deploy to prod

backend/api/urls.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.urls import path, include
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
 from users.views import UserViewSet
-from contributions.views import ContributionTypeViewSet, ContributionViewSet, EvidenceViewSet, SubmittedContributionViewSet, StewardSubmissionViewSet, MissionViewSet
+from contributions.views import ContributionTypeViewSet, ContributionViewSet, EvidenceViewSet, SubmittedContributionViewSet, StewardSubmissionViewSet, MissionViewSet, StartupRequestViewSet
 from leaderboard.views import GlobalLeaderboardMultiplierViewSet, LeaderboardViewSet
 from rest_framework_simplejwt.views import TokenObtainPairView, TokenRefreshView, TokenVerifyView
 from .metrics_views import ActiveValidatorsView, ContributionTypesStatsView
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 router.register(r'submissions', SubmittedContributionViewSet, basename='submission')
 router.register(r'steward-submissions', StewardSubmissionViewSet, basename='steward-submission')
 router.register(r'missions', MissionViewSet, basename='mission')
+router.register(r'startup-requests', StartupRequestViewSet, basename='startup-request')
 
 # The API URLs are now determined automatically by the router
 urlpatterns = [

backend/contributions/admin.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from datetime import datetime
-from .models import Category, ContributionType, Contribution, SubmittedContribution, Evidence, ContributionHighlight, Mission
+from .models import Category, ContributionType, Contribution, SubmittedContribution, Evidence, ContributionHighlight, Mission, StartupRequest
 from .validator_forms import CreateValidatorForm
 from leaderboard.models import GlobalLeaderboardMultiplier
 
@@ -628,3 +628,38 @@ def get_status(self, obj):
         else:
             return format_html('<span style="color: red;">●</span> Inactive')
     get_status.short_description = 'Status'
+
+
+@admin.register(StartupRequest)
+class StartupRequestAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ('id', 'title', 'get_status', 'order', 'created_at')
+    list_filter = ('is_active', 'created_at')
+    search_fields = ('title', 'description', 'short_description')
+    readonly_fields = ('id', 'created_at', 'updated_at')
+    list_editable = ('order',)
+    ordering = ('order', '-created_at')
+
+    fieldsets = (
+        (None, {
+            'fields': ('id', 'title', 'is_active', 'order')
+        }),
+        ('Content', {
+            'fields': ('short_description', 'description'),
+            'description': 'Short description is shown in the listing. Full description supports Markdown.'
+        }),
+        ('Documents', {
+            'fields': ('documents',),
+            'description': 'JSON array of document objects: [{"title": "...", "url": "...", "type": "pdf|image"}]'
+        }),
+        ('Metadata', {
+            'fields': ('created_at', 'updated_at'),
+            'classes': ('collapse',)
+        }),
+    )
+
+    def get_status(self, obj):
+        if obj.is_active:
+            return format_html('<span style="color: green;">●</span> Active')
+        else:
+            return format_html('<span style="color: red;">●</span> Inactive')
+    get_status.short_description = 'Status'

backend/contributions/migrations/0030_startuprequest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.10 on 2026-01-22 16:33
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('contributions', '0029_submittedcontribution_assigned_to_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='StartupRequest',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('created_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ('updated_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
+                ('title', models.CharField(help_text='Title of the startup request', max_length=200)),
+                ('description', models.TextField(help_text='Full description (supports Markdown)')),
+                ('short_description', models.CharField(help_text='Brief description shown in listing (plain text)', max_length=300)),
+                ('documents', models.JSONField(blank=True, default=list, help_text='Array of document objects: [{title, url, type}]')),
+                ('is_active', models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text='Whether this startup request is currently visible')),
+                ('order', models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0, help_text='Display order (lower numbers appear first)')),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'verbose_name': 'Startup Request',
+                'verbose_name_plural': 'Startup Requests',
+                'ordering': ['order', '-created_at'],
+            },
+        ),
+    ]

backend/contributions/models.py

@@ -505,5 +505,51 @@ def get_active_highlights(cls, contribution_type=None, user=None, limit=5):
             'contribution__user',
             'contribution__contribution_type'
         )
-        
+
         return queryset[:limit]
+
+
+class StartupRequest(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Represents a startup idea/opportunity for the community to pursue.
+    Displayed in the builder contributions section as informational content.
+    """
+    title = models.CharField(
+        max_length=200,
+        help_text="Title of the startup request"
+    )
+    description = models.TextField(
+        help_text="Full description (supports Markdown)"
+    )
+    short_description = models.CharField(
+        max_length=300,
+        help_text="Brief description shown in listing (plain text)"
+    )
+    documents = models.JSONField(
+        default=list,
+        blank=True,
+        help_text="Array of document objects: [{title, url, type}]"
+    )
+    is_active = models.BooleanField(
+        default=True,
+        help_text="Whether this startup request is currently visible"
+    )
+    order = models.PositiveIntegerField(
+        default=0,
+        help_text="Display order (lower numbers appear first)"
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ['order', '-created_at']
+        verbose_name = "Startup Request"
+        verbose_name_plural = "Startup Requests"
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.title
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_active_requests(cls):
+        """
+        Get all active startup requests ordered by display order.
+        """
+        return cls.objects.filter(is_active=True).order_by('order', '-created_at')

backend/contributions/recaptcha_field.py

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 from django_recaptcha.fields import ReCaptchaField as DjangoReCaptchaField
 from django_recaptcha.widgets import ReCaptchaV2Checkbox
 
+from tally.middleware.tracing import trace_external
+
 
 class ReCaptchaField(serializers.Field):
     """
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ def to_internal_value(self, data):
         try:
             # Use django-recaptcha's validation
             # The field expects the token value directly
-            cleaned_value = self.django_field.clean(data)
+            with trace_external('recaptcha', 'verify'):
+                cleaned_value = self.django_field.clean(data)
             return cleaned_value
         except Exception as e:
             # Handle various validation errors

backend/contributions/serializers.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from rest_framework import serializers
-from .models import ContributionType, Contribution, SubmittedContribution, Evidence, ContributionHighlight, Mission
+from .models import ContributionType, Contribution, SubmittedContribution, Evidence, ContributionHighlight, Mission, StartupRequest
 from users.serializers import UserSerializer, LightUserSerializer
 from users.models import User
 from .recaptcha_field import ReCaptchaField
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ContributionTypeSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = ContributionType
         fields = [
-            'id', 'name', 'description', 'category', 'min_points', 'max_points',
+            'id', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'category', 'min_points', 'max_points',
             'current_multiplier', 'is_submittable', 'examples',
             'created_at', 'updated_at'
         ]
@@ -619,3 +619,27 @@ class Meta:
 
     def get_is_active(self, obj):
         return obj.is_active()
+
+
+class StartupRequestListSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    """
+    Lightweight serializer for listing startup requests.
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        model = StartupRequest
+        fields = ['id', 'title', 'short_description', 'is_active', 'order', 'created_at']
+        read_only_fields = ['id', 'created_at']
+
+
+class StartupRequestDetailSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    """
+    Full serializer for startup request detail view.
+    Includes all fields for rendering the full page with markdown and documents.
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        model = StartupRequest
+        fields = [
+            'id', 'title', 'description', 'short_description',
+            'documents', 'is_active', 'order', 'created_at', 'updated_at'
+        ]
+        read_only_fields = ['id', 'created_at', 'updated_at']

backend/contributions/urls.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from .views import (
     ContributionTypeViewSet, ContributionViewSet, EvidenceViewSet,
     SubmittedContributionViewSet, SubmissionListView, submission_review_view,
-    MissionViewSet
+    MissionViewSet, StartupRequestViewSet
 )
 
 app_name = 'contributions'
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 router.register(r'evidence', EvidenceViewSet)
 router.register(r'submissions', SubmittedContributionViewSet, basename='submission')
 router.register(r'missions', MissionViewSet, basename='mission')
+router.register(r'startup-requests', StartupRequestViewSet, basename='startup-request')
 
 urlpatterns = [
     # API URLs