quickly provide a great experience to their community at an affordable price and focus on growing their project. We will prove our impact by providing transparent updates and progress as we complete the listed milestones.

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

Infrastructure is the foundation for the growth of an ecosystem and information is king. Snek’s partnership with Frigid in developing scalable and friendly systems to report valuable data to market participants represents a large step forward in breaking down barriers of entry as well as deeping established projects’ communications with their communities . Current solutions (if any) are not uniform and require extra effort and capital to deploy which redirects valuable resources away from a project’s core mission on Cardano.

The success of this product can be measured in the following metrics:

• The amount of projects that integrate the platform services. Each integration represents an increase in depth and reach for a given community.
• The success of Snekx launchpad projects will be an indicator of how the platform services benefit Cardano. This proposal is a complement to Snek’s existing project-centric products. The platform services will be offered to every Snekx token launch. Increased adoption of these tokens or protocols will be evidence of the current and actionable information supplied to current and prospective holders.

We plan to share the outputs and opportunities resulting from our project through various channels. This includes regular updates to the Cardano community, presentations at relevant events, and publications on Snek (41k followers) and Frigid platforms and social media channels. We are committed to maintaining transparency and openness, and we will actively seek feedback and suggestions for improvement from the Cardano community.

[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?

Snek expertise:

• Created the most traded token on Cardano
• Fostered one of the largest communities on Cardano
• Delivered several products
• Created several partnerships with high-profile projects and ecosystem figures
• Great understanding of the market
• Powerful brand and marketing strategy

Frigid expertise:

• Cardano smart contract data mining
• Backend system architecture
• Fault-tolerant software design
• Software quality assurance

Our team comprises blockchain developers with extensive experience in Cardano development and proven track record of delivering complex projects within budget and on schedule. Additionally, our platform undergoes rigorous testing and quality assurance processes to ensure reliability and security. Our transparent reporting practices enable stakeholders to monitor fund utilization and project progress effectively. Our capabilities make us well-suited to deliver the project successfully.

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

Upgrade Frigid infrastructure and rebrand of Snekcoinbot

A: Milestone outputs

• Accurately track the data in these new DEXes
• New Snekcoinbot branding (logo, name, etc.)

B: Acceptance criteria

• No errors when tracking these DEXes
• The transactions are parsed accurately by Frigid infrastructure
• Snekcoinbot is rebranded on Twitter, Telegram and Discord

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Twitter, Telegram and Discord will post large order alerts from the newer DEXes
• PDF file showing the new branding approach

Backend Generalization - Discord//Telegram/Twitter

A: Milestone outputs

• Generalize logic to work with any Cardano Native Token on the 3 platforms described above

B: Acceptance criteria

• Relevant posts are created on the platforms

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Screenshots will be provided that the system is working for an arbitrary token on those platforms

UI/UX design and backend business logic responsible for the services selection and payment interface

A: Milestone outputs

• UX/UI design for the various components of the platform

B: Acceptance criteria

• Services selection and level of customization is clearly defined within the UI design
• By API call the backend must activate services for a client for a defined period of time

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Figma file of the complete platform
• Public API endpoints are posted on the project website and socials. Anyone can check how they work

Frontend development

A: Milestone outputs

• The frontend code-base is implemented

B: Acceptance criteria

• The frontend must contain the following use cases:
• Log in with your wallet
• Select a policy ID or Token
• Select one or more services
• Customize services
• Process a payment
• Visualize your active services and activation period

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• The frontend is deployed on a test domain

Frontend and backend Integration and documentation

A: Milestone outputs

• End-to-end integration working and is live

B: Acceptance criteria

• A user can seamlessly use the platform to integrate on Discord, Telegram and Twitter (X)

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Video recording
• The platform is deployed and integrated with the Cardano mainnet

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

The project will be delivered in partnership by Snek and Frigid. 

Snek

Socials:

• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/snek 
• Website: https://www.snek.com/

Core contributors: 

• Goofycrisp (https://twitter.com/goofy_crisp )
• MrGoldenhour (https://twitter.com/golden_Rapha )
• Rami (https://twitter.com/CardanoRami )
• Sal (https://twitter.com/Salmander0 )
• MasterofC (https://twitter.com/MasterofCTO )
• Max Maher (https://twitter.com/Maxwell_Maher )

Roles:

• Marketing & content creation
• Go-to-market strategy
• Sale pipeline & CRM
• Business Development
• Partnerships with other key Cardano projects 
• Partnerships with crypto KOLs (Key opinion leaders)
• Partnership with projects from other chains (mainly SOL and ETH projects)
• In charge of UI/UX design, frontend development, legal professional services, marketing and promotion and project management

Frigid

Socials:

• Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/frigid_ai 
• Website: https://frigid.ai/ 

Core contributors: 

• Arctic Alpha (https://twitter.com/The_ArcticAlpha )
• MasterofC (https://twitter.com/MasterofCTO )
• Other Frigid team members

Roles:

• Development and maintenance of the platform
• Development of new features and integrations
• Maintaining support for users via discord tickets
• In charge of cloud services, backend development and documentation

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

• UI/UX Design: 20,000 ADA
• Cloud Services : 20,000 ADA
• Backend Development: 95,000 ADA
• Frontend Development: 30,000 ADA
• Legal professional services : 20,000 ADA
• Marketing and Promotion: 30,000 ADA
• Documentation: 10,000 ADA
• Project Management: 45,000 ADA
• Miscellaneous and Contingency: 30,000 ADA

Total Budget: 300,000 ADA

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

The vast majority of capital granted by this proposal will go back into the ecosystem, namely the individuals dedicated to the growth and adoption of Cardano. These systems can be built internally without having to engage high cost, off-chain resources. 

The growth of platform represents excellent value for the Cardano ecosystem by:

• Supporting establish Cardano builders
• Giving new and existing projects the tools they need to effectively communicate valuable information
• Lowering the barrier of entry to new projects by creating a turnkey solution