# POTLOCK Protocol

POTLOCK = THE OPEN FUNDING STACK. POTLOCK is a protocol for deploying any funding strategy, impact tracking and engagement tools for public goods. We are completely open-source, modular, and permissionless from day 1.. If you don't like us we encourage forks. 

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## Deep Dive Into the "Legos"

<https://potlock.org/legos> and <https://potlock.org/legos-explained>

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## POTLOCK Ecosystem

POTLOCK is composed of projects, protocol, communities, contributors that make this happen. See the entire ecosystem at <https://ecosystem.potlock.org>. All relevant links can be found here&#x20;

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[grantpicks](https://docs.potlock.io/products/grantpicks)
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[ai-pgf](https://docs.potlock.io/products/ai-pgf)
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## Tech That We Use

Currently we are on NEAR Protocol, A layer 1 blockchain with smart contracts on Rust.

### Some of Our Products

* Our BOS App
* Project Discovery + Social Feed
* Direct Donations
* Quadratic Funding Rounds
* [Alem.dev](https://alem.dev) (a decentralized framework)
* [Nada.bot](https://docs.potlock.io/products/nada.bot): a contract based sybil resistance aggregator
* [GrantPicks](https://docs.potlock.io/products/grantpicks): on Stellar & NEAR soon