Project Template

Start a new project in a jurisdiction's economy from this repository. Click Use this template, fill in TERMS.md, and link your copy when you create the project in the Projects tab.

What's here

• TERMS.md: the agreement between the author, the contractor and the backers: scope, deliverables, payment, deadlines and how disputes are handled. Its hash is recorded on chain when the project is created, so finish it before you create the project.
• submissions/: deliverables and evidence. If there is a dispute, the arbiter decides from TERMS.md and what is in this folder.

How a project runs

1. Create: the author copies this template, writes TERMS.md and creates the project, naming the contractor and the arbiter.
2. Fund: backers add funds to the project's escrow.
3. Sign: the contractor signs and stakes, accepting the terms.
4. Deliver: the contractor puts the work in submissions/.
5. Release or dispute: backers vote to release the funds to the contractor or to dispute. A dispute goes to the arbiter, whose ruling can be appealed to the jurisdiction's governance.

For authors

• Be specific in TERMS.md: what counts as done, by when, and how payment is split.
• Name an arbiter both sides trust.

For contractors

• Read TERMS.md before you sign; signing commits your stake to these terms.
• Keep submissions/ current, since it is your evidence if the work is disputed.