OpenDev — 18 August 2026, 14:00 UTC (Agenda)

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Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · 14:00 UTC
Host: Jesse Chejieh — @jessechejieh:matrix.org (Rank II)
Previous proceedings: 21 July 2026 · Proceedings published within 72h.

Preliminary agenda (posted ~2 weeks out, per the hosting pilot).

• Add your topic — comment below (active Fellowship members), reply in the OpenDev Element channel, or DM me.
• Every item needs a speaker so I can confirm availability the week before. (Speaker = whoever raised it; correct if it should be someone else.)
• Please add by Tue 11 August — after that the agenda locks and I confirm speakers.
• Can't attend live? Comment with links/context and flag it — I'll cover it or capture it in the proceedings.

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Topics

Discussion topics for the call — comment below to add yours (active Fellowship members). Ordered by impact during the call

Format example (click to expand)

Topic: Revive precompiles & Solidity DevEx
Speaker: a Fellowship member
Why it matters: Revive / PolkaVM is the smart-contract path on the Polkadot roadmap; a standard developer-experience layer for precompiles lowers the barrier for Solidity teams to build on Polkadot.
Proposal: A Standard DevEx Layer for Revive Precompiles · Context: State of Precompiles in the Revive Ecosystem

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Security

Security-relevant items the room should know about. Comment to add.
Format: Item — [link] · what it means for us

polkadot{.js} extension signing defect, fixed in 0.64.0

A connected site could obtain a signature over an extrinsic of its choosing while the prompt showed a harmless message. Wallets derived from this codebase may have the same defect; the disclosure asks their maintainers to check.
Disclosure: forum post

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RFCs

Have an RFC up for review or discussion? Comment to add it.
Format: RFC title — [name](github profile) · RFCs#<num> · why it matters

Snowbridge Emergency Pause — Clara van Staden · RFCs#166

Snowbridge cannot be halted on-chain today, so the only response to an active exploit is a referendum, hours to days. The RFC makes the halt permissionless and puts resolution with OpenGov, explicitly not the Fellowship.

Speaker: Clara van Staden

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Fellowship — members, promotions, retention

Submitting a promotion, retention, or membership argument? Comment so it gets airtime. (Open arguments only.)
Supporting an applicant? Add a brief line on why — not just an emoji — for real visibility.
Format: Name — rank action · Evaluations#<num>

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Calls for review

A Fellowship member wants eyes on a PR? Comment to add it.
Format: PR title — [name](github profile) · repo#<num> · why it matters