Hello Polkadot community,

We would like to open a discussion around a potential Treasury proposal for Quantir, a cross-chain DeFi risk monitoring and explainability platform.

1. Summary

Quantir is a risk intelligence platform that turns fragmented DeFi protocol activity into explainable risk scores, real-time alerts, and integration-ready monitoring outputs.

For Polkadot, we are considering a focused module that would monitor selected parachain and cross-chain activity, including XCM flows, DeFi protocol health, liquidity stress, abnormal account or contract behavior, and early signs of risk accumulation.

The goal is to provide Polkadot ecosystem teams, dashboards, parachains, DeFi protocols, and operators with clearer visibility into what is changing, how risky it is becoming, and why it matters.

2. Problem

Polkadot is a multi-chain ecosystem where activity is distributed across parachains, XCM flows, bridges, DeFi protocols, liquidity venues, and governance-driven infrastructure.

This creates a monitoring challenge:

• Risk signals are fragmented across chains, explorers, dashboards, and protocol-specific tools.
• Cross-chain activity can be difficult to interpret in real time.
• Liquidity stress or abnormal behavior may become visible only after users and protocols are already exposed.
• Operators and integrators often need machine-readable alerts, not only dashboards.
• Many tools show raw data, but do not explain why a risk signal changed.

In DeFi and cross-chain systems, risk rarely appears as one isolated event. It often accumulates through a combination of liquidity shifts, abnormal transfers, repeated address patterns, contract interactions, bridge/message activity, and market deterioration.

3. Proposed Solution

We propose to build a Polkadot-aware Quantir risk intelligence module.

The module would collect selected Polkadot ecosystem data, compute normalized risk signals, detect abnormal behavior, and deliver explainable alerts through API and WebSocket interfaces.

Initial focus areas may include:

• Selected parachain DeFi activity.
• XCM and cross-chain flow monitoring.
• Liquidity stress and pool-level anomaly detection.
• Abnormal wallet/account or contract behavior.
• Repeated address and transaction patterns.
• Protocol health and risk-score changes.
• Explainable alert payloads for dashboards and operators.

The output would include:

• normalized risk scores
• real-time alerts
• human-readable explanations
• machine-readable API payloads
• WebSocket alert stream
• documentation and integration examples

4. Why This Could Be Useful for Polkadot

A risk intelligence layer could help the ecosystem by improving observability across parachains and DeFi activity.

Potential users include:

• parachain teams
• DeFi protocols
• dashboards and analytics tools
• ecosystem operators
• risk teams
• infrastructure providers
• wallets and integrators

This would not replace existing explorers or dashboards. Instead, it would add an interpretation layer that explains risk signals and makes them easier to use in downstream workflows.

5. Current Quantir Progress

Quantir is not a zero-to-one concept. The platform already has a working foundation, including:

• live dashboard
• live collectors
• transaction monitoring pipeline
• normalized risk scoring loop
• alert delivery system
• explanation system
• API and WebSocket interfaces
• deployed infrastructure
• support for multiple protocols across several chains

The proposed Treasury scope would fund a Polkadot-specific expansion, not the creation of the full system from scratch.

6. Possible Scope

We are considering a milestone-based scope around a first Polkadot module.

Milestone 1: Polkadot Scope, Data Ingestion, and Entity Mapping

Deliverables:

• define initial monitored parachains/protocols
• map relevant data sources and entities
• implement initial ingestion for selected Polkadot ecosystem activity
• document data sources and limitations

Milestone 2: Risk Scoring and Explainability

Deliverables:

• define Polkadot-specific risk features
• implement anomaly logic for selected activity
• generate structured risk scores
• create explanation payloads for risk alerts
• validate signals on historical or live data where available

Milestone 3: API, WebSocket, Documentation, and Validation

Deliverables:

• expose alerts through API endpoints
• add WebSocket delivery for real-time alerts
• publish alert schemas and integration documentation
• provide validation examples
• prepare final delivery report

7. Initial Funding Range Under Consideration

We are considering a milestone-based Treasury request in the range of $40,000-$60,000, with an initial target around $50,000 equivalent, depending on community feedback and the final scope.

A possible split:

• Milestone 1: $15,000
• Milestone 2: $20,000
• Milestone 3: $15,000

We are open to feedback on whether this scope and budget are appropriate for a first Polkadot-specific implementation.

8. Open-Source Considerations

We understand that public value and transparency are important for Polkadot Treasury proposals.

For this scope, we are open to making the Polkadot-specific deliverables public where appropriate, such as:

• adapter documentation
• alert schemas
• integration examples
• reference consumer/demo
• technical reports
• validation examples

We would appreciate feedback from the community on which parts should be open-sourced to maximize ecosystem usefulness.

9. Questions for the Community

We would especially appreciate feedback on:

• Which Polkadot parachains or DeFi protocols should be prioritized first?
• Should the first version focus more on XCM/cross-chain activity or DeFi liquidity risk?
• Would dashboards, parachain teams, or ecosystem operators find API/WebSocket risk alerts useful?
• Is the proposed funding range reasonable for this scope?
• Which deliverables should be open-source for maximum public value?
• Would the community prefer a smaller first milestone before a larger Treasury proposal?

10. Links

Quantir landing page:
https://landing.quantirintelligence.com/

Quantir app:
https://app.quantirintelligence.com/

Thank you for reading. We welcome feedback before deciding whether to move this into a formal Treasury proposal.