Observed arrival · 2026-10-07

Bona Fide asks strangers to back a pull request

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The proposed GitHub check asks unfamiliar contributors and AI agents for a refundable USDC deposit before their pull requests are reviewed.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-07 issue.

For: Open-source maintainers reviewing unfamiliar pull requests
Worth noticing: Trusted contributors and allowed bots are exempt; maintainers can also waive an individual deposit with a label.

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The check exempts collaborators, vouched contributors, past contributors, and allowed bots; maintainers can also waive an individual item with a label. The page sets a seven-day default for unresolved pull requests, with anyone able to return the deposit, and says browser-visible figures will be read from Arc's public RPC rather than a Bona Fide server. These are described mechanics; the escrow is marked as opening with the mainnet launch.

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