Escrow the whole grant
The funder signs once. Every milestone tranche is locked into the contract at deployment — no top-ups, no invoices.
Somnia milestone grant protocol
Grants that pay on outcomes, not calendars.
Escrow the whole grant up front. Each milestone releases its own tranche the moment an agent-verified proof passes — no committee vote, no approval queue.
NetworkSomnia Shannon Testnet
Verification deposit0.12 STT
Release pathescrow → proof → verdict
ReleasedVerifyingLockedRejected
Publish the technical spec1.5 STT · Paid
Deploy a working prototype1.5 STT · Paid
Ship to mainnet with docs1 STT · Pending
Onboard ten live users1 STT · Locked
How it works
Four beats, told as a roadmap.
The funder escrows everything once. After that, each milestone is claimed, verified, and released on its own — no human in the loop once the contract is live.
Point at the evidence
When a milestone lands, the recipient claims it and submits the public URL that proves the work.
An agent reads the proof
Somnia Agents weigh that evidence against the milestone question already written on chain.
The tranche releases
A passing verdict releases the tranche to the recipient. A failing one returns it to the funder.
Why this exists
The payout rules belong on chain.
Traditional grants run on private interpretation and discretion. Grant Vesting makes the qualifying conditions public and immutable before any tranche moves.
Grant committees
- Weeks of delay between a deliverable and its payment.
- Padded reports written to satisfy ambiguous criteria.
- Funders verify claims by hand, or not at all.
Grant Vesting
- Every tranche escrowed from day one — no invoices.
- The recipient triggers verification with public evidence.
- An agent checks the proof against the question, on chain.
Ready when you build
Escrow it once. Each milestone earns its release.
Draft the roadmap, set the tranches, and let the contract settle on outcomes. The spine fills as the work lands.