--- title: 'Build the future of *craft: announcing Starcraft Bounties!' description: 'Our commitment to building a thriving open source community is stronger than ever. We believe in empowering impactful contributions, and today, we’re excited to launch a new pilot initiative that puts this vision directly into your hands: the Starcraft Bounties Program. This isn’t just about small fixes; it’s an invitation to tackle signi […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/build-the-future-of-craft-announcing-starcraft-bounties?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [ilvipero](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ilvipero "More about ilvipero") 26 June 2025 # Build the future of \*craft: announcing Starcraft Bounties! --- Share the article Our commitment to building a thriving open source community is stronger than ever. We believe in empowering impactful contributions, and today, we’re excited to launch a new pilot initiative that puts this vision directly into your hands: the Starcraft Bounties Program. This isn’t just about small fixes; it’s an invitation to tackle significant technical challenges and help us shape the future of our core development tools – Snapcraft, Charmcraft, Craft Parts, and the Craft CLI. If you’re passionate about robust software architecture, clean APIs, and excellent developer experiences, these bounties are for you. # What kind of technical improvements are we targeting? Starcraft Bounties offer a range of projects designed to enhance the \*craft ecosystem at its foundations. You’ll have the opportunity to: * Design core services: we’re looking to create shared, robust services, like a unified linter service that can be used across all \*craft applications. This means designing APIs, defining protocols, and ensuring extensibility. * Refactor project structures: help us modernize complex systems, such as Snapcraft’s project model. The goal is to move towards more maintainable, schema-driven designs that improve everything from IDE support to documentation. * Expand tool capabilities: extend the power of our tools by adding support for new features, like integrating new build systems through plugins, such as a Bazel plugin for Craft Parts. * Enhance developer experience: improve how developers interact with our tools. This could involve implementing structured output formats in the Craft CLI or refining command behaviors for greater consistency and ease of use. * Strengthen integrations: work on the interfaces between our tools and backend services, for example, by implementing the full Publishergateway API in Craft Store and ensuring our applications leverage these new capabilities. # Why get involved? Participating in the Starcraft Bounties program means: * Making a tangible impact: your code will directly improve the tools used by thousands of developers worldwide. * Solving real-world engineering challenges: these are not trivial tasks; they involve thoughtful design and implementation. * Collaborating with the core team: engage with Canonical engineers and other community members. * Deepening your expertise: gain valuable experience working on advanced open source projects. # Ready to code? This is a call to our community members to bring their technical skills and insights to the forefront. We’ve outlined the challenges, provided context, and set clear acceptance criteria for each bounty. * Discover the full range of Starcraft Bounties [here](https://github.com/issues/assigned?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abounty%20org%3Acanonical). *[Requires github sign-in]* * Find a project that aligns with your technical interests. * Understand how to claim a bounty in the issue details. Let’s work together to build even more powerful, reliable, and developer-friendly \*craft tools. We can’t wait to see what you’ll create! – Maksim Beliaev and the Community team [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). 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