ZADAO Alerts

Get alerts for activity on Zero Authority DAO: bounties, gigs, quests, campaigns, and grants. Four feeds are configured with a slash-command wizard; grants are configured conversationally by just talking to Nova.

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In short

Get alerts for Zero Authority DAO bounties, gigs, quests and campaigns through /bounty, /gigs, /quest and /campaigns, and for grants by asking Nova. Lists every trigger and filter for each feed.

FeedCommandTriggersFilters / options
Bounties/bountyBounty created, entry submitted, bounty boosted, bounty completed, participants rewardedCampaign filter, submission alerts toggle, per-type channels (Discord)
Gigs/gigsGig created, gig completed—
Quests/questNew quest, quest joined, activity completed, ending/endedAlert-type selection, campaign filter, per-type channels (Discord)
Campaigns/campaignsCampaign created—
Grantsask NovaNew grant, milestone completed, grant completedCategory, per-event toggles, minimum amount

A Campaign is what was formerly called a "Hub" on ZADAO.


How Setup Works

The four command-based feeds all follow the same wizard flow, on Telegram and Discord alike:

  1. Run the feed's command (/bounty, /gigs, /quest, or /campaigns).
  2. Select "Notifications Setup".
  3. Toggle alerts on or off.
  4. (Discord only) pick a channel for the alerts — skip in DMs. Where a feed supports it, you can route different alert types to different channels.
  5. Set the feed-specific options below, review, and confirm. A success message means the alerts are live.

Bounties — /bounty

TriggerDetails
Bounty CreatedA new bounty was posted — includes Campaign, title, prize, type (single winner, multi-winner, NFT or custom split), deadline. A custom split lists the reward for each winner place
Entry SubmittedSomeone submitted to a bounty you're tracking (optional)
Bounty BoostedSomeone added STX, a token or an NFT on top of a bounty's prize with Boost a Bounty — includes the boost, who sent it, and the bounty's boost pool so far
Bounty CompletedA bounty was completed — includes winner(s) and prize info; for a custom split, who won each place and what they got. If the bounty was boosted, the boost pool the winners can now claim
Participants RewardedAfter the winners were picked, someone paid the bounty's participants directly — includes how many, how much each, and the total

Options: submission alerts on/off, and an optional Campaign filter to only receive bounties from specific organizations. On Discord you can route bounty alerts and submission alerts to different channels. Boost and reward alerts go with the bounty alerts and follow the same Campaign filter.

Boost a Bounty

Anyone can boost an open ZADAO bounty to make it more rewarding. The boost goes to the winners, split the same way as the prize (equally, 60/30/10 for a top-3 bounty, or each place's share for a custom split). If the bounty is cancelled, or stays open for about 90 days without winners, boosters can take their boost back.

Very small boosts are not announced, so a channel isn't flooded with dust. To see a bounty's boost pool at any time, ask Nova:

@Nova has the meme contest bounty been boosted?


Gigs — /gigs

TriggerDetails
Gig CreatedA new gig was posted — includes creator, recipient, and max reward
Gig CompletedA gig was marked as completed

No extra options — just toggle and go.


Quests — /quest

Choose which of these alert types to receive:

TriggerDetails
New Quest CreatedA quest went live — title, campaign, deadline, rewards
Quest JoinedSomeone joined a quest — participant address, STX amount, participant count
Activity CompletedSomeone completed a quest activity
Quest Ending/EndedReminder ~24 hours before the deadline, plus a notice when it closes

Options: an optional campaign filter, and on Discord a channel per alert type (e.g. new quests in #announcements, joins in #activity). On Telegram all selected types go to the same chat.

Permissions: in Telegram groups only group admins can set up quest alerts; in Discord servers only members with Manage Messages or Administrator. Anyone can set them up via DM.

Each quest alert includes fields depending on the type:

FieldDescriptionAlert types
Quest TitleName with a direct link to the questAll
CampaignThe campaign the quest belongs to (if any)All
DeadlineWhen the quest expiresNew Quest
REP RewardsTotal reputation points availableNew Quest
NFT RewardWhether an NFT reward is includedNew Quest
ActivitiesNumber of activities/subtasks to completeNew Quest
CreatorThe quest creator's addressNew Quest
ParticipantAddress of the user who joined/completedJoined, Completed
STX AmountSTX staked on join (if applicable)Joined
Participants CountTotal number of quest participantsJoined

Campaigns — /campaigns

TriggerDetails
Campaign CreatedA new campaign was launched — includes name, description, and admin info

No extra options — just toggle and go.


Grants — Just Ask Nova

Unlike the feeds above, grant alerts have no command or wizard — configure them conversationally by mentioning or DMing Nova. In public groups/servers only admins and moderators can configure them; DM Nova for personal alerts.

TriggerDetails
New GrantA new grant appeared — project name, category, description, amount, network, and grantee
Milestone CompletedA grant completed one of its milestones — includes progress (e.g. 2/4) and milestone name
Grant CompletedA grant reached Completed status
OptionValuesDefault
Grant categoriesDeGrants, BlueSky, Community, SocialFiAll categories
New grantson / offon
Milestoneson / offon
Completionson / offon
Minimum amountAny number (awarded or requested amount floor)No floor

@Nova alert me about new DeGrants grants above 5,000

Changing a setting later works the same way — Nova updates only what you ask for and keeps the rest untouched. Ask "what ZADAO alerts do I have in this chat?" to review, or "turn off grant alerts" to stop.