For Projects
Distributions
How to distribute money from the repo balance to contributors.
Merit lets anyone fund repos, deferring the contributor distribution to Merit repo admins.
Merit needs to be installed in your repository before you can create distributions.
Merit supports three distribution modes to give you flexibility in how you reward contributors.
To get started, you need to fund your repository.
Admin(s) can distribute
Merit supports three distribution modes to give you flexibility in how you reward contributors:
Guided Distribution (Recommended)
- Determine distributions based on the impact of PRs merged during a time window
- AI-assisted analysis automatically classifies recent pull requests by impact into quartiles
- Preview and adjust splits before committing
Pay PRs
- Select specific PRs and specify the exact amount to distribute to them
- Perfect for rewarding specific contributions or milestone achievements
- Direct control over which pull requests receive funding
Pay Users
- Select specific contributors to distribute to and choose the exact amount to distribute to them
- Ideal for recognizing ongoing contributions, maintenance work, or special efforts
- Direct contributor selection with custom allocation amounts
Pay Issues (Coming Soon)
- Select specific issues and allocate funds to them before they are resolved
- Encourage contribution by setting bounties on important issues
- Create incentives for tackling specific problems or feature requests