Introducing OpenShore: Automated Near-Real-Time Insights into OpenGov
We’d like to introduce OpenShore, a platform designed to make Polkadot OpenGov more transparent, accessible, and efficient—for both existing ecosystem members and new contributors.
→ MVP is live: OpenShore.io
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What is OpenShore?
OpenShore automates and visualizes OpenGov data, making it easier to understand proposers, proposals, and voter behavior and patterns with current data.
By reducing manual work and presenting near-real-time data and outsider-friendly insights, OpenShore aims to increase transparency, accountability, and the long-term sustainability of Polkadot’s decentralized treasury.
In particular, it enables better decision-making by providing visibility into how much the community is spending by category right now.
Govern (MVP)
An analytics suite designed to reduce manual analysis and provide live, outsider-friendly insights.
What’s included today (September 5, 2025):
- Proposals Analysis: live view of approved proposal amounts by category, totals & averages, monthly submission/approval activity, and proposer-type trends (YoY).
- Govern Page Intro: see where OpenGov funds are going right now. A live breakdown of treasury outflows by category.
Coming next (visible as “To be added soon”):
- Voter & Proposer History: behavior, consistency, and influence over time.
- Voting Behavior & Equality: pattern insights (turnout by cohort, conviction use, concentration vs distribution of influence) to surface fairness and participation dynamics.
Note: This is an MVP. Design polish and more elaborate content are in progress, and we’ll iterate rapidly based on feedback.
Why this matters
OpenShore addresses several current gaps:
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Better decision-making & more efficient spending
- Improves voting efficiency as voters will see how much has actually been spent in recent months, rather than relying only on last-year data.
- Makes it possible to set up an OpenGov budget strategy and live-track it with current spending.
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Decision fatigue for voters
- Provides clear, category-level visibility (e.g., how much has been allocated where) to inform more confident voting.
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Fragmented governance insights
- Delivers automated, comprehensive overviews of proposals, proposers, voters, and the treasury state.
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Long-term governance health
- Equips the community with transparency and tools needed to safeguard OpenGov against exploitation.
Current Status
- The first working prototype is built and finished.
- Automated OpenGov data fetching with minimal maintenance in mind.
- Comprehensive dashboards for proposals and voters.
Impact for Polkadot’s Future
By automating governance data, OpenShore contributes to:
- Higher project quality & accountability
- Lower long-term OpenGov analysis costs (less manual work; live, digestible insights)
- A more transparent and resilient governance model
- Restoring community trust in the decentralized treasury model
We believe near-real-time, holistic, and easy-to-digest insights can inspire broader OpenGov reform, helping Polkadot remain efficient, functional, and sustainable over the long term.
We’d love your feedback
- How can OpenShore best serve Polkadot governance?
- What features would help you as a voter, proposer, or contributor?
Notes
- Open source: The code will be open-sourced upon completion and the full website release.
- Timeline: We’ll share a page-by-page public release timeline in this thread. For now, we wanted to let the community know what we’re building.
