PHASE 0 — Prep
Form Wyoming Holding Company (Nexus Integrated Holdings, LLC) Form Texas Subsidiary (Compute Commons, LLC)
Secure pilot partner(s): World Foundation/Tools for Humanity, FWB, Ethereum, Arizona State University, FYI. Define “merit criteria” v1. Hardware Risk Mitigation: Begin validation of vendor-agnostic software stacks (e.g., ROCm, ZLUDA, Vulkan) to support diverse high-performance consumer hardware architectures and reduce single-vendor dependency.
Create a waitlist at https://computecommons.org
PHASE 1 — Proof-of-Concept Compute Portal
Build just enough to simulate subsidized compute access.
Features: Login GPU job launcher (simple UI + API) Job queue Usage dashboard Subsidized tier with small free monthly allocation Paywall for more usage Billing via Stripe
No need for contribution scoring yet. Use manual onboarding via “grant access if user is vouched for.”
PHASE 2 — Contribution Scoring (8–12 weeks)
Build: Contribution profile GitHub integration Verify OSS commits Verify issues, docs, PR reviews Identity verification (GitHub + email minimum) Scoring pipeline: contribution → compute credits Abuse detection minimally (time-bound caps)
PHASE 3 — Paid Convenience & Scaling Features
Add: priority queue concurrency boost persistent storage snapshots dataset cache guaranteed job start custom endpoints multi-GPU jobs (8–16 GPUs) basic enterprise features (org billing, SSO beta) Federation Beta: Pilot integration of a single partner Nanopod into the Compute Portal. Strictly focused on Batch Inference workloads to validate network latency constraints.
PHASE 4 — Decentralized Funder Pools & Scaling
Add: funder dashboard Decentralized pool creation (e.g., “Open-Source Lab Pool: $100k” via smart contract) allocation reporting impact metrics distribution logic contributions → pool claims frictionless renewals for funders Federation V1: Implement a verified, non-custodial resource integration layer for new partner nodes (Federated Compute Model). Rollout follows verification of the economic model in Phase 3.
PHASE 5 — Decentralized Ecosystem & Governance Layer
Add: marketplace for workflows, models, templates revenue share team collaboration reproducible pipelines “publish your workflow” button build → train → deploy cycle Governance Layer Formation: Establish on-chain governance for platform parameters and merit criteria, focusing on utility and effective resource allocation rather than speculative tokenomics.
PHASE 6 — Community Ownership & Utility Focus: Finalize the transition to a fully decentralized, self-sustaining public utility. Add: Integration of Compute-backed Utility Rights (Tokens/NFTs) for resource access and collateral. Migration of all core "Developer-access Plane" services (Identity, Billing, Policy Engine) to a Web3-native stack where possible. Implementation of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs for privacy-preserving reputation scoring and subsidy verification. Finalize the transition to community ownership, ensuring the "Merit" economy remains the core driver of value.