Build on the Frontier
Autheo Labs is the fastest path from idea to community-tested prototype on a live quantum blockchain.
Ship in Days
Rubric scoring within 10 business days of submission. No months-long review cycles.
Real Testers
Your prototype reaches the Autheo community immediately after acceptance.
Public Rubric
No hidden criteria. The qualification rubric is fully public — no surprises.
Mainnet Path
The best prototypes graduate to Autheo mainnet. Your work lives on.
Who Can Contribute
Labs is open to internal teams and external builders alike.
Internal Teams
Autheo Core- Autheo engineering teams
- Research and protocol teams
- Partner integrations (vetted)
- Governance and tooling teams
External Builders
Community- Independent developers
- Web3 startups and protocols
- Academic research groups
- DeFi and infrastructure builders
External contributors require CPO approval before submitting a prototype.
Start External Contributor Intake →Pre-Submission Checklist
Complete all 9 items before opening a submission. Incomplete submissions are returned without scoring.
README Template
Use this template as your prototype README. All sections are required.
# [Prototype Name]
> ⚠️ AUTHEO LABS — EXPERIMENTAL. Not production-ready. May contain bugs.
## Purpose
One paragraph describing what this prototype does and why it matters.
## Hypothesis
What specific outcome are you testing? How will you know if it succeeded?
## Risk Disclosure
| Risk | Severity | Mitigation |
|------|----------|------------|
| [Risk 1] | High/Med/Low | [Mitigation] |
## Setup (Testnet Only)
```bash
# Prerequisites
# Installation
# Environment variables
```
## Running Tests
```bash
npm test
```
## Known Limitations
- [ ] Limitation 1
- [ ] Limitation 2
## Roadmap Alignment
Tags: [Quantum-Native | DeFi | Identity | AI Settlement | Oracles | Interoperability]
## Prototype Lead
Name:
Contact:
How to Submit
Six steps from idea to active prototype.
Check Your Eligibility
Internal Autheo team members submit directly. External contributors must first open an External Contributor Intake issue and receive CPO approval before proceeding.
Open a Submission Issue
Go to github.com/Autheo-Labs/submissions and open a new issue using the Prototype Submission template. Fill in all fields — partial submissions are returned without review.
Labs Team Scores Your Submission
The Labs team will score your submission against the 5-dimension rubric within 10 business days.
Acceptance or Feedback
Score ≥ 10/15: accepted. Score < 10/15: feedback provided, resubmission allowed after 30 days.
Prototype Goes Live
Accepted prototypes move to Active–Experimental. Your repo is linked from autheolabs.com/prototypes.
Community Testing Period Begins
Minimum 60 days. You are responsible for triaging feedback and resolving P0/P1 issues.
Contributor Standards
Labs is a collaborative, professional environment. All contributors are expected to uphold these standards.
Respond to community feedback within 5 business days
Disclose all known risks — no exceptions
Never reference Labs prototypes as production-ready
Credit contributors and dependencies properly
Maintain testnet isolation at all times
Follow Autheo Labs Code of Conduct
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