Visible credit
A Spark Code and future Contribution Trail make it easier to show who started, added, forked, and helped.
Contributor Benefit
How contributors benefit
Crooked Stack is not only about IP risk. It is also a place where early ideas and small contributions can become visible, credited, and easier to carry into real Builds.
Contribution is not all automatically free, and it is not all automatically revenue-sharing. Light help should get credit. Adopted work may get rewards. Commercial use of core contributions needs a separate agreement.
What contributors can gain
Creative reputation
Repeated useful Bricks can become part of a future Carpenter Profile.
Better collaborators
Good Bricks help contributors find builders, designers, writers, operators, and curious people nearby.
Possible rewards
Adopted Bricks may lead to tips, bounties, paid invitations, or a role in a Build Team.
Clearer commercial path
If a Spark moves toward commercial use, a Build Agreement can clarify roles, attribution, compensation, revenue share, equity, or licensing.
Contribution Levels
Light Brick
Credit. A light suggestion, reference, name, question, or small improvement is recorded with attribution.
Adopted Brick
Credit + possible reward. If a Brick is visibly adopted into a Spark, Fork, or Build direction, it may receive a tip, bounty, invitation, or other reward.
Core Brick used commercially
Separate agreement. Commercial use of a core contribution should clarify usage, attribution, compensation, or licensing before use.
Build Team
Compensation / revenue share / equity by agreement. People materially building the project should define roles, ownership, payment, and upside in a Build Agreement.