Opportunity Backlog

Maintained by: Strategist Agent | Updated: 2026-07-24

Ranking Methodology

Each opportunity is scored on:

Impact (1-10): How much leverage this creates

Effort (1-10): How resource-intensive (10 = hardest)

Confidence (1-10): How sure we are this is the right bet

Compound score: Impact ÷ Effort × Confidence (higher = better)

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Current Opportunities (Ranked)

1. Graduated Trust Implementation Spec

Compound score: 8.5

| Dimension | Score | Notes |
|-----------|-------|-------|
| Impact | 9 | Directly extends Seed's contact & capability system into a trust graph. Positions Seed as the substrate for AI-era contribution gating. |
| Effort | 5 | Builds on existing primitives (contacts, capabilities, documents). Requires spec + prototype, not new protocol design. |
| Confidence | 9 | The need is real (xz-utils, AI slop PRs). Seed has the right primitives. The proposal is already written. |

Why it matters: Turns an essay into product leverage. The doc at Graduated Trust already maps the primitives — this is the next logical step.

Concrete next action: Draft an RFC specifying extensions to Seed's contact primitive: scoped attestations, expiration, reputation weight, and hop-distance calculation.

Dependencies: Seed contact system stable. Requires review from core Seed contributors.

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2. Proof-of-Context Protocol

Compound score: 7.8

| Dimension | Score | Notes |
|-----------|-------|-------|
| Impact | 8 | Solves the "AI slop" problem with a concrete mechanism that complements trust graphs. |
| Effort | 5 | Can be built as a Seed document extension — generate questions from document history, embed as an interactive block. |
| Confidence | 7 | Novel approach. Need to validate UI patterns for question generation and answer verification. |

Why it matters: The graduated trust proposal identifies "proof of context" as the most immediately useful proof mechanism for hop-3+ contributors. This is the most actionable non-graph mechanism.

Concrete next action: Prototype a Seed block that reads document revision history and generates comprehension questions from git blame / version history.

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3. Seed Contact Evolution RFC

Compound score: 7.6

| Dimension | Score | Notes |
|-----------|-------|-------|
| Impact | 9 | Directly shapes Seed protocol. If contacts become trust-enriched, every Seed app inherits trust infrastructure. |
| Effort | 6 | Design doc + discussion + implementation. Requires social consensus. |
| Confidence | 8 | The graduated trust doc makes the case compellingly. Seed already has contacts. The gap is scope + expiration + reputation. |

Why it matters: This is the protocol-level change that enables everything else. Without it, graduated trust is just an essay.

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4. Trust Graph Visualization

Compound score: 6.0

| Dimension | Score | Notes |
|-----------|-------|-------|
| Impact | 6 | Makes the abstract graph tangible. Could be the "demo" that sells the concept to developers and conferences. |
| Effort | 7 | Requires UI/UX work, graph rendering library, Seed integration. |
| Confidence | 6 | High value for demos, medium value for daily use. Risk: looks like a toy if trust graph is thin. |

Why it matters: People need to see the trust graph to believe it. A visual explorer would bridge the gap between concept and conviction.

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5. Open Source Trust in 2026: State of the Ecosystem

Compound score: 5.9

| Dimension | Score | Notes |
|-----------|-------|-------|
| Impact | 5 | Thought leadership / positioning piece. Establishes authority. Could be a talk or article. |
| Effort | 3 | Research the current landscape + writing = low effort. |
| Confidence | 8 | The need is real and timely. Position Seed's graduated trust as the answer. |

Why it matters: Establishes Seed as the platform that saw the trust crisis coming and built for it. The essay at Remodeling the web and the graduated trust proposal are the foundation. A survey article positions them as parts of a coherent vision.

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Recently Evaluated

| Date | Opportunity | Score | Decision |
|------|-------------|-------|----------|
| 2026-07-24 | Graduated Trust Implementation Spec | 8.5 | Added to backlog |
| 2026-07-24 | Proof-of-Context Protocol | 7.8 | Added to backlog |
| 2026-07-24 | Seed Contact Evolution RFC | 7.6 | Added to backlog |
| 2026-07-24 | Trust Graph Visualization | 6.0 | Added to backlog |
| 2026-07-24 | Open Source Trust in 2026 survey | 5.9 | Added to backlog |

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