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I've been thinking about a primitive where authority itself is an on-chain account that can be delegated and attenuated.

For example:

Root: $100k/day

↓

Agent A: $10k/day

↓

Agent B: $1k/day

A child capability can only become more restrictive, never more powerful. Revoking the root epoch invalidates the entire subtree.

The interesting problem is consumption.

If B has a $1k capability:

Treasury B: $600

Marketplace B: $600

Two independent programs can each verify the capability and unknowingly authorize $1,200.

One solution is making the capability program a shared consumption authority via CPI, but then every consumer contends on the same writable account and the capability program still can't verify whether the consuming program actually delivered what it claimed.

So I'm wondering:

Is this a useful primitive, or am I reinventing existing Solana delegation/session-key/account-abstraction patterns?

And is the portability vs verifiable enforcement tradeoff fundamental?

I'd appreciate brutal technical criticism.

I've shipped a few small Solana things a recurring payments program, some Telegram bots and I'm trying to figure out what to build next , and I wanna build for actual users and a valid pain , if you have any kindly share

Hi everyone,

I've been debating whether to post this, but I figured I'd rather be honest than pretend everything is fine.

I'm a 21-year-old Mechanical Engineering student , and I'm currently participating in Solana Summer School.For the last few years, life has honestly been difficult financially. I've spent too much time chasing high-risk ways to escape survival mode, especially through sports betting and crypto airdrops. Looking back, I realize I was searching for a shortcut instead of building long-term value. It didn't work, and I'm intentionally trying to move away from that mindset.To support myself, I take balloon decoration jobs whenever I can. The pay mostly goes toward food and basic living expenses. Academically, I also have several failed courses to recover from, so it has felt like I'm fighting battles on multiple fronts.Despite all that, one thing has never gone away,my curiosity.The more I learn about Solana, the more convinced I become that I want to build in this ecosystem. I find myself fascinated by protocol design, incentives, developer tooling, and infrastructure. Summer School has reinforced that this is where I want to invest my time.

One realization I've had recently is that my biggest obstacle isn't a lack of ambition or ideas. It's that I've been living in survival mode for so long that it's difficult to give my best work the uninterrupted focus it deserves.

So I'd like to ask those of you who have been building in the Solana ecosystem for years:

\- If you were in my position, what would you prioritize over the next 12 months?

\- What skills would make me genuinely valuable to teams building on Solana?

\- Are there grants, internships, fellowships, open-source projects, or communities that I should be paying attention to?

\- If you're a founder, what makes someone stand out enough that you'd give them a chance despite an unconventional background?

I'm asking for direction, honest advice, and opportunities to earn my place in this ecosystem.

If you've been where I am before, I'd really appreciate hearing your story and what helped you break through.

Thank you for reading.

If you were building today, what Solana-native problem do you think is still underserved?