Status: Active
Last updated: 2025-12-15
Maintained by: @filmacedo
Purpose: Canonical definitions for Talent Protocol terminology.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Builder | A person who creates, contributes to, or maintains software projects, primarily in crypto and onchain ecosystems. |
| Builder Score | A numerical reputation score calculated from a builder’s verified onchain and offchain activity, used for ranking and discovery. |
| Project | A verifiable software initiative composed of one or more components such as repositories, smart contracts, tokens, or domains. |
| Reputation | A measurable representation of a builder’s proven work and impact, derived from verified activity rather than self-reported claims. |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Profile | A unified representation of a builder’s identity and reputation, aggregating linked accounts, credentials, and scores. |
| User | An individual who signs up on Talent Protocol and controls one or more profiles by linking accounts. |
| Account | An external identity linked to a profile, such as a wallet, GitHub, Farcaster, or other supported service. |
| Handle | A public, human-readable identifier associated with an account (e.g. GitHub username, Farcaster fname, ENS name). |
| Talent UUID | The canonical, system-wide unique identifier for a profile across all Talent Protocol services and integrations. |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Talent Protocol | The data and reputation layer that indexes, verifies, and scores builder activity to power discovery, rankings, and rewards. |
| Talent App | A web application built on top of Talent Protocol where users interact with profiles, scores, leaderboards, and campaigns. |
| Talent Plus | A paid subscription tier for builders that unlocks enhanced visibility, analytics, and access to additional features or rewards. |
| Rewards Campaign | An ecosystem-sponsored program that distributes rewards to builders based on verified activity and performance. |
| Leaderboard | A ranked list of builders or projects ordered by a defined reputation metric such as Builder Score. |
| Builder Graph | A network representation of relationships between builders, projects, and ecosystems derived from verified activity. |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | A blockchain, protocol, or organization that uses Talent to understand, grow, and reward its builder community. |
| Trader | A participant interested in discovering top builders and expressing conviction through tokens or other financial instruments. |
| Professional | A non-builder user (e.g. recruiter, founder, operator) who uses Talent to discover, evaluate, and contact verified builders. |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indexing | The process of collecting, normalizing, and structuring raw onchain and offchain data related to builder activity. |
| Data Point | A verified fact about a builder’s activity used as an input to reputation scoring. |
| Scoring | The algorithmic evaluation of data points to produce reputation metrics and rankings. |
| Score | A numerical output generated by a scoring model that represents a specific dimension of reputation. |
| Credential | A structured, verified data point representing a builder’s activity or achievement, evaluated in the context of a reputation score. |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indexing | The process of collecting, normalizing, and structuring raw onchain and offchain data related to builder activity. |
| Data Point | A verified fact about a builder (e.g., GitHub stars, wallet transactions) used as input to reputation scoring. Represents objective data. |
| Event | A historical record tracking changes to Data Point values over time. |
| Data Issuer | A third-party source that provides reputation data (e.g., GitHub, Coinbase, Farcaster). |
| Scoring System | A set of rules that converts Data Points into numerical reputation scores. Multiple systems can coexist independently (e.g., Builder Score, Creator Score). Represents subjective evaluation. |
| Score | A numerical output generated by a scoring model that represents a specific dimension of reputation. |
| Credential | A structured, verified data point representing a builder's activity or achievement, evaluated in the context of a reputation score. |
| Max Score | Maximum points a Data Point can contribute to overall score. |
| Value Conversion | Optional normalization of Data Point values before scoring (e.g., sqrt for fairness, timestamp to years). |
| Human Checkmark | A binary verification signal aggregating Proof of Humanity and KYC data from trusted sources (Coinbase, World ID, Binance, etc.). |
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