Allocation of 0.5% of the Meteora Airdrop to Long-Term Community Tools

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Summary

This proposal recommends allocating 0.5% of the Meteora token supply to community-built tools that have meaningfully contributed to the growth and usability of the Meteora ecosystem. These tools, created and maintained by long-term community members, serve as critical middleware and data layers that improve the DeFi user experience on Meteora. The allocation will be distributed with a one-year linear vesting schedule.

For context, I am one of the co-founders of MetEngine. We have made $ 7 M+ in LP Deposits on Meteora through our bot, and our users have made $130k+ in profits in just 2.5 weeks with Auto Lping.

The community tools list maintained by Meteora can be found here.

Motivation

The Meteora ecosystem has benefited from several community-driven tools that either:

  • Act as middleware, simplifying user interaction with Meteora, or
  • Provide read/data layers, enabling deeper insight and analytics on Meteora activity.

These tools have played a pivotal role in onboarding users, increasing TVL, and enhancing transparency. Recognizing and rewarding these contributors will incentivize innovation and long-term alignment with the protocol.

1. Middleware Tools

These tools facilitate actions like liquidity provisioning, strategy automation, and user onboarding.

Suggested Evaluation Metrics:

  • LP deposit volume driven to Meteora via the tool
  • Number of unique users utilizing the tool

Examples:

  • MetEngine
  • LpAgent
  • Cleopetra

Verification should be done on-chain or through verifiable analytics dashboards.

2. Read/Data Layer Tools

These tools provide visibility, tracking, and analytics to the community, offering insight into the performance of positions and position analytics.

Suggested Evaluation Metrics:

  • Weekly/monthly active users.
  • Any unique metrics/data provided by them.

Examples:

  • RPS AI
  • Metalex Dashboard
  • Honk Index
  • Meteora AI

Metrics should be demonstrable through usage analytics or open dashboards.

  1. DBC Tools

The Dynamic Bonding Curve (DBC) program is a permissionless launch pool protocol that allows any launch partners to enable their users to launch tokens with customizable virtual curves directly on their platform (e.g. launchpad).

Suggested Evaluation Metrics:

  • TVL is done by tokens launched by their platform.
  • The number of users using their platform.

The number of tokens launched shall not be considered as it doesn’t add much value and can be botted.

Proposal

  • Allocate 0.5% of the Meteora airdrop to be distributed among the qualifying community tools; the number 0.5% is negotiable and is for the Meteora team to decide.
  • Distribution will occur via a 1-year linear vesting schedule.
  • Eligibility will be determined based on transparent, verifiable data (either on-chain or via usage metrics).
  • The list of eligible tools may expand or contract based on future community review and available data.

Conclusion

Supporting community tools with a meaningful airdrop allocation reinforces the value of open development and long-term alignment with the Meteora ecosystem. This proposal ensures that contributors who build and maintain infra receive fair recognition for their efforts.

I would love to hear thoughts of the community on this proposal and receive feedback on it.

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Yeah sounds good to me. These tools have helped me a lot.

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Most of tools
Will move to monthly fees and few already charging .5 percent fees

They have good business if meteora grow they grow to

I dont support proposal
We need to have tools like stalkchain and better than that
Team should provide rewards in usdc people building for meteora which helps users

They should be rewarded every 6 months

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I think it is awesome that there are so many useful tools that are centered around meteora, especially ones that make LPing/DLMMing easier.

I don’t think allocating a % of the airdrop is the right reward system though, as it is a one time thing and isn’t inclusive of future projects/tools. And because it is a one time thing where a team can collect a whole bunch of Met tokens, it does not incentivize up-keeping and maintaining the tools once tokens have been allocated.

I’m also assuming these tools already monetize by collecting a fee on trades, which I completely support.

I don’t support the proposal as it currently stands, but as a revision, I would support some kind of grant/salary like the ones Mario, Alex, HMC etc. proposed for the work they are doing. This system ensures good work is getting paid, and if their work/tool stops, they eventually stop getting paid.

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+1 for this, 0.5% is a modest ask

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Also, thanks for being transparent that you’re a co-founder of metengine

Would be great if future supporters of this proposal also state if they’re part of a team building/running tools who may qualify if this passes :slight_smile:

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I support proposal we need more tools
and rewrads should not be on $met

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nice proposal but I think the builders and developers are making profit with tools they built in as much as Meteora triumph those tools will still be making protocol fees.

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It’s not just about whether a tool charges fees or not , the key point is that many of these tools were built for the community with zero initial incentives. They’ve added real value to the Meteora ecosystem and helped users navigate and thrive.

Look at what Optimism is doing with their Retroactive Public Goods Funding , they allocate ~$4.7M/month (8M OP tokens) to support builders contributing to their ecosystem. This isn’t about profits, it’s about recognizing and sustaining long-term value creation.

I agree we should eventually aim for higher-quality tools like Stalkchain or beyond , but we also need to nurture and retain the builders who got us here. Airdrop allocations are a strong way to signal long-term alignment.

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Moving forward after the airdrop, the team can decide whether to start a grant program for new tools,but there should definitely be an airdrop allocation for the projects which were early on the ecosystem. Take example of any chain launch,you will always find then rewarding the early builders (recent Eg. Berachain)

It’s not just about whether a tool charges fees or not , the key point is that many of these tools were built for the community with zero initial incentives. They’ve added real value to the Meteora ecosystem and helped users navigate and thrive.

Look at what Optimism is doing with their Retroactive Public Goods Funding , they allocate ~$4.7M/month (8M OP tokens) to support builders contributing to their ecosystem. This isn’t about profits, it’s about recognizing and sustaining long-term value creation.

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I still don’t think giving a % of the airdrop allo is the way to go. I’m still thinking grants/salaries is the way

Also, are you asking for 0.5% on top of the 15% to community or 0.5% out of the 15%? Either way it’s 0.5% outta the total 100% at the end of the day. Just wanted to specify.

Bera and OP also not doing too hot right now. Many factors as to why it’s not doing too hot and market conditions is definitely one of them. Not saying it’s to do with how they reward etc.

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I am not against incentives
Asking percentage won’t help from my view
If team rewards people for building 6 months with some supply and after that team needs to add more supply if previous tools not helping community
If tool which built is useful for users i would spend xtra money to use it
And OP lacks builders they need more people to build things which solana doing from years
When team things they need more tools team will come upfront and provide incentives
But for meteora if tools build by you is useful to users you don’t really need incentives
Monthly fee or certain fee makes you millions
It depends on what you build

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May Meteora succeed, every contributor want some cake of $met. I know the team have best plan to reward every meaningful contribution to development of Meteora.

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