Bagpipes - Powerful No-code Cross-Chain XCM Dapp and Workflow Builder for the Polkadot Ecosystem 🪄

Bagpipes - Powerul No-code Cross-Chain XCM Dapp and Workflow Builder for the Polkadot Ecosystem 🪄

Bagpipes - No-code Builder for Polkadot's Cross-Chain Infrastructure (XCM) 🪄

Bagpipes - No-code Workflow and Dapp Builder for Polkadot's Cross-Chain Infrastructure (XCM) 🪄

Bagpipes - Powerful No-code Workflow and Dapp builder for cross-chain infrastructure (XCM) 🪄

<h1 id="projectname">Project Name:</h1>
<p>**Bagpipes **</p>
<h1 id="authors">Authors:</h1>
<p>Ramsey Ajram, Filip Kalebo</p>
<h1 id="totalamount">Total Amount:</h1>
<p>151,500 USD converted into DOT at the ema30 price of: 5.847 USD/DOT</p>
<p>DOT 25,910.7234</p>
<p><strong>Beneficiary:</strong><span style="font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration- display: inline !important; float: none;">&nbsp;&ldquo;Bagpipes Org Multisig:&rdquo; 15iN8aQnPuX4vjcovenu15EtnYfcwbtiXjeKGRN3KkkzNNtt</span></p>
<h2 id="timeuntildelivery">Time until delivery:</h2>
<p>6 to 8 months</p>
<h2 id="br"></h2>
<p>Number of milestones:</p>
<p>4</p>
<h1 id="fullproposallink">Full proposal link:</h1>
<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vpZPQCi11ja8fGcJ--ucjymMNG4BzQdsVFa4MKUunZU/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vpZPQCi11ja8fGcJ--ucjymMNG4BzQdsVFa4MKUunZU/edit?usp=sharing</a></p>
<h1 id="shortdescription">Short Description:</h1>
<p>Bagpipes is a drag and drop workflow builder for web3, allowing people to quickly create custom cross chain application flows in a no-code way, kinda like a &ldquo;Zapier for Web3&rdquo;. While embodying web3 values of self-sovereignty and open source code.</p>
<hr />
<h1 id="motivation">Motivation</h1>
<p>**#simple *<em>and</em>* #accessible**</p>
<p>We wanted to make building things on web3 attainable to more than the &ldquo;hard core&rdquo; developer community.</p>
<p>There are various successful drag and drop tools that have given superpowers to people in building &ldquo;web2&rdquo; applications, to name a few:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>API workflows</strong>: with Zapier.com, Make.com and n8n.io (open source option);</li>
<li><strong>Creative web design</strong>: with Figma</li>
<li><strong>Learning to code</strong>, like SAM labs which teaches children how to program and visualize the logic blocks of the program.</li>
</ul>

<p>We are heavily inspired by the power that these tools bring to users in their respective industries, all with the common trait of building from a birds-eye-view and dropping blocks of abstracted code. So we&rsquo;ve made it our mission to make web3 accessible to a community of creative problem solvers who will leverage Bagpipes&rsquo; no-code interface that will enable the user to seamlessly build powerful and secure cross chain workflows, mini dapps, internal tools and fully functioning dapps, with such rapidity to make the user feel like they have superpowers.</p>
<h2 id="toolsforthenextwaveofweb3builders">Tools for the next wave of web3 builders.</h2>
<p>In the next 5 years web3 tools will be seamlessly integrated into the stack of millions of developers and automators. And web developers can leverage these tools with ease. As demand for web3 increases and push factors start to set in, businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers will require attainable solutions. Our glimpse of the future is that people will be able to compose Dapps that leverage multiple chains, pallets, contracts, features and SDKs. And as the ever looming AI wave draws closer, generative AI will be baked into how we design our platform too. LLMs are great at coding, but even better at coding with black box code blocks.</p>
<hr />
<h1 id="problemstatement">Problem statement</h1>
<ul>
<li>In polkadot and web3 in general, there is a gap between realizing ideas and having the expertise, time or resources to deliver them.</li>
<li>There are many knowledgeable non-technical (and technical) active users that could automate their processes, if they either had the skill set, or had the time.</li>
<li>Interaction with chains is still only accessible for developers.</li>
</ul>

<p>Currently, XCM based parachains have their own native apps containing their own features, which are each useful for their chains, pallets and features. However cross-chain infrastructure demands better ways that harness such an interoperable environment.</p>
<p>With &ldquo;XCM&rdquo; coming into maturity, we have the possibility to build on this higher abstraction layer, enabling apps which can leverage features and pallets from different chains. Wallets are surely not the end game for XCM Dapps. Wallets currently fill the gap of enabling some cross chain functionality, but these are hard-coded and limited to what the wallet providers desire to prioritize. If a user wants to make use of multiple chain features, they have to independently go to each chain to execute the transaction. This manual process is inefficient and laborious. What is required is a place that allows the user to cherry-pick features from different chains and build workflows specific to their needs.</p>
<hr />
<h1 id="solution">Solution</h1>
<p><img src="https://xcmsend.github.io/img/dot2usdt.png" alt="bagpipes polkadot to hydradx swap to asset hub " /></p>
<p>Welcome to Bagpipes, a user-friendly solution designed to enable cross-chain interactions within the Polkadot ecosystem. Bagpipes serves as a "Zapier for Web3," offering a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface that empowers developers and users to effortlessly build applications and interact with on-chain features. Bagpipes allows users to connect actions across different chains, leveraging pallets and logic to automate repetitive and laborious tasks.</p>
<hr />
<h1 id="mission">Mission</h1>
<p>To make a wide selection of features from chains, which are connected to cross-chain infrastructure, accessible and connectable, all in one place. Bagpipes allows anyone to create cross chain transaction flows in an easy to use drag and drop style interface.</p>
<p>As the features we add from different chains increase, the usefulness and possibilities will compound, opening the door for many workflow scenario possibilities that we have not yet seen or considered.</p>
<h2 id="minutesnotweeks">Minutes not weeks</h2>
<p>It can take minutes rather than days or weeks to put together novel and useful workflows that will contain a variety of features from various chains, including: assets, DEXs, GOV, NFTs, Identity, Scheduling, Staking, Defi, etc.</p>
<h2 id="abstractingawaycomplexity">Abstracting away complexity</h2>
<p>In the &ldquo;Web2&rdquo; world, no-code apps are powerful tools that just makes building faster. There are many examples of no-code platforms that enable simplicity with a birds-eye view clarity, and in many cases, without much loss of customizability. Think of middleware API builders such as <a href="https://zapier.com">Zapier</a>, or <a href="https://make.com">Make</a>; and for building web pages and UIs, think of <a href="https://webflow.com">Webflow</a> and <a href="https://figma.com">Figma</a>. We aim to create similar experiences for Web3 and the Polkadot ecosystem. This will be attractive for new active participants in the ecosystem to be able to weave together transaction flows that fits their use-case without having to learn how to interact with pallets, Polkadot.js or similar under the hood functionality, allowing people to quickly create MVP&rsquo;s, prototypes and cross chain applications.</p>
<hr />
<h3 dir="ltr">Minutes not weeks</h3>
<p dir="ltr">It can take minutes rather than days or weeks to put together novel and useful workflows that will contain a variety of features from various chains, including: assets, DEXs, GOV, NFTs, Identity, Scheduling, Staking, Defi, etc.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr />
<h1 id="wecurrentlysupport">We Currently Support</h1>
<p>As we have completed 2 milestones from W3F grants, and have continued building for another 8 weeks, we have made continuous progress, and have introduced more features, such as: support for a DEX, web tools like webhooks and http requests, and have transformed the U/X.</p>
<p><em>We support the basic XCM cross-chain transfers for the chains.</em></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr />
<h1 id="coreteam">Core Team</h1>
<p><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/iOtUs1n7E4h-BBBHTLYhrTeBdhIa9hgyOpXbrVYWVF6oHQomQuUxIYNH7xws8HB0OTbd0_UX0dXb3aIIWtYiEOaQAoBSNFgsX-TMQHnok0T0E_FQaxWVjqpPtWLXwo7CM6_S286WWjED4CRqp8DfdRo" alt="null" width="134" height="134" /></p>
<h2 id="ramseyajram">Ramsey Ajram</h2>
<p>Hi I&rsquo;m Ramsey, I&rsquo;ve been interested in building something that makes this ecosystem - of parachains, primitives, pallets and tools - more accessible to more people, especially the creative and entrepreneurial minds who have a desire to solve their own problems and/or solve other people&rsquo;s problems, so they can be more effective at experimenting and realizing their ideas and automating their systems and processes..</p>
<p>I have quite a wide ranging experience in the ecosystem. I discovered the Substrate framework in December 2020. I&rsquo;ve spent 6 months getting my bearings, watching a bunch of Dan Forbes weekly substrate videos. Followed Josh Orndorff&rsquo;s breadcrumbs, and nagged Dan Shields for answers.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;m very familiar with the substrate/polkadot repo, and have launched a live parachain, taking it through a crowdloan on Kusama (kabocha parachain).</p>
<p>I am the product owner of <a href="https://decentration.medium.com/supersig-ui-simply-manage-your-orgs-250769f53679">&ldquo;supersig&rdquo;</a> pallet+UI, (where you can create an org, like multisig but you can add and remove members).</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>I then attended the Polkadot Blockchain Academy, which took me from a <a href="https://decentration.medium.com/my-reflections-on-the-polkadot-blockchain-academy-cambridge-2022-58078b96c11">hacky mechanic to a blockchain engineer.</a> . And now I want to leverage all of that experience and knowledge gained, channel it into Bagpipes, and make life easier and fun for the next wave of users.</p>
<p><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/YSDWTGpWc1l8tUmD9kBH8DwW-ppdg3Xz0cTipn3j4aJHviLSQr1NlewWsPzDwOJVIMp75hi7gWZN_tMd9-kr2giDhwmznPHBDrvgiUeySpz-2n6jW8RC_u2gdh2Pbdfa0hRQifcbZ57x33jIBDv0z6A" alt="null" width="130" height="130" /></p>
<h2 id="filipkalebo">Filip Kalebo</h2>
<p>Started working with information security in 2011 with a love for open source and an urge to explore. Since then, Filip has worked on offensive security for several Fortune 30 companies, trained a red team responsible for finding bugs in Amazon, Facebook and several large entities.</p>
<p>In the defensive line, Filip has worked on enterprise intrusion detection systems and anti-malware projects.</p>
<p>In 2014, he started to operate a public Bitcoin node service, thereafter snowballing into Ethereum and Monero development. Filip was introduced to Rust at an OpenSource meetup a few years ago, and is now combining his passion for Rust and web3. In 2021, he started as one of the first Rust developers for early stages of Picasso chain, moved a year later to Edgeware to perform a major substrate version upgrade, and from the pains of this experience, he was compelled to work on an open source project called Uptest, which was funded by the Polkadot Treasury.</p>
<hr />
<h1 id="ideasandusecases">Ideas and Use Cases</h1>
<p>Here are a couple ideas about of what you can build with Bagpipes. This is intended to get the juices flowing and give you some real context. Hopefully you can come up with even more awesome ideas and let us know.</p>
<h2 id="sendswapsendnbsp">Send -&gt; Swap -&gt; Send&nbsp;</h2>
<p>This is a Web3 only use case (available now):</p>
<p>Here we swap some DOT (from polkadot) to USDT and send to AssetHub in one fell swoop.</p>
<p>Save time jumping from 2 platforms, and making 3 separate signing actions, into 1 single signing ceremony, then execute the scenario.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Polkadot Node&nbsp;-&gt;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">xTransfer Action&nbsp;-&gt;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">HydraDX node -&gt; Swap action -&gt; HydraDX node</p>
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<p dir="ltr">xTransferAction -&gt;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">AssetHub node</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Select from the dropdown menu chain name, asset, address, amount</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Send&nbsp;DOT from Polkadot to HydraDX</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The node swap node pattern lets you choose which asset you want to exchange.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">then&nbsp;send&nbsp;the USDT to AssetHub.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Receive the funds to the defined address on Asset Hub</p>
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<div dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;" align="center"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ecc1a5d9-7fff-9431-caf0-a4b07f16e5ff"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lexend,sans-serif; background-font-weight: 300; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; width: 784px; height: 280px;"><img style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/EMoiQZgruae2N5_E8HOQMyfkIb1eDxsp4_FpOsGlgrB5tqhjRrXMONKZINd3XH6lqPMLn2yRPIiiuniw4sf6ywhMQ-hzdiquWRp1wq2lE4tK8ZTG5zcagsUQts9dhx2GcbkY2toygy02j2tnRqM9b1Q" width="784" height="280" /></span></span></span></div>
<p>The above bagpipes contain the nodes and actions to execute a send swap send in one signing ceremony. Meaning that you sign all the transactions safely at the beginning and then the flow is executed without interruption.</p>
<hr />
<h2 id="thewittytweeterbagpipe">&ldquo;The Witty Tweeter&rdquo; Bagpipe</h2>
<p>This is a Web3 to Web2 flow (available soon):</p>
<p>This is a Bagpipe use case that we have received from feedback from a notable user in the ecosystem.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Lexend,sans-serif; background-font-weight: 300; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; width: 603px; height: 166px;"><img style="margin-left: 0px;" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/eIST0sq6Ekeu-RB1N_XxpaTaZ0Duz81x49rQBRiDPB4-tTHVFWCv29Vtxhip1lghMRiqIrC8tAJfNRI5FB0bwN1WTxdmcPsxRGUqHPQvWEV8ZAdDKBk8u1cLrng9xvH9TRgpiMydy1cqRNDSm4Y9ng4" width="603" height="199.71640957331851" /></span></span></p>
<p><em>The websocket it listening for referendum vote events, with filtering logic for critical moments, the http request gets the proposal from ~polkassembly, the GPT Assistant is programmed to be witty and concise, reads the proposal understands the event, curates and tweet, and then the final http request sends the tweet.&nbsp;</em></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Websocket</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Websocket &rarr; HTTP Request edge</p>
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<p dir="ltr">HTTP Request</p>
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<p dir="ltr">GPT Assistant</p>
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<p dir="ltr">HTTP Request</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Listen for Votes on referendums on Polkadot</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Check if the referendum is at an exciting moment (50/50 turning point)</p>
</td>
<td>
<p dir="ltr">If yes, then:</p>
<p dir="ltr">Get the related proposal</p>
</td>
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<p dir="ltr">Define ChatGPTs system_message and prompt to curate a witty tweet related to the voting event and proposal info.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Send Tweet</p>
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<hr />
<h2 id="benefitstotheecosystem">Benefits to the ecosystem</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Rapid: Quicker and easier to actualise ideas. </p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Inclusive: more people can become active builders.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Efficient: Time and resources can be saved on the repetitive and redundant elements.</p>
</li>
</ul>

<p>With more ideas being experimented, and more people involved in the building process, all in less time, can lead to increased quality tools, utilities and cross chain Dapps.</p>
<hr />
<h1 id="safetyandsecurity">Safety and Security:</h1>
<p>From the way the user interacts and experiences Bagpipes, to providing warnings and risk messages, we always think defensively for our own code and for users. Currently we are in alpha so only the most curious and competent testers are advised to use Bagpipes. When we have a secure, well tested release then we will be happy to promote our product.</p>
<p>We only integrate well vetted projects that have a strong reputation and track record, whether web2 or web3.</p>

# Project Name:
Bagpipes - No-code Workflow and Dapp builder for cross-chain infrastructure (XCM). 
Beneficiary:
“Bagpipes Org Multisig:” 15iN8aQnPuX4vjcovenu15EtnYfcwbtiXjeKGRN3KkkzNNtt


# Authors:
 Ramsey Ajram, Filip Kalebo

# Total Amount:  
151 500 USD converted into DOT at the ema30 price of: 5.847 USD/DOT 

DOT 25,910.7234

## Time until delivery: 
6 to 8 months


## Amount of milestones:
4

# Full proposal link:  
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vpZPQCi11ja8fGcJ--ucjymMNG4BzQdsVFa4MKUunZU/edit?usp=sharing 

# Short Description:
Bagpipes is a drag and drop workflow builder for web3, allowing people to quickly create custom cross chain application flows in a no-code way, kinda like a “Zapier for Web3”. While embodying web3 values of self-sovereignty and open source code. 

# Motivation
#simple and #accessible

We wanted to make building things on web3 attainable to more than the “hard core” developer community. 

There are various successful drag and drop tools that have given superpowers to people in building “web2” applications, to name a few: 


- **API workflows**: with Zapier.com, Make.com and n8n.io (open source option); 
- **Creative web design**: with Figma
- **Learning to code**, like SAM labs which teaches children how to program and visualize the logic blocks of the program. 

We are heavily inspired by the power that these tools bring to users in their respective industries, all with the common trait of building from a birds-eye-view and dropping blocks of abstracted code. So we’ve made it our mission to make web3 accessible to a community of creative problem solvers who will leverage Bagpipes’ no-code interface that will enable the user to seamlessly  build powerful and secure cross chain workflows, mini dapps, internal tools and fully functioning dapps, with such rapidity to make the user feel like they have superpowers.


## Tools for the next wave of web3 builders.
 In the next 5 years web3 tools will be seamlessly integrated into the stack of millions of developers and automators. And web developers can leverage these tools with ease. As demand for web3 increases and push factors start to set in, businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers will require attainable solutions. Our glimpse of the future is that people will be able to compose Dapps that leverage multiple chains, pallets, contracts, features and SDKs. And as the ever looming AI wave draws closer, generative AI will be baked into how we design our platform too. LLMs are great at coding, but even better at coding with black box code blocks. 


# Problem statement
- In polkadot and web3 in general, there is a gap between realizing ideas and having the expertise, time or resources to deliver them. 
- There are many knowledgeable non-technical (and technical) active users that could automate their processes, if they either had the skill set, or had the time. 
- Interaction with chains is still only accessible for developers. 


Currently, XCM based parachains have their own native apps containing their own features, which are each useful for their chains, pallets and features.  However cross-chain infrastructure demands better ways that harness such an interoperable environment.  
With “XCM” coming into maturity, we have the possibility to build on this higher abstraction layer, enabling apps which can leverage features and pallets from different chains.
Wallets are surely not the end game for XCM Dapps. Wallets currently fill the gap of enabling some cross chain functionality, but these are hard-coded and limited to what the wallet providers desire to prioritize.
If a user wants to make use of multiple chain features, they have to independently go to each chain to execute the transaction. This manual process is inefficient and laborious.
What is required is a place that allows the user to cherry-pick features from different chains and build workflows specific to their needs.


# Solution

![bagpipes polkadot to hydradx swap to asset hub ](https://xcmsend.github.io/img/dot2usdt.png)

Welcome to Bagpipes, a user-friendly solution designed to enable cross-chain interactions within the Polkadot ecosystem. Bagpipes serves as a "Zapier for Web3," offering a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface that empowers developers and users to effortlessly build applications and interact with on-chain features. 
Bagpipes allows users to connect actions across different chains, leveraging pallets and logic to automate repetitive and laborious tasks.

# Mission
To make a wide selection of features from chains, which are connected to cross-chain infrastructure, accessible and connectable, all in one place.
Bagpipes allows anyone to create cross chain transaction flows in an easy to use drag and drop style interface.

As the features we add from different chains increase, the usefulness and possibilities will compound, opening the door for many workflow scenario possibilities that we have not yet seen or considered.

## Minutes not weeks
It can take minutes rather than days or weeks to put together novel and useful workflows that will contain a variety of features from various chains, including: assets, DEXs, GOV, NFTs, Identity, Scheduling, Staking, Defi, etc.

## Abstracting away complexity
In the “Web2” world, no-code apps are powerful tools that just makes building faster. There are many examples of no-code platforms that enable simplicity with a birds-eye view clarity, and in many cases, without much loss of customizability. Think of middleware API builders such as [Zapier](https://zapier.com), or [Make](https://make.com); and for building web pages and UIs, think of [Webflow](https://webflow.com) and [Figma](https://figma.com). We aim to create similar experiences for Web3 and the Polkadot ecosystem. This will be attractive for new active participants in the ecosystem to be able to weave together transaction flows that fits their use-case without having to learn how to interact with pallets, Polkadot.js or similar under the hood functionality, allowing people to quickly create MVP’s, prototypes and cross chain applications.


**Automate**
- If you need to take more than one signing action when interacting with a blockchain, weave together all your actions into one workflow.
- Create a bagpipe and automate the process.
- Create mini-dapps. 
- Web3 only, or Web3/Web2 interactions. 


**Save Time**
- Save time jumping between wallets and apps to complete your workflow.
- Build reusable workflows in minutes. Saving you hours.

**Innovate**
A playground of possibilities. Build the next generation of cross-chain dapps rapidly, and with ease.



**Standard Users ** 
- Build useful workflows, automate and save time on repetitive tasks.
- Create a schedule or a trigger.
- Share workflows with others.
- Connect to your preferred wallet.

**Teams**
- Share workflows between team members, and automate shared repetitive tasks.. Saving you hours.

**Developers**
- Build secure Dapps for your own users, in hours, not weeks or months. 
- A workflow design tool to generate out-of-box developer code to build Dapps.






## Project Name:
Bagpipes - No-code Workflow and Dapp builder for cross-chain infrastructure (XCM). 
Beneficiary:
“Bagpipes Org Multisig:” 15iN8aQnPuX4vjcovenu15EtnYfcwbtiXjeKGRN3KkkzNNtt


## Authors:
 [Ramsey Ajram, Filip Kalebo]

## Total Amount:  
151 500 USD converted into DOT at the ema30 price of: 5.847 USD/DOT 

DOT 25,910.7234

## Time until delivery: 
6 to 8 months


## Amount of milestones:
4

## Full proposal link:  
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vpZPQCi11ja8fGcJ--ucjymMNG4BzQdsVFa4MKUunZU/edit?usp=sharing 

## Short Description:
Bagpipes is a drag and drop workflow builder for web3, allowing people to quickly create custom cross chain application flows in a no-code way, kinda like a “Zapier for Web3”. While embodying web3 values of self-sovereignty and open source code. 

## Motivation
#simple and #accessible

We wanted to make building things on web3 attainable to more than the “hard core” developer community. 

There are various successful drag and drop tools that have given superpowers to people in building “web2” applications, to name a few: 


- **API workflows**: with Zapier.com, Make.com and n8n.io (open source option); 
- **Creative web design**: with Figma
- **Learning to code**, like SAM labs which teaches children how to program and visualize the logic blocks of the program. 

We are heavily inspired by the power that these tools bring to users in their respective industries, all with the common trait of building from a birds-eye-view and dropping blocks of abstracted code. So we’ve made it our mission to make web3 accessible to a community of creative problem solvers who will leverage Bagpipes’ no-code interface that will enable the user to seamlessly  build powerful and secure cross chain workflows, mini dapps, internal tools and fully functioning dapps, with such rapidity to make the user feel like they have superpowers.

### Tools for the next wave of web3 builders.
 In the next 5 years web3 tools will be seamlessly integrated into the stack of millions of developers and automators. And web developers can leverage these tools with ease. As demand for web3 increases and push factors start to set in, businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers will require attainable solutions. Our glimpse of the future is that people will be able to compose Dapps that leverage multiple chains, pallets, contracts, features and SDKs. And as the ever looming AI wave draws closer, generative AI will be baked into how we design our platform too. LLMs are great at coding, but even better at coding with black box code blocks. 


## Problem statement
- In polkadot and web3 in general, there is a gap between realizing ideas and having the expertise, time or resources to deliver them. 
- There are many knowledgeable non-technical (and technical) active users that could automate their processes, if they either had the skill set, or had the time. 
- Interaction with chains is still only accessible for developers. 


Currently, XCM based parachains have their own native apps containing their own features, which are each useful for their chains, pallets and features.  However cross-chain infrastructure demands better ways that harness such an interoperable environment.  
With “XCM” coming into maturity, we have the possibility to build on this higher abstraction layer, enabling apps which can leverage features and pallets from different chains.
Wallets are surely not the end game for XCM Dapps. Wallets currently fill the gap of enabling some cross chain functionality, but these are hard-coded and limited to what the wallet providers desire to prioritize.
If a user wants to make use of multiple chain features, they have to independently go to each chain to execute the transaction. This manual process is inefficient and laborious.
What is required is a place that allows the user to cherry-pick features from different chains and build workflows specific to their needs.


## Solution

![bagpipes polkadot to hydradx swap to asset hub ](https://xcmsend.github.io/img/dot2usdt.png)

Welcome to Bagpipes, a user-friendly solution designed to enable cross-chain interactions within the Polkadot ecosystem. Bagpipes serves as a "Zapier for Web3," offering a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface that empowers developers and users to effortlessly build applications and interact with on-chain features. 
Bagpipes allows users to connect actions across different chains, leveraging pallets and logic to automate repetitive and laborious tasks.

## Mission
To make a wide selection of features from chains, which are connected to cross-chain infrastructure, accessible and connectable, all in one place.
Bagpipes allows anyone to create cross chain transaction flows in an easy to use drag and drop style interface.

As the features we add from different chains increase, the usefulness and possibilities will compound, opening the door for many workflow scenario possibilities that we have not yet seen or considered.

### Minutes not weeks
It can take minutes rather than days or weeks to put together novel and useful workflows that will contain a variety of features from various chains, including: assets, DEXs, GOV, NFTs, Identity, Scheduling, Staking, Defi, etc.

### Abstracting away complexity
In the “Web2” world, no-code apps are powerful tools that just makes building faster. There are many examples of no-code platforms that enable simplicity with a birds-eye view clarity, and in many cases, without much loss of customizability. Think of middleware API builders such as [Zapier](https://zapier.com), or [Make](https://make.com); and for building web pages and UIs, think of [Webflow](https://webflow.com) and [Figma](https://figma.com). We aim to create similar experiences for Web3 and the Polkadot ecosystem. This will be attractive for new active participants in the ecosystem to be able to weave together transaction flows that fits their use-case without having to learn how to interact with pallets, Polkadot.js or similar under the hood functionality, allowing people to quickly create MVP’s, prototypes and cross chain applications.


**Automate**
- If you need to take more than one signing action when interacting with a blockchain, weave together all your actions into one workflow.
- Create a bagpipe and automate the process.
- Create mini-dapps. 
- Web3 only, or Web3/Web2 interactions. 


**Save Time**
- Save time jumping between wallets and apps to complete your workflow.
- Build reusable workflows in minutes. Saving you hours.

**Innovate**
A playground of possibilities. Build the next generation of cross-chain dapps rapidly, and with ease.



**Standard Users ** 
- Build useful workflows, automate and save time on repetitive tasks.
- Create a schedule or a trigger.
- Share workflows with others.
- Connect to your preferred wallet.

**Teams**
- Share workflows between team members, and automate shared repetitive tasks.. Saving you hours.

**Developers**
- Build secure Dapps for your own users, in hours, not weeks or months. 
- A workflow design tool to generate out-of-box developer code to build Dapps.






## Project Name:
Bagpipes - No-code Workflow and Dapp builder for cross-chain infrastructure (XCM). 
Beneficiary:
“Bagpipes Org Multisig:” 15iN8aQnPuX4vjcovenu15EtnYfcwbtiXjeKGRN3KkkzNNtt


## Authors:
 [Ramsey Ajram, Filip Kalebo]

## Total Amount:  
151 500 USD converted into DOT at the ema30 price of: 5.847 USD/DOT 

DOT 25,910.7234

## Time until delivery: 
6 to 8 months


## Amount of milestones:
4

## Full proposal link:  
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vpZPQCi11ja8fGcJ--ucjymMNG4BzQdsVFa4MKUunZU/edit?usp=sharing 



## Project Name:
Bagpipes - No-code Workflow and Dapp builder for cross-chain infrastructure (XCM). 
Beneficiary:
“Bagpipes Org Multisig:” 15iN8aQnPuX4vjcovenu15EtnYfcwbtiXjeKGRN3KkkzNNtt


## Authors:
 [Ramsey Ajram, Filip Kalebo]

## Total Amount:  
151 500 USD converted into DOT at the ema30 price of: 5.847 USD/DOT 

DOT 25,910.7234

## Total amount of time: 
6 to 8 months


## Amount of milestones:
4

## Full proposal link:  
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vpZPQCi11ja8fGcJ--ucjymMNG4BzQdsVFa4MKUunZU/edit?usp=sharing 



Bagpipes - Powerful No-code Workflow and Dapp builder for cross-chain infrastructure (XCM). 

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- **Problem Statement:** Addressing the gap in Polkadot and web3 where users lack the expertise or resources to realize their ideas, especially for non-technical individuals.
- **Significance:** Making web3 more accessible and inclusive by providing a no-code interface through Bagpipes to enable cross-chain interactions within the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Proposed Solution:** Bagpipes, a drag-and-drop workflow builder for web3, aims to simplify building cross-chain applications and workflows, akin to a "Zapier for Web3."
- **Expected Outcomes:** By offering a user-friendly interface, Bagpipes aims to empower users to create powerful and secure cross-chain workflows, reducing the time and resources needed for development.

#362 Bagpipes - Powerful No-code Cross-Chain XCM Dapp and Workflow Builder for the Polkadot Ecosystem 🪄

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