Application Introduction
Project Name: InsightMesh
Problem Statement:
Web3 projects on Conflux and beyond face a recurring challenge: collecting high-quality, structured community feedback is difficult, and rewarding genuine contributors is nearly impossible with existing tools. Current survey and feedback platforms are entirely off-chain, offer no incentive alignment, and produce noisy datasets filled with bot responses and low-effort submissions. There is no native on-chain mechanism on Conflux that ties feedback collection, AI-powered analysis, and token-based reward distribution into a single verifiable workflow.
Proposed Solution:
InsightMesh is an AI-native on-chain feedback bounty platform that leverages Conflux’s unique Dual-Space architecture and Gas Sponsorship primitives. Creators lock a USDT0 reward pool on eSpace, publish a bounty on Core Space, and collect gas-sponsored survey responses. An AI pipeline (powered by Google Gemini) handles survey generation, response clustering, anti-Sybil filtering, and scoring. The creator reviews AI-distilled highlights, freezes a payout snapshot, and settles rewards transparently on-chain through an eSpace relayer.
Alignment with Conflux Network:
InsightMesh is purpose-built for Conflux. It is one of the first dApps to meaningfully combine Core Space (for high-throughput, gas-sponsored interaction) with eSpace (for ERC-20 token settlement) in a single user-facing product. The project directly showcases three of Conflux’s most differentiated features:
- Gas Sponsorship — participants submit feedback with zero gas cost
- Dual-Space Architecture — interaction on Core, settlement on eSpace
- Tree-Graph Consensus — high-throughput handling of bursty survey submissions
Benefit to the Conflux Ecosystem:
- Provides a production-ready reference implementation of Dual-Space + Gas Sponsorship integration, lowering the barrier for future developers
- Attracts non-crypto-native users (survey respondents) into the Conflux ecosystem through gasless UX
- Creates a repeatable engagement tool for DAOs, protocol teams, and hackathon organizers within Conflux
- Generates on-chain activity: bounty creation transactions, sponsored submission transactions, and settlement distribution transactions
Economic Benefit:
- Each bounty cycle generates USDT0 deposits (TVL on eSpace), multiple Core Space transactions (submissions), and settlement distributions — directly increasing on-chain asset flow and transaction volume
- As adoption grows, InsightMesh becomes a recurring source of organic transactions on both Core and eSpace
Competitive Edge:
- Unlike generic survey tools (Google Forms, Typeform): InsightMesh is on-chain, incentivized, and Sybil-resistant
- Unlike on-chain governance tools (Snapshot, Tally): InsightMesh handles rich qualitative feedback, not just binary voting
- Unlike bounty platforms (Dework, Layer3): InsightMesh focuses on structured insight extraction with AI, not task completion
- Native Conflux integration (Gas Sponsorship + Dual-Space) provides a UX advantage no EVM-only competitor can replicate
Project Links:
- GitHub: https://github.com/Jay-Gould7/InsightMesh
- Demo Video: https://youtu.be/oSJx-vxCimE?si=da_0N-vuDqgart5J
Conflux eSpace Grant Recipient Wallet Address:
0xCF0F8EC94Ed748E1b3B362D196B5714371EAd33E
Are you an incorporated startup?
No. InsightMesh is currently a student-led open-source project built for Global Hackfest 2026.
Technical Introduction
Problem Reference:
Web3 ecosystems lack a feedback-to-reward pipeline. Project teams resort to off-chain surveys with no contributor incentive, producing low-quality data. Manual review of open-ended responses is time-consuming and unscalable. Sybil attacks on reward-bearing campaigns are common and hard to detect without specialized tooling.
Existing Solutions:
- Off-chain survey tools (Google Forms, Typeform) — no incentives, no on-chain verification
- On-chain voting (Snapshot) — limited to binary/multiple-choice governance, no qualitative analysis
- Bounty platforms (Dework, Zealy) — task-oriented, no AI analysis or structured insight extraction
None of these solutions combine on-chain reward locking, gasless participation, AI-driven analysis, and anti-Sybil filtering in a single workflow.
Purpose of the System:
To provide a complete feedback bounty lifecycle on Conflux: from reward pool funding and survey publication, through gasless submission collection, to AI-powered insight extraction and transparent on-chain settlement.
Scope of the System:
- Bounty creation and management (Core Space)
- Reward pool deposit and settlement (eSpace)
- Gas-sponsored survey submission (Core Space)
- AI survey generation, clustering, highlighting, and scoring (off-chain, Gemini API)
- Anti-Sybil filtering pipeline (off-chain heuristics + on-chain nonce checks)
- Snapshot freeze and creator-approved settlement
Objectives and Success Criteria:
| Objective | Success Criteria |
|---|---|
| Functional Dual-Space bounty lifecycle | End-to-end flow from deposit to settlement completes on testnet |
| Gasless participant UX | Submissions confirmed on Core with zero user gas spend |
| AI insight quality | Clustered themes and highlights reviewed and approved by creator |
| Anti-Sybil effectiveness | Duplicate and zero-nonce addresses flagged before settlement |
| Settlement integrity | USDT0 distributed to correct addresses in correct amounts on eSpace |
Definitions:
- Bounty: A funded feedback campaign with a defined prompt, survey, reward pool, and deadline
- Submission: A gas-sponsored Core Space transaction containing a content hash and payout address
- Snapshot: A frozen, creator-approved payout table derived from AI scoring
- Settlement: The final on-chain distribution of USDT0 rewards on eSpace
Technical Proposal
Functional Overview
InsightMesh consists of four integrated layers:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Frontend Layer │
│ Next.js 15 App Router + React 19 │
│ - Bounty creation wizard │
│ - Survey builder (AI-generated + manual edit) │
│ - Gasless survey submission form │
│ - Insights dashboard (clusters, highlights) │
│ - Settlement approval panel │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Backend API Layer │
│ Next.js Route Handlers │
│ - Prisma + SQLite for draft/metadata storage │
│ - Gemini API integration (generation, analysis) │
│ - Core status relayer │
│ - eSpace settlement relayer │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Smart Contract Layer │
│ Core Space: │
│ - BountyRegistry (bounty state machine) │
│ - SubmissionRegistry (sponsored submissions) │
│ eSpace: │
│ - RewardVault (USDT0 deposit + distribution) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ AI Pipeline │
│ - Survey question generation from prompt │
│ - Response clustering and theme extraction │
│ - Highlight distillation with bonus scoring │
│ - Anti-Sybil heuristic scoring │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Core System Elements
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BountyRegistry (Core Space): Manages bounty lifecycle states (Draft → Active → Analyzing → Frozen → Settled). Only the creator can advance state. Linked to SubmissionRegistry for submission-count gating.
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SubmissionRegistry (Core Space): Accepts gas-sponsored submissions containing a content hash and payout address. Sponsorship is configured via Conflux’s built-in
SponsorWhitelistControl. -
RewardVault (eSpace): Holds USDT0 deposits per bounty. The
distribute()function is restricted to the vault admin (relayer) and executes batch transfers to recipient addresses. -
AI Analysis Pipeline: Off-chain processing using Google Gemini for survey generation, response analysis, clustering, highlight extraction, and anti-Sybil scoring. Results are stored in SQLite and surfaced in the insights dashboard.
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Settlement Engine: Combines AI scores, anti-Sybil flags, manual exclusions, and reward pool balance to compute a frozen payout snapshot. After creator approval (signature verification), the backend relayer executes
RewardVault.distribute()on eSpace.
Legal / Licensing
- Project is licensed under MIT License
- No proprietary dependencies; all third-party libraries are open source
- Google Gemini API usage follows Google’s standard API terms of service
Non-Functional Overview
| Factor | Details |
|---|---|
| Usability | Gasless UX for participants; guided wizard for creators; responsive dark-mode UI |
| Reliability | SQLite for MVP persistence; on-chain state as source of truth for bounty lifecycle |
| Performance | Core Space Tree-Graph consensus handles bursty submission patterns; AI analysis is async |
| Implementation | TypeScript throughout; Solidity 0.8.24 contracts; Hardhat for testing |
| User Interface | Premium dark-mode aesthetic with glassmorphism, micro-animations, and interactive data visualization |
Total Budget
Grant Size Requested: $5,000 USD (equivalent in CFX)
Budget Breakdown
| Activity | Cost | Justification |
|---|---|---|
| CrossSpaceCall Settlement Development | $1,500 | Replace relayer-based settlement with trustless cross-space execution. Requires new contract development, testing and audit. |
| Advanced Anti-Sybil Module | $1,000 | Implement identity-grade Sybil detection beyond current heuristics (graph analysis, behavioral scoring). |
| On-chain Reputation System | $1,000 | Design and deploy contributor reputation contracts that anchor AI scores on-chain for cross-bounty reputation building. |
| Multi-Token Reward Pool Support | $500 | Extend RewardVault to accept multiple ERC-20 tokens beyond USDT0. |
| Infrastructure & Operations | $500 | Testnet/mainnet deployment costs, Gemini API credits, domain hosting for 6 months. |
| Documentation & Community | $500 | Developer documentation, tutorial content, and community onboarding materials for Conflux developers. |
Development Roadmap
Phase 1: Trustless Settlement (Month 1-2)
Milestone 1 — CrossSpaceCall Integration
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Deliverables:
- New smart contracts implementing CrossSpaceCall-based settlement
- Removal of relayer dependency for reward distribution
- Comprehensive test suite for cross-space settlement flows
- Updated documentation
- Funding requested: $1,500
- Verification: Deployed contracts on testnet with passing test suite; end-to-end settlement demo without relayer
Phase 2: Enhanced Security (Month 2-3)
Milestone 2 — Advanced Anti-Sybil Controls
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Deliverables:
- Graph-based duplicate detection across bounties
- Behavioral scoring model for submission quality
- Creator-facing risk dashboard improvements
- Funding requested: $1,000
- Verification: Documented detection rates on test datasets; live demo with flagged submissions
Phase 3: Reputation & Multi-Token (Month 3-5)
Milestone 3 — On-chain Reputation & Multi-Token Pools
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Deliverables:
- Reputation contract deployed on eSpace anchoring contributor scores
- Multi-token RewardVault supporting arbitrary ERC-20 deposits
- Updated frontend supporting token selection and reputation display
- Funding requested: $1,500
- Verification: Deployed contracts; demo showing multi-token bounty creation and reputation score lookup
Phase 4: Production Readiness (Month 5-6)
Milestone 4 — Mainnet Deployment & Documentation
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Deliverables:
- Mainnet deployment on Conflux Core + eSpace
- Complete developer documentation and integration guide
- Community tutorial: “How to run a feedback bounty on Conflux”
- Funding requested: $500
- Verification: Live mainnet contracts; published documentation; at least 3 active bounties on mainnet
Team
Jay Gould
- Role: Full-stack Developer & Project Lead
- Responsibilities: Smart contract development, frontend/backend architecture, AI pipeline integration, system design
- Relevant Experience: Junior university student majoring in Blockchain; hands-on experience with Solidity, Next.js, Conflux SDK, and AI API integration through InsightMesh development
- GitHub: @Jay-Gould7
- Discord: gold_xxtxx
vivid
- Role: Operations & Community
- Responsibilities: Community engagement, testing, content creation, go-to-market execution
- GitHub: @wkarry450-max
- Discord: vividzfc
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