> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://waodao.gitbook.io/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://waodao.gitbook.io/docs/economics/scoring.md). # Project scoring This scoring framework was originally created during the first phase of WAODAO, when the Treasury concept included selecting crypto assets, tokens, NFTs, and early-stage projects for a portfolio. WAODAO has since evolved. The current model is focused less on building a classic investment portfolio and more on **Friendly Pools, WAO liquidity, grants, and long-term ecosystem alignment**. Still, the scoring logic remains useful. Today, a similar analysis can be applied when WAODAO evaluates grant applicants, potential Friendly Pool partners, reciprocal liquidity projects, community tokens, and strategic ecosystem collaborations. Project scoring is not a promise to invest, list, fund, or partner with any project. It is a structured way to understand quality, risk, alignment, and long-term potential. ### 1. General factors 1.1. Quality of the project’s website, documentation, white paper, or public materials.\ 1.2. Sustainability, future prospects, and feasibility of the project.\ 1.3. Competitive environment and market positioning.\ 1.4. Existence of a working MVP, product, protocol, community, or other proof of execution.\ 1.5. Token launch structure, if applicable.\ 1.6. Roadmap quality and whether the team follows its public commitments.\ 1.7. Fit with WAODAO values, culture, and long-term direction. ### 2. Team 2.1. Experience and competence of founders and core contributors.\ 2.2. Execution history of individual team members.\ 2.3. Previous successful projects or meaningful public work.\ 2.4. Advisors, ambassadors, partners, and ecosystem relationships.\ 2.5. Transparency, communication quality, and reliability. ### 3. Economic indicators 3.1. Business model, protocol model, or value creation mechanism.\ 3.2. Tokenomics and token utility, if the project has a token.\ 3.3. Token allocation and vesting structure.\ 3.4. Current liquidity, trading environment, and market depth.\ 3.5. Potential fit for a token / WAO Friendly Pool.\ 3.6. Expected collaboration horizon and long-term incentive alignment. ### 4. Community and marketing 4.1. Mentions of the project in media, social platforms, and community spaces.\ 4.2. Quality of discussion around the project, not only raw hype metrics.\ 4.3. Social activity of the team and official project accounts.\ 4.4. Strength, authenticity, and culture of the community.\ 4.5. Influencer, builder, and ecosystem attention.\ 4.6. Potential for community synergy with WAODAO. ### 5. Development and security 5.1. GitHub or development activity, if the project is technical or open-source.\ 5.2. Code quality and visible development progress.\ 5.3. Audits from reputable companies, if relevant.\ 5.4. Functional testing, product reliability, and bug history.\ 5.5. Security practices and operational maturity. ### 6. Friendly Pool and grant alignment For the current WAODAO phase, additional attention is given to liquidity and collaboration potential: 6.1. Can the project create a meaningful token / WAO liquidity route?\ 6.2. Does the project have a real community that can benefit from a Friendly Pool?\ 6.3. Is the project culturally or strategically aligned with WAODAO?\ 6.4. Can the collaboration bring new users, new narratives, new liquidity, or new utility to the WAODAO mesh?\ 6.5. Is the requested grant size reasonable relative to project quality, liquidity plan, and long-term collaboration potential? ### AI-assisted scoring WAODAO may test AI-assisted scoring models to help analyze public information about projects, tokens, communities, and liquidity opportunities. AI can help summarize documents, compare projects, detect risks, analyze communication patterns, and structure research. However, AI output is only an analytical tool. Final decisions remain human, contextual, and based on the strategic interests of WAODAO. ### Important note The scoring model is continuously improved as new market data, infrastructure, AI tools, and ecosystem priorities emerge. In the current phase, scoring is mainly used to support decisions around **Friendly Grants, Friendly Pools, Treasury Liquidity Pairings, and ecosystem partnerships**, rather than the old Phase 1 model of building a broad Treasury investment portfolio. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. 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