AutoPGF eliminates governance friction by automating capital distribution to public goods. Rather than managing grants through traditional rounds or reviews, funds flow continuously or periodically based on predefined, objective signals — protocol fees, usage metrics, contribution data, or community votes.
How It Works
AutoPGF replaces human allocation decisions with programmable, signal-driven fund flows.
- Establish funding source — protocol revenue, treasury inflation, or dedicated allocation
- Define signals — votes, contribution metrics, usage data, or oracle feeds that determine where funds flow
- Deploy distribution logic — smart contracts that route funds based on signal inputs
- Funds flow automatically — capital moves to qualified recipients based on real-time or periodic signal evaluation
- Optional safeguards — governance can adjust parameters or add new recipients, but day-to-day distribution is automated
Three Primary Models
- Protocol-Native PGF: A percentage of protocol fees automatically routes to public goods
- Signal-Based Streaming: Real-time fund flows determined by votes, contributions, or metrics
- Trigger-Based Allocations: Specific thresholds or conditions unlock new distributions
Advantages
- Reduces governance and review overhead dramatically
- Provides consistent, predictable support for long-term contributors
- Creates transparent alignment between funding and measurable inputs
- Enables rule-based capital flows that don't depend on human attention
Limitations
- Not suited for one-time or high-touch funding scenarios requiring judgment
- Cannot evaluate early-stage, untested contributors lacking historical data
- Struggles with creative/experimental projects that resist quantification
- Requires community consensus on which signals matter
Best Used When
- Protocol DAOs want sustainable, hands-off public goods support
- Ecosystems have robust onchain activity and measurable metrics
- Treasury managers prefer automated allocation over repeated governance
- Builders need predictable, continuous funding rather than episodic grants
Examples and Use Cases
Protocol Fee Routing
Protocols route a percentage of transaction fees directly to ecosystem tools and infrastructure maintainers, based on usage metrics.
Contribution-Based Distribution
DAOs distribute capital based on GitHub commits, documentation contributions, and community engagement metrics.
Oracle-Monitored Infrastructure
Infrastructure projects receive automated funding based on uptime, usage volume, and performance data collected by oracles.
