# NEAR Protocol Rewards SDK

> A transparent, metric-based rewards system for NEAR projects that directly ties incentives to development activity and user adoption.

**Categories:** Utilities, Developer Tooling, Funding Node, Productivity Tool
**Phase:** inactive
**Updated:** 2026-05-27

## What is NEAR Protocol Rewards SDK?

# NEAR Protocol Rewards SDK

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#near-protocol-rewards-sdk)

> A transparent, metric-based rewards system for NEAR Protocol projects that directly ties incentives to development activity and user adoption

## 📚 Documentation

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#-documentation)

### Getting Started

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#getting-started)

-   [Quick Start Guide](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/quick-start.md)  - Get started in minutes
-   [Environment Variables](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/environment-variables.md)  - Configuration options
-   [API Reference](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/api-reference.md)  - Detailed API documentation
-   [API Examples](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/api-examples.md)  - Real-world usage examples

### Beta Testing Resources

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#beta-testing-resources)

-   [Beta Testing Guide](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/beta-testing.md)  - Guide for beta testers
-   [Beta Checklist](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/beta-checklist.md)  - Pre-testing requirements
-   [Known Limitations](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/quick-start.md#known-limitations-beta)  - Current beta limitations
-   [Testing Setup](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/tests/setup.ts)  - Setup for testing

### Technical Documentation

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#technical-documentation)

-   [Rewards System](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/rewards.md)  - How rewards are calculated
-   [GitHub Actions Setup](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/github-actions-setup.md)  - CI/CD configuration
-   [Architecture](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/architecture.md)  - Technical architecture

## 🚀 Quick Install

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#-quick-install)

npm install near-protocol-rewards

## 🎯 Basic Usage

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#-basic-usage)

import { NEARProtocolRewardsSDK } from 'near-protocol-rewards';

const sdk = new NEARProtocolRewardsSDK({
  projectId: 'your-project',
  nearAccount: 'your.near',
  githubRepo: 'org/repo',
  githubToken: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN
});

// Listen for metrics
sdk.on('metrics:collected', (metrics) => {
  console.log('New metrics:', {
    github: {
      commits: metrics.github.commits.count,
      prs: metrics.github.pullRequests.merged,
      contributors: metrics.github.commits.authors.length
    },
    near: {
      transactions: metrics.near.transactions.count,
      volume: metrics.near.transactions.volume,
      users: metrics.near.transactions.uniqueUsers.length
    }
  });
});

// Start tracking
await sdk.startTracking();

## 🔍 Features

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#-features)

### GitHub Activity Tracking

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#github-activity-tracking)

-   Commit frequency and quality
-   Pull request activity
-   Community engagement
-   Author diversity metrics

### NEAR Onchain Monitoring

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#near-onchain-monitoring)

-   Transaction volume
-   Contract usage
-   User growth
-   Price data integration

### Automated Rewards

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#automated-rewards)

-   Fair distribution based on metrics
-   Transparent calculations
-   Historical tracking
-   Secure validation

## 🛠️ Beta Testing

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#%EF%B8%8F-beta-testing)

We're currently in beta testing. To participate:

1.  Review the  [Beta Testing Guide](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/beta-testing.md)
2.  Complete the  [Beta Testing Checklist](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/docs/beta-checklist.md)
3.  Join our  [Discord](https://near.chat/)  for support

### Prerequisites

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#prerequisites)

-   Node.js 16+
-   PostgreSQL database
-   GitHub account with API token
-   NEAR testnet account

## 💻 Development

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#-development)

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run tests
npm test

# Build
npm run build

## 🤝 Contributing

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#-contributing)

Contributions are welcome! Please see our  [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).

## 🔗 Resources

[](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#-resources)

-   [NEAR Protocol](https://near.org/)
-   [Documentation](https://docs.near.org/)
-   [Discord Community](https://near.chat/)
-   [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/near/protocol-rewards/issues)

## 📄 License

[Github](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards#-license)

MIT ©  [NEAR Protocol](https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards/blob/main/LICENSE)

## Links

- Website: https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards
- GitHub: https://github.com/jbarnes850/near-protocol-rewards

## Related categories

- [Utilities](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/utilities)
- [Developer Tooling](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/developer-tooling)
- [Funding Node](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/funding-node)
- [Productivity Tool](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/productivity-tool)

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