This forum post serves as a structured feedback collection mechanism for the NEAR Infrastructure Committee, designed to:<ul class="list-node tight" data-tight="true"><li>Identify critical infrastructure gaps and pain points experienced by developers and users</li><li>Gather concrete evidence and examples of infrastructure challenges</li><li>Collect suggestions for potential solutions from community members</li><li>Understand how infrastructure issues are blocking progress in the ecosystem</li><li>Prioritize infrastructure needs based on community feedback</li><li>Identify potential teams or contributors who could address these challenges</li></ul>The feedback collected through this template will directly inform the Infrastructure Committee's decision-making process, helping to ensure that resources are allocated to the most impactful and urgent infrastructure needs. This community-driven approach strengthens the decentralized nature of infrastructure development on NEAR.All ecosystem participants are encouraged to submit their feedback using the template below, as your insights are invaluable in building a more robust and developer-friendly NEAR infrastructure.<h3 class="heading-node">About the NEAR Infrastructure Committee</h3>The NEAR Infrastructure Committee (IC) is a dedicated group within the NEAR ecosystem focused on strengthening the network's foundational infrastructure. By identifying critical gaps and pain points, the IC aims to decentralize decision-making, enhance essential infrastructure components, and streamline development efforts across the ecosystem. Through a transparent proposal and voting process, the committee identifies, funds, and supports high-impact projects that enable developers to build more efficiently on NEAR, ensuring resources are directed to the most crucial infrastructure needs.<h3 class="heading-node">Feedback Template</h3><h2 class="heading-node">1. Infrastructure Issue/Opportunity</h2>Describe the infrastructure challenge, gap, or opportunity you've identified in the NEAR ecosystem. Be as specific as possible about the technical aspects of the issue.<h2 class="heading-node">2. Impact Assessment</h2>Explain how this infrastructure issue impacts:<ul class="list-node tight" data-tight="true"><li>Developers building on NEAR</li><li>End users of NEAR applications</li><li>The broader NEAR ecosystem</li><li>Adoption and scaling potential</li></ul>Quantify the impact where possible (e.g., development time lost, user drop-off rates, transaction failures).<h2 class="heading-node">3. Supporting Evidence</h2>Provide concrete examples, data, or experiences that demonstrate this infrastructure need:<ul class="list-node tight" data-tight="true"><li>Technical metrics or logs</li><li>User feedback or complaints</li><li>Comparative analysis with other blockchain ecosystems</li><li>Development bottlenecks you've encountered</li></ul>Links to GitHub issues, forum discussions, or other documentation are highly valuable.<h2 class="heading-node">4. Potential Solutions</h2>Share your thoughts on potential approaches to address this infrastructure need:<ul class="list-node tight" data-tight="true"><li>Technical specifications or requirements</li><li>Architectural considerations</li><li>Implementation approaches</li><li>Estimated resources required</li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">5. Teams/Contributors That Could Help</h2>Suggest specific teams, contributors, or organizations (including yourself) that might be well-positioned to address this infrastructure need, and why they would be suitable.<h2 class="heading-node">6. How This Blocks Your Progress</h2>Describe specifically how this infrastructure gap is preventing or slowing your progress:<ul class="list-node tight" data-tight="true"><li>Projects that cannot move forward</li><li>Features that cannot be implemented</li><li>User needs that cannot be met</li><li>Growth opportunities that are being missed</li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">7. Urgency Level</h2>Indicate the urgency of addressing this issue:<ul class="list-node tight" data-tight="true"><li>[ ] Critical (ecosystem-wide impact, blocking multiple major projects)</li><li>[ ] High (significant impact on specific use cases or developers)</li><li>[ ] Medium (important for long-term ecosystem health)</li><li>[ ] Low (quality-of-life improvement)</li></ul><h3 class="heading-node">Instructions for Respondents</h3>Please use the template above to provide your feedback on NEAR infrastructure needs. The more detailed and evidence-based your feedback, the more valuable it will be for the Infrastructure Committee.To respond to this post, please copy the template sections and fill them out with your specific feedback. Your contributions directly help shape the future of NEAR's infrastructure development!For any questions about the feedback process or to discuss your submission, please join the NEAR Tools Community (<a class="link" href="http://t.me/@NEAR_Tools_Community_Group">t.me/@NEAR_Tools_Community_Group</a>) or NEAR Dev Community (<a class="link" href="http://t.me/@neardev">t.me/@neardev</a>).

Provide concrete examples, data, or experiences that demonstrate this infrastructure need:

- Technical metrics or logs
- User feedback or complaints
- Comparative analysis with other blockchain ecosystems
- Development bottlenecks you've encountered

*Links to GitHub issues, forum discussions, or other documentation are highly valuable.*

Describe specifically how this infrastructure gap is preventing or slowing your progress:

- Projects that cannot move forward
- Features that cannot be implemented
- User needs that cannot be met
- Growth opportunities that are being missed

Indicate the urgency of addressing this issue:


Share your thoughts on potential approaches to address this infrastructure need:

- Technical specifications or requirements
- Architectural considerations
- Implementation approaches
- Estimated resources required
- Solutions already out in the wild

Suggest specific teams, contributors, or organizations (including yourself) that might be well-positioned to address this infrastructure need, and why they would be suitable.

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NEAR Infrastructure Ecosystem Feedback Page [NO PAYMENT]

Mnemosyne Protocol — Verifiable Long-Term Memory Layer for the Agentic Economy on NEAR

ali modarresi

Data Sovereignty Protocol (DSP) - Private AI Agent Data Infrastructure on NEAR

cmurfy1980@gmail.com

Chris Murphy 

AWS Student Builder Group - Vibe Coding Arena 2026

Marawan Elkzaz

NEAR CLI RS

Discernible IO

Title: Aboo203 – Improving Validator & Staking Analytics Accessibility  Description of Issue: Many NEAR users, especially new community members and node operators, struggle to access clear and unified analytics about validators, staking performance, rewar

#	Submission	Submission Title	Ask	Status
153	ali modarresi 19 Jul' 26 9:04 AM	Data Sovereignty Protocol (DSP) - Private AI Agent Data Infrastructure on NEAR	$1,000,000 to be paid inUSDC	New
152	Chris Murphy 10 Jul' 26 3:16 AM	cmurfy1980@gmail.com	$100,000 to be paid inNEAR	New
150	Marawan Elkzaz 22 Jun' 26 5:39 PM	AWS Student Builder Group - Vibe Coding Arena 2026	$600 to be paid inUSDC	Rejected
149	Discernible IO 15 Jun' 26 7:32 AM	NEAR CLI RS	$1 to be paid inUSDC	New
148	abdaal ragb 14 Jun' 26 3:20 PM	Title: Aboo203 – Improving Validator & Staking Analytics Accessibility Description of Issue: Many NEAR users, especially new community members and node operators, struggle to access clear and unified analytics about validators, staking performance, rewar	$5,000 to be paid inNEAR	New
147	Ashraf Mounir 13 Jun' 26 2:43 PM	Team Horizon - ZK Vault	$100 to be paid inUSDC	New
146	med hasni 11 Jun' 26 10:25 PM	Neural Sentinel – Automated MCP Security Auditing Infrastructure for NEAR AI Agents	$1 to be paid inUSDC	Rejected
145	Viktor Blazhevski 9 Jun' 26 12:36 PM	Viktor Blazhevski — Interouter: x402 Cross-Facilitator Payment Middleware for NEAR	$40,000 to be paid inNEAR	New
144	Krantiveer 9 Jun' 26 4:01 AM	Krantiveer – GrantScout AI Opportunity Discovery Infrastructure	$100 to be paid inUSDC	New
143	Mi Mi 8 Jun' 26 2:42 AM	kz	$100 to be paid inNEAR	Rejected
141	haseeb 22 May' 26 11:18 AM	Muhammad (IronClaw Dev) — Cross-Chain Safe Transfer Protocol for NEAR	$1,000 to be paid inNEAR	Rejected
130	AR H 19 Feb' 26 8:12 AM	PNTE Labs – Web2 → Web3 Onboarding & Gas Abstraction Gap	$499 to be paid inUSDC	Rejected
34	Pen-Slinger 17 Aug' 25 12:31 PM	N/A	$100 to be paid inNEAR	Rejected
32	Nik Krsic 15 Aug' 25 5:36 PM	N/A	$1 to be paid inUSDC	Rejected
22	El 25 Jul' 25 11:20 PM	N/A	$1 to be paid inAURORA	Rejected