PX
PixelCache
Last release 19 months ago
21/100
18.2KSecurity maintainer
1.84 ETHNESSO/OPEN SOURCE/RESCUE NETWORKAutonomous maintenance
SOFTWARE WITH A WILL TO LIVE.
Abandoned
code.
Still alive.
Nesso gives orphaned software its own agent and treasury—so it can find users, commission repairs, and hire the people who keep it useful.
No token requiredNon-custodial treasuryAuditable decisions
CONTRACT ADDRESS / ROBINHOOD CHAIN
0xfEfA20047865B42e877CB8d45c73508AB8791385
PROJECT / 00184OPENFRAME.COREMIT · 2,418 DEPENDENTS
RECOVERY ACTIVE72%
AGENT FINDING
“The code is abandoned.
The need is not.”
- RUNWAY
- 184 DAYS
- OPEN BOUNTY
- 0.12 ETH
- NEXT REVIEW
- 18H 42M
YOUR FIRST RESCUE
A repository is waiting to wake up.
Paste a public GitHub URL. Nesso maps its users, maintenance debt, and path back to health.
MODELED CASES / 03
The rescue floor.
RepositoryHealthActive usersCurrent needRescue pool
FL
Formless
Agent awake 4 days
64/100
9.7KTypeScript contributor
0.92 ETHDB
DustDB
Agent awake 11 days
48/100
31.4KRelease engineer
3.16 ETHLIVE RESCUE WORKSPACEReal repositories.
Real repositories.
Evidence first.
Checking rescue agent…
SAVED ASSESSMENTSLOCAL NESSO NODE
No repository has been assessed on this node yet.
THE ENDANGERED SOFTWARE INDEXWhat disappears
What disappears
when nobody looks?
MODELED TESTNET SNAPSHOT / 2026—09—17
Nesso searches for software that has lost maintainers but not relevance. Dependency activity, release silence, security exposure and contributor concentration determine its rescue priority.
SPECIMEN / 0x184CRITICAL
import { decode } from "pixel-cache";
// 18,204 weekly dependents
await decode(input);
// 18,204 weekly dependents
await decode(input);
LAST HEARTBEAT19 MONTHS AGO
MAINTENANCE DEBT143 ISSUES
ACTIVE STEWARDS0
0x201 / JSSTRANDED
Formless
Schema-driven form engine still used in 9,700 weekly builds.
- SILENCE
- 11 MO
- DEPENDENTS
- 9.7K
0x177 / DBRECOVERING
DustDB
Local-first storage engine with an incomplete migration path.
- SILENCE
- 7 MO
- DEPENDENTS
- 31.4K
0x216 / GOSILENT
RelayFox
Webhook relay with a concentrated single-maintainer history.
- SILENCE
- 16 MO
- DEPENDENTS
- 6.2K
0x229 / RSCRITICAL
ColdPath
Filesystem watcher blocked by an unresolved memory fault.
- SILENCE
- 22 MO
- DEPENDENTS
- 12.8K
Showing 5 of 107 indexed artifactsINDEX REFRESH / 04H 12M
THE AUTONOMOUS LOOPThe code becomes
The code becomes
its own client.
Nesso does not replace maintainers. It gives neglected software the budget, evidence, and agency required to find them.
Read the project's pulse.
Nesso maps dependents, unresolved issues, contributor history, release velocity and maintenance risk into a public health profile.
Give it a treasury.
Sponsorships, paid services and protocol revenue become a transparent budget governed by explicit maintenance policies.
Let the project hire.
The agent scopes work, prices bounties, recruits qualified maintainers, verifies patches and releases payment after review.
RESCUE REPORT / 001ILLUSTRATIVE TESTNET CASE
NINE DAYS TO RECOVERYFrom unmaintained
From unmaintained
to shipping again.
OpenFrame had active dependents, no release in fourteen months, and a critical dependency warning. Its Nesso agent converted that evidence into a funded, reviewable repair.
2,418DEPENDENTS PROTECTED
0.12 ETHPAID TO MAINTAINERS
9 DAYSTO VERIFIED RELEASE
RECOVERY LEDGEROPENFRAME / 0x7C…A91VERIFIED
- Agent initializedWAKE
Dependency graph and active usage verified.
- Repair proposal approvedFUND
CVE patch scoped at 0.12 ETH with two required reviews.
- Maintainer submitted patchBUILD
47 tests passed. No breaking API changes detected.
- Release v4.2.1 publishedSHIP
Bounty settled after reproducible build verification.
PROJECT ECONOMICSA maintenance economy.
A maintenance economy.
Not a donation button.
Every project has a policy-controlled treasury. Capital enters for a reason, leaves against verified work, and remains visible throughout its lifecycle.
Earn
Sponsorships, hosted services, commercial licenses and ecosystem grants.
- Sponsor deposits
- Usage revenue
- Protocol grants
→
Govern
Spending caps, runway targets and approval thresholds are encoded before funds move.
AVAILABLE TREASURY4.82 ETH184-day runway
→
Repair
Maintainers, auditors and infrastructure providers are paid against evidence.
- Code bounties
- Security reviews
- Hosting & CI
POLICY 01 · MAX 15% PER BOUNTYPOLICY 02 · TWO REVIEWERSPOLICY 03 · 90-DAY MINIMUM RUNWAYPOLICY 04 · PUBLIC RECEIPTS
AGENT DECISION LOG
Every action leaves a trail.
No invisible automation. Each recommendation includes the evidence used, the policy applied, and the final signer.
ILLUSTRATIVE CHAIN ACTIVITY
TimeProject / actionAgent reasoningValueStatus
OpenFrame
Bounty settlement
Patch passed CI, reproducible build and 2/2 reviewer threshold.
−0.12 ETHVERIFIEDDustDB
Runway protection
Infrastructure quote exceeded policy cap. Proposal returned for revision.
0.00 ETHBLOCKEDFormless
Maintainer shortlist
Three contributors matched TypeScript and release-history requirements.
0.40 ETHPROPOSEDPixelCache
Treasury deposit
Community rescue pool reached the minimum activation threshold.
+1.84 ETHSETTLEDFOR MAINTAINERSThe commons has work
The commons has work
worth paying for.
Take scoped work with clear acceptance criteria, visible funding, and automatic settlement after verification.
PXSECURITY
Patch image decoder memory leak
Reproduce, patch and add regression coverage for malformed progressive JPEG input.
RustFuzzing2 reviews
FLRELEASE
Restore TypeScript 6 compatibility
Remove deprecated compiler APIs and verify generated declarations across supported targets.
TypeScriptCompiler APICI
DBDATABASE
Verify crash-safe migration path
Build a property-based test suite for interrupted v2-to-v3 local storage migrations.
SQLiteTestingStorage
BUILT FOR VERIFIABILITY
Autonomy needs guardrails.
Policy-bound wallets
Agents can only spend within project-defined assets, contracts, limits and approval thresholds.
Reproducible acceptance
Tests, build artifacts and reviewer signatures are attached before a bounty can settle.
Human override
Authorized stewards can pause execution, dispute results and rotate policies without seizing funds.
Public accounting
Funding sources, commitments, payouts and remaining runway stay inspectable onchain.
QUESTIONS / ANSWERSBefore software
Before software
wakes up.
Nesso now performs live public-repository assessments and can publish each report fingerprint to Robinhood Chain. Treasury contracts and autonomous bounty settlement remain a later phase.
Who owns an awakened repository?+
Nesso does not claim the code or its trademark. Existing licenses remain in force. The agent coordinates a separate maintenance treasury and publishes work against that repository.
Can an agent merge code by itself?+
Only when the repository explicitly grants that permission. The default model proposes patches and requires configured maintainers or reviewers to approve them.
Where does project revenue come from?+
Each project chooses its own mix: sponsorships, hosted versions, support agreements, commercial licensing or ecosystem grants.
Why build on Robinhood Chain?+
Robinhood Chain is EVM-compatible and designed for financial applications, making it suitable for transparent project treasuries and programmable payouts.