This guide explains how to complete the RetroPGF application fields and ensures consistency with your Karma Gap updates to avoid duplication. Follow these guidelines to provide clear and impactful information for badgeholder evaluation.

TL;DR:

• Karma Gap: use this platform to share detailed updates, evidence, and links throughout the retro period. Focus on progress and supporting documentation.
• RetroPGF Application: summarize the most impactful contributions from Karma Gap to highlight achievements for badgeholder voting.

RetroPGF Application:

• Purpose: formal application summarizing all contributions and impact during the retro period for badgeholders to evaluate and vote on rewards.
• Content:
  • Summary of Contributions: high-level narrative of what was achieved during the retro period, emphasizing alignment with evaluation criteria.
  • Impact Metrics: quantifiable results, such as adoption rates, community engagement numbers, or technical improvements.
  • Key Links: selective references to key outputs or updates already shared in Karma Gap (e.g., links to significant deliverables).
• Final Outputs: focus on the big picture—how the work contributed to the OP ecosystem and the goals of the Retro round.

Overview of key fields in the RetroPGF application:

• Name: project or team name
• Website URL: link to your website or relevant project page
• Payout Address: wallet address for reward distribution
• Contribution Description: brief overview of your contribution
• Impact Description: summary of your project's impact
• Contribution Links: URLs to Karma profile & key contributions
• Impact Metrics: supporting data demonstrating your project's impact
• Funding Sources: list of other funding sources, if applicable

Note: these fields are standard in RetroPGF and cannot be customized. This guide ensures you include all necessary information to create a successful application.

Below you can find the detailed instructions for four critical fields—Contribution Description, Impact Description, Contribution Links, and Impact Metrics—to help you provide clear and comprehensive responses.

**Contribution description**

• Provide a concise summary of the contributions made since the TQF Round.
• Highlight the key milestones or activities achieved during the Retro Round period.
• Emphasize how these contributions advanced token engineering and benefitted the OP ecosystem.

Note: Only include contributions made during the Retro Round. Do not reference plans or achievements from the TQF Round.

**Impact description**

• Detail the measurable impact of your contributions, including:
  • Specific milestones achieved (e.g., adoption metrics, technical improvements).
  • Outcomes for the OP ecosystem (e.g., community growth, developer engagement).
  • Evidence of meaningful engagement or end-user adoption.
• Reflect on any lessons learned, challenges faced, or adaptations made during this period.

Note: Focus exclusively on Retro Round contributions. Evidence and details should be in Karma Gap, with this section summarizing highlights.

**Contribution links**

Provide links and descriptions for materials that demonstrate your contributions, including:

• Your Karma Gap profile, which contains detailed updates
• Key contribution links that highlight the most significant outcomes or deliverables

Note: Avoid duplicating information between Karma Gap and the application. Use Karma Gap for detailed evidence, and summarize the highlights in the RetroPGF application.

**Impact metrics**

• Quantify the impact of contributions, such as:
  • Community engagements or workshops hosted
  • Adoption or usage of tools, research, or methodologies developed
  • Number of developers or stakeholders engaged in your work
  • Progress within the OP ecosystem (e.g., new partnerships, integrations)