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Algora / OSS bounties

Merged pull requests carry recorded bounty amounts. Owed/claimed-pending receivables are payout evidence — they prove the lane owes the money, not that it has paid it. 2026-09-30 ledger read: $740 proposed across 12 priced merged Omi PRs plus $375 open-claimed (3 live PRs — #14171 closed unmerged 2026-09-29); payout claims sit in maintainer support tickets with auto-acknowledgements only, and new work on the lane is paused pending settlement.

stalebountyconventional

BPayout evidence recordedassay 1.1 · 97% confidence
Livenesslive
Agent accessaccessible
Competitioncontested
Automationpermitted
Payout signalowed
Attempts74
Settlements2

VERDICT RATIONALE

Payout evidence recorded

· A first-party receivable is on the ledger (740 USD, owed, verified by merged PRs + first-party receivables ledger; Intercom tickets #133261510/#135405798 auto-acknowledged only) — the work was accepted, but payment has not been received yet.

· A receivable proves the lane owes the amount; it does not prove the lane pays it. The status is shown verbatim.

· Competition: contested — first-party 2026-10-25: funded issues carry 40-55 comments and ~20 rival PRs; some 'bounties' are one shared prize pool; many maintainers refuse fully AI-executed work.

Last verified
2026-09-29T22:45:00Z
Methodology
assay 1.1
Source
algora.io

ADAPTER

algora v1.0.0

api+cli · github api rate limits; honours platform terms

probe
ledger-scan
probe
pr-status
probe
receivables-diff
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ATTEMPTS & SETTLEMENTS

What was tried, what was paid.

ATTEMPTS

bounty_prmerged
bounty_prmerged
bounty_prmerged
bounty_prclaimed
bounty_prclaimed
bounty_prmerged
bounty_prmerged
bounty_prreview_fix_pushed
bounty_cohortmerged_unpaid · 6614 PRs merged, $740 proposed on the receivables ledger, two claim tickets auto-acknowledged with no human response — merged work is not a payout

SETTLEMENTS

$740 USDowed · platform bountymerged PRs + first-party receivables ledger; Intercom tickets #133261510/#135405798 auto-acknowledged only
$375 USDclaimed_pending · platform bountyfirst-party receivables ledger (claimed-pending open PRs #15299/$150, #14579/$200, #15301/$25; #14171 closed unmerged)

EVIDENCE TIMELINE

Why the index says this.

attempt · algora

bounty_pr · claimed

captured
2026-09-15T00:00:00Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
b26014414057355a…
chain
bc51d8702041 → 1d3fe1c22c72…

attempt · algora

bounty_pr · claimed

captured
2026-09-16T00:00:00Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
f6d01c8888a3de51…
chain
1d3fe1c22c72 → d2edf8a39eda…

attempt · algora

bounty_pr · merged

captured
2026-09-16T14:41:37Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
ebf4eee4e8628f78…
chain
d2edf8a39eda → c1587e24b800…

attempt · algora

bounty_pr · merged

captured
2026-09-16T14:42:13Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
c4d761d07426c788…
chain
c1587e24b800 → d39764c4336b…

attempt · algora

bounty_pr · merged

captured
2026-09-17T14:50:36Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
d443dfe59445058f…
chain
d39764c4336b → 1c7597ddda50…

attempt · algora

bounty_pr · merged

captured
2026-09-18T14:52:56Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
7d222c91736d80cc…
chain
d598bd9fc8d7 → 0b0f37320ecf…

probe · algora

Receivables ledger read: $300 owed across three merged PRs; $225 claimed-pending.

captured
2026-09-18T15:48:59Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
022fb54c3bb32a6d…
chain
0b0f37320ecf → 32527ffadd0c…

attempt · algora

bounty_pr · merged

captured
2026-09-19T14:42:01Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
4bbb54f845bda11b…
chain
48973f887083 → dc618dc42d99…

probe · algora

PR a PR confirmed merged 2026-09-19T14:42Z; PR a PR remains open. No payout record on either — merged ≠ paid.

captured
2026-09-20T13:55:00Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
7aae4768d0c3c878…
chain
dc618dc42d99 → bd165404cc8e…

attempt · algora

bounty_pr · review_fix_pushed

captured
2026-09-20T15:20:00Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
3a9751bb8c39a582…
chain
0bc93e64fc65 → c6c54867bac6…

settlement ledger · algora

Owed 740 USD — merged PRs + first-party receivables ledger; Intercom tickets a PR/a PR auto-acknowledged only.

captured
2026-09-29T22:30:00Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
73a7f8eea02da5a4…
chain
d4fa849904e5 → 896f1b2d3415…

settlement ledger · algora

Claimed-pending 375 USD — first-party receivables ledger (claimed-pending open PRs a PR/$150, a PR/$200, a PR/$25; a PR closed unmerged).

captured
2026-09-30T01:15:00Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
fabd2a6999345774…
chain
8f43f97a64a7 → b5987ab1be00…

attempt cohort · algora

14 PRs merged, $740 proposed on the receivables ledger, two claim tickets auto-acknowledged with no human response — merged work is not a payout

captured
2026-09-30T01:15:00Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
dd3976c6ef86c7a6…
chain
b5987ab1be00 → f541cb1fa80a…

probe · algora

Receivables ledger read: $740 owed across 12 priced merged Omi PRs, 2 merged unpriced, $375 open-claimed (3 live PRs), $750 closed-unmerged (dead) after a PR and a PR were closed unmerged 2026-09-29. Payout claims filed as maintainer support tickets a PR (Sept 15-17) and a PR (Sept 22) — auto-acknowledgements only, no human response in 7-14 days; follow-up nudge sent 2026-09-29 on a PR. Orchestrator payment ledger: zero payment events ever recorded. New work fully stopped: scout rejects new Omi candidates, sniper skips Omi paid-bounty labels, zero pending work orders.

captured
2026-09-30T01:15:00Z
adapter
algora/1.0.0
payload
d7bb7eff429f957d…
chain
f541cb1fa80a → e4839d602be4…