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GIP-138: Should Gnosis DAO fund the maintenance of NodeSentinel?
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Summary
NodeSentinel is a validator monitoring tool for Gnosis beacon validators, built with an indexer + UI (Telegram bot + web).
Main features
- Dashboard with performance stats, CL+EL APY across timeframes
- Alerting system
- Subsidized claimable rewards
The tool has been live for 2 years at NodeSentinel’s cost and is already used for free across the validator set.
Proposal contingent on
- Keeping the service running and improving infrastructure
- Monthly status reports
- Shipping the proposed roadmap and open-sourcing the code
- Year-1 renewal gate tied to delivery
Funds requested
- 35,000 DAI (retroactive)
- 3,000 GNO staked: rewards fund operations while DAO keeps the principal
Budget model
- 35,000 DAI retroactive payment
- Forward maintenance via staking 3,000 GNO in a StakeWise vault with 100% fee on rewards (principal remains DAO-owned)
- Est. ~8% APY → ~240 GNO/year (~$36.6k at $140 avg, variable)
- Auto-renews yearly, cancellable at any time
- Biannual check-ins with the team
Adoption signal
- 94 active operators
- Monitoring ~60,249 validators (>19% of the total network)
- 650 subsidized claims
Why FOR
- Improves infrastructure to onboard more users
- Develops the proposed roadmap with new features and UX improvements (details in forum discussion)
- Rewards-funded model aligns incentives, limits stablecoin outflows, and keeps GNO with the DAO
- Provides an alternative to other monitoring tools, reducing single-vendor risk
Conditions before renewal
- Monthly public metrics: active operators, validators monitored, alerts sent, alert accuracy, service uptime/SLA, subsidized claims. Starts first full month after approval.
- Open-source milestones (Year-1): publish beacon indexer + API with docs, then bot and web dashboard components. Repositories under github.com/NodeSentinel, updates posted on the forum.
- Year-1 renewal gate: rewards-funded model continues only if (1) and (2) are met. Otherwise, DAO may cancel or revise the stake at renewal.
NodeSentinel address safe=gno:0xDA74B77BA4BE36619b248088214D807A581292C4
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0Votes 95
| Voter | Cast Power | Vote & Rationale |
|---|---|---|
 0x6d9A...3CD284 | 49,080 | For |
 0xbaF6...E02140 | 31,169 | Against |
 0x6Aac...33f1Ec | 15,049 | For |
 0x76c3...45a3b9 | 5,157 | For |
 0x14D9...5966c3 | 5,029 | For |
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Proposal Status
- Tue September 30 2025, 10:52 pmVoting Period Starts
- Tue October 07 2025, 10:52 pmEnd Voting Period
Current Results
1-For
118,253.046
2-Against
31,329.447
3-Abstain
31.195
Quorum 149,613.689/75,000