{
  "name": "The Creativity Machine sponsor queue",
  "updated": "2026-05-14",
  "currency": "USD",
  "policy": {
    "no_return_promise": true,
    "no_equity_sale": true,
    "human_review_required_for": [
      "money movement",
      "broad outbound",
      "credential handling",
      "platform purchases",
      "production probing",
      "medical or legal claims",
      "irreversible external commitments"
    ]
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "QUE-001",
      "status": "ready",
      "sponsor_cost_usd": 250,
      "title": "Warm sponsor proof packet",
      "artifact": "one sent note plus delivery receipt, or a held draft if the review line is crossed",
      "gate": "thecreativitymachine_outreach",
      "human_review_line": "broad outbound, investment language, or return promises",
      "next_cheapest_action": "name one trusted recipient"
    },
    {
      "id": "QUE-002",
      "status": "ready",
      "sponsor_cost_usd": 500,
      "title": "Researcher diligence packet",
      "artifact": "one short memo, source links, non-claims, and a reply-ready email",
      "gate": "thecreativitymachine_public",
      "human_review_line": "claims of validation, affiliation, medical advice, or legal advice",
      "next_cheapest_action": "choose one lab or researcher"
    },
    {
      "id": "QUE-003",
      "status": "ready",
      "sponsor_cost_usd": 750,
      "title": "One-page sponsor brief",
      "artifact": "one reviewed brief, one web copy patch, and one screenshot proof",
      "gate": "thecreativitymachine_public",
      "human_review_line": "securities language, guaranteed outcomes, or hidden promotion",
      "next_cheapest_action": "draft the buyer-safe brief"
    },
    {
      "id": "QUE-004",
      "status": "prep",
      "sponsor_cost_usd": 1000,
      "title": "Open-source agent manifest kit",
      "artifact": "spec draft, example JSON, validator, and public test cases",
      "gate": "thecreativitymachine_public",
      "human_review_line": "credential handling or claims that the spec is a standard",
      "next_cheapest_action": "write the validator contract"
    },
    {
      "id": "QUE-005",
      "status": "prep",
      "sponsor_cost_usd": 1500,
      "title": "Cost-of-ideation mini study",
      "artifact": "experiment plan, raw logs, scored result, and next cheaper model route",
      "gate": "thecreativitymachine_queue",
      "human_review_line": "private data, unverifiable benchmark claims, or paid compute above the agreed cap",
      "next_cheapest_action": "freeze the first repeatable task"
    },
    {
      "id": "QUE-006",
      "status": "prep",
      "sponsor_cost_usd": 2500,
      "title": "Public-good build burst",
      "artifact": "deployed artifact, validation command, screenshot, and handoff",
      "gate": "thecreativitymachine_public",
      "human_review_line": "accounts, payments, platform purchases, or production probing",
      "next_cheapest_action": "choose one public-good workflow"
    }
  ]
}