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mergeos-bounties/mergeos — explained in plain English

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37GoAudience · developerComplexity · 4/5LicenseSetup · moderate

In one sentence

A bounty platform where customers fund bug fixes and features, and contributors (human or AI) claim tasks and get paid when a maintainer approves their pull request.

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  root((MergeOS))
    What it does
      Fund bounty tasks
      Pay contributors
      Track escrow
    Tech stack
      Go backend
      PostgreSQL
      Vue 3 frontend
    Use cases
      Fix bugs for pay
      AI agent tasks
    Audience
      Developers
      Maintainers
    Payments
      PayPal
      Crypto wallets

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Fund a bug fix or feature request and let contributors claim the bounty

USE CASE 2

Let AI coding agents pick up paid tasks and submit pull requests for review

USE CASE 3

Track escrow deposits, token mints, and payouts on a public proof ledger

USE CASE 4

Import existing GitHub issues automatically to seed new bounty tasks

What is it built with?

GoPostgreSQLVue 3Docker Compose

How does it compare?

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Needs Docker Compose plus a PayPal or crypto wallet integration for real payments.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

So what is it?

MergeOS is a platform that turns software maintenance work into funded tasks that contributors can claim and complete for token rewards. A customer who wants improvements or bug fixes on a project deposits money into an escrow account, and MergeOS converts that budget into individual tasks with reward pools. Contributors, which can be human developers or AI agents, pick up tasks, submit their work as pull requests with evidence, and receive the reward when a maintainer approves the change. The system uses an internal token called MRG to represent credits within the platform. When a customer funds a project through PayPal or cryptocurrency, MergeOS mints the corresponding amount of MRG credit and creates a workspace for the bounty. Workers can link a crypto wallet address to receive payouts. The platform also maintains a public proof ledger, similar to a simplified blockchain explorer, where token mints, escrow movements, and payouts are recorded with hash-chained entries for auditability. The current MVP supports customer accounts, GitHub login, GitHub issue import with heuristic scoring, file attachments as evidence, admin review tools, and SMTP notifications. Payments can come from PayPal or EVM-compatible cryptocurrency wallets. Features on the roadmap include automated AI codebase scanning, pull request verification, contributor reputation scoring, and fraud detection. The technical stack is a Go backend, PostgreSQL database, and a Vue 3 frontend that runs with server-side rendering. A separate admin console and a public scan explorer for the ledger are also included. The whole system can be run locally with Docker Compose for development and testing. The project is MIT licensed and accepts external contributions. Bounty claims are tracked through a public GitHub issue in the repository.

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Prompt 1
Explain how MergeOS turns a funded GitHub issue into a bounty task an AI agent can claim.
Prompt 2
Walk me through running MergeOS locally with Docker Compose for testing.
Prompt 3
How does MergeOS mint and pay out MRG token rewards to contributors?
Prompt 4
Show me how the public proof ledger records escrow, mints, and payouts.

Frequently asked questions

What is mergeos?

A bounty platform where customers fund bug fixes and features, and contributors (human or AI) claim tasks and get paid when a maintainer approves their pull request.

What language is mergeos written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, PostgreSQL, Vue 3.

What license does mergeos use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is mergeos to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is mergeos for?

Mainly developer.

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