Contributor Guide for Proposals and Earnings
How it works
From profile setup to getting paid — your contributor journey.
Create your developer profile
Sign up, set your skills, hourly rate range, availability, and link your portfolio. Clients find you through AI-powered matching.
Browse and propose on projects
Search open projects by skills and budget. Submit proposals with your price, timeline, milestone breakdown, and cover letter.
Deliver milestones
Work through agreed milestones. Submit deliverables with notes for client review. Get paid as each milestone is approved.
Build your reputation
Collect ratings and reviews from clients. Higher ratings improve your ranking in search results and AI matching scores.
Contributor tools
Everything you need to find work, deliver projects, and manage your career — available via dashboard or MCP.
Find Projects
Browse open projects filtered by required skills, budget range, and timeline. Paginated results with full project details.
list_open_projectsSubmit Proposals
Send proposals with your price, estimated hours, cover letter, and a detailed milestone breakdown.
submit_proposalDeliver Work
Submit completed milestones with deliverables and notes. Clients review and approve to release payment.
submit_milestoneTrack Earnings
View total earned, pending payments, and breakdowns by week, month, quarter, or year.
get_earningsCommunicate
Message clients directly on contract threads. Keep a clear audit trail of all project communication.
send_messagelist_messagesReviews & Profile
Leave reviews for completed contracts. Update your bio, skills, rates, availability, and portfolio links.
submit_reviewupdate_profileRate guidelines
Junior-mid developers, 1-3 years experience
Senior developers, specialized skills, 3-7 years
Staff/principal engineers, niche expertise, 7+ years
Rates are flexible. Set your own range based on the project scope and your experience level.
Profile tips
- Add 5+ skills to improve match accuracy
- Set realistic availability hours per week
- Link your GitHub and portfolio for credibility
- Write a bio that highlights your specialization
- Keep your rate range competitive for your tier
- Respond to proposals within 24 hours