Discover tea by the creator of Homebrew.
Unlock the rewards you deserve as a core developer or maintainer.
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Seamlessly onboard OSS projects across diverse package managers.

Register, deploy, and ignite
your rewards earning potential.
npm
PyPi
APT
Crates
RubyGems
Homebrew
pkgx
...and more to come soon

Incentives for maintaining your OS codebase.
Trustless & fully automated.

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Introducing the Testnet for the tea Protocol.

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Proof of Contribution

tea quantifies the impact of all OSS projects to ensure developers are incentivized properly.

tea Whitepaper

Learn how the tea Protocol is distributing value back to OSS developers.

tea Protocol
We are fueling open-source with fungible rewards to create a more robust foundation of the internet.
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Rewarding open-source innovation & maintenance to enhance the software supply chain.
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Rewarding open-source innovation & maintenance to enhance the software supply chain.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is tea?

tea is a decentralized protocol secured by reputation and incentives. tea enhances the sustainability and integrity of the software supply chain by allowing open-source developers to capture the value they create in a trustless manner. 

What is Proof of Contribution?

Proof of Contribution is the novel consensus mechanism of the tea Protocol designed to quantify the impact of all projects across all open-source systems. Proof of Contribution assigns a dynamic score, referred to as a project’s teaRank, based on each open-source project’s orientation within, and utilization from the broader open-source ecosystem over time.

This approach benefits foundational software far removed from the application layer (which tends to be the most visible layer to the public and attracts most of the interest) and extends the reward mechanism to ensure that all components of a project – from the top of the tree, all the way to its base, are rewarded for their contribution.

What is the purpose of the TEA Token?

The TEA token serves as the access key to certain parts and designated features of the tea protocol. Holders of TEA tokens have the ability to:

  • Register their packages
  • Support packages by staking TEA tokens to specific packages
  • Contribute to the security of the software supply chain by challenging packages and conducting reviews to report bugs and/or vulnerabilities

Ultimately, the value captured by the tea Protocol accrues back to token holders as the community scales, creating a feedback loop that further incentivizes participation.

When will the tea Testnet begin?

Early 2024. Join the waitlist today to learn more about key milestones and get started with tea.

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