Introducing Community Bounty Program “Idea to Application”
Hey Community,
We’re launching a new initiative in which ideas from the Ideas Portal become real applications on Open Exchange, and their authors are rewarded through Global Masters:
💡 Community Bounty Program “Idea to Application” ⚙️
💡 How Does It Work?
Every two months, we’ll select a range of ideas from the Ideas Portal and turn them into bounty challenges. Each cycle represents a new round, giving you the opportunity to build a working implementation, publish it on Open Exchange, and earn Global Masters points along the way.
👥 Who Can Participate?
Anyone, including InterSystems employees, is welcome. Participation is individual — no team submissions allowed.
🌟 Why Join?
Building something real that the community actually needs is rewarding on its own — but we want to make sure your contribution gets the recognition it deserves. Every qualifying submission gets recognized and promoted across the InterSystems Developer Ecosystem.
🏅 Rewards & Recognition
We've prepared two reward tiers depending on your level of participation.
| Tier 1 — Every qualifying submission | Tier 2 — Implement all ideas in the round | |
| Points | Earn from 10k Global Masters points | + 3,000 extra points |
| Badges | Credly + Global Masters | Same as Tier 1 |
| Visibility | Promoted across DC, GM, social media | + LinkedIn spotlight of the developer on our social media |
| Listings | OEX Bounty Apps block + Ideas Portal Hall of Fame | Same as Tier 1 |
Full Rewards Breakdown
Tier 1 — Every qualifying submission:
- 🏅 InterSystems Credly badge
- 🏅 Global Masters App Bounty Wizard badge
- ⭐ Earn from 10k Global Masters points (800 points (app upload) + 7,000 points (idea implementation) + Bounty Bonus)
- 📣 Your app promoted across the Developer Community, Global Masters, and social media
- 🏆 Your app featured in Bounty Apps block on Open Exchange for 2 months
- 📋 Your app added to the Hall of Fame on the Ideas Portal
Tier 2 — If you implement all ideas of the round:
- Everything in Tier 1
- ⭐ + 3,000 extra Global Masters points
- 📣 + LinkedIn personal spotlight on our social media
❗ Points are not exchangeable for cash, only for official Global Masters rewards.
The first round is coming — stay tuned for more details soon!
New to Ecosystem?
- Ideas Portal — where the community submits and votes on feature requests and improvements — you told us what's missing.
- Open Exchange — the InterSystems app gallery where developers publish open-source apps — you build it.
- Global Masters — the InterSystems developer rewards program, where points are redeemable for gifts — you get rewarded for it.