Even though I liked the bot and have heard pretty good feedback from node runners to monitor their nodes. I have to echo both armog and butta here a bit.
From what I know, this is a tool that relies on beaconchain team’s APIs.
What is to stop the node runners to crowdsource payment for beaconchain’s APIs and rely on this bot? Or what is to stop people to come up with their own version of the bot as I know there are a few node runners who have developed their own tools for monitoring their node health as well.
I have to also admit that these tools are necessary for the general node running/staker community. However, I have never been a proponent of SaaS in crypto and see these kinds of software as public goods. And there are better ways to fund these initiatives than a GIP from the Gnosis DAO.
I have to also acknowledge the fact that the current state of affairs in Gnosis DAO’s governance is not well-fitted and a bit obsolete in terms of funding small initiatives like this. And I would have also hate to see such a great initiative to help out node runners to go to waste due to lack of funding.
I wish to believe that with GIP-99 could improve the way in terms of encouraging relatively small initiatives like this in this proposal to be properly evaluated and funded though.
Hence, considering the discussion under GIP-99 and this proposal, I would like to direct @auryn_macmillan and the Guild’s attention to consider this proposal as part of immediate deliverables expected from the Guild’s proposal to brainstorm a solution to find a proper way to fund this incredible initiative (let it be through RPGF, conviction voting, or quadratic funding, in any novel way possible) which has already proven immense assistance to our current node runners who have already expressed their appreciation of the tool (check validators channel on Discord for testimonies).