Executive Summary

This proposal requests a Small Spender allocation to immediately upgrade the Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) website and deployment infrastructure, advancing PCF from a reactive entity into a proactive ecosystem operator and a product-focused gateway for “The Second Age” of Polkadot. By updating our digital presence now, we signal readiness to onboard externally funded units and align our public interface with Polkadot's shift towards a mature, product-grade platform. This is the foundational step required to activate the new proactive strategy, enabling PCF to help bring Polkadot’s vision to the mainstream.

Execution Plan

Upon the approval, the following steps will be executed:

Strategic Website Overhaul
Rebuild the PCF website to reflect the priorities of the new "Product-First" strategy. The website outlines PCF's alignment with Polkadot's product strategy and serves as an official communication channel (via email) for receiving proposals to form a PCF unit using one's own funding resources. Admission will be determined by alignment checks against the PCF Bylaws and objectives conducted by PCF Directors.

Budget Allocation: 500 usd

Deployment Infrastructure Upgrade
Fund the immediate setup of necessary deployment tools (e.g. monitoring) to support the scalability and stability of Polkadot-enabled products.
This covers Grafana monitoring, github team plan and runners.

Budget Allocation: 1000 usd

Transition to Operational Mode
Approved units will launch immediately as pilot operators. Success metrics and operational challenges gathered during this phase will help shape future refinements to the PCF 2.0 framework.

Autonomous Projects is posting this on behalf of the Polkadot Community Foundation