With Referendum #783, LimeChain began the development of the devGround platform, focused on the implementation of new developer tools using the Polkadot-API (PAPI). It offers a suite of tools designed to help developers streamline development and debugging, enabling rapid prototyping and exploration of on-chain information seamlessly across the entire Polkadot ecosystem in a more intuitive way. Since then, we have delivered on the treasury proposal, gathered feedback, and published a detailed progress report, available here.

In Phase 2, we aim to enhance the developer experience on Polkadot further. The full proposal document for devGround Phase 2 can be found in the Google Docs document here.

TL;DR
In Phase 2 of devGround, we are turning the JavaScript IDE into a collaborative, shareable coding environment, improving the explorer with deeper on-chain insights, and adding utility pages tailored to real developer workflows. Our focus is on saving developer time, reducing context switching, and making devGround a daily-use tool across Substrate-based chains. These upgrades aim to streamline development, learning, and debugging in the Polkadot ecosystem.

Ecosystem Benefits:
By enhancing devGround into a unified, practical hub for runtime, dApp, and parachain developers, we reduce tool fragmentation and shorten the learning curve across parachains. This makes it easier for newcomers to onboard, for teams to collaborate, and for experienced builders to move faster; ultimately helping the entire Polkadot ecosystem scale more efficiently and attract more developers.

The total treasury request for this proposal is 172,210 USDC*,* distributed across 4 milestones.

Any additional feedback or ideas for the enhancement of the devGround platform are greatly appreciated and welcome.