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Whether you're working on a specific project, or you're still exploring possibilities, you can connect with our team for guidance.

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Wishlist Applications

The Wishlist identifies key gaps and opportunities within the ecosystem. Instead of prescribing specific approaches, it invites builders to propose ideas and initiatives that address these priorities.

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Select from the available Wishlist items below and submit your application. Please review the item details carefully and explain how your background and approach align with the project requirements. Provide clear information on your methodology, timeline, and deliverables.

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Existing Tooling for Ethereum Developers

Ethereum developers depend on reliable, up-to-date tooling to write secure code, catch bugs early, and ship faster. High-quality developer tools are essential for building on Ethereum. Although the ecosystem has matured, gaps remain. Some tools are under maintained, others might be falling behind on features that developers need. Continued investment in maintaining and improving existing developer tooling helps the entire ecosystem build more safely and efficiently. We are seeking proposals to sustain, improve, and extend *existing* developer tools in the Ethereum ecosystem that improve the experience of writing, testing, debugging, deploying, or maintaining Ethereum applications and smart contracts. This includes, but are not limited to, expanding work on compilers, language tooling, testing frameworks, static analysers, debuggers, formal verification tools, client libraries in various programming languages, IDE integrations, account abstraction infrastructure, data indexing, and other established infrastructure that Ethereum developers rely on.

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People gathered around the Ethereum tree