Broody developed and maintained the cartridge-gg/controller repository over 17 months, delivering robust features for on-chain payments, multi-wallet integration, and secure authentication flows. He engineered dual-path backend and smart contract purchase flows, implemented real-time pricing with Ekubo, and expanded support for cross-chain transactions and Merkle drop campaigns. Using TypeScript, React, and GraphQL, Broody focused on modular architecture, error handling, and state management to ensure reliability and scalability. His work addressed payment UX, session security, and onboarding, while integrating Stripe, Coinbase, and Layerswap. The depth of his contributions is reflected in the repository’s evolving architecture and business-critical reliability.
February 2026 monthly summary for cartridge-gg/controller: Delivered security- and reliability-focused enhancements across Capacitor integration, origin verification, sandboxed on-chain purchases, multi-chain session handling, keychain policy resolution, WebAuthn UX, and CSP updates. Focused on business value: stronger security posture, consistent user experience, and robust multi-network support. Enabled Stripe Checkout by updating CSP while maintaining a high bar for security and performance, and strengthened testing and instrumentation to support maintainability.
February 2026 monthly summary for cartridge-gg/controller: Delivered security- and reliability-focused enhancements across Capacitor integration, origin verification, sandboxed on-chain purchases, multi-chain session handling, keychain policy resolution, WebAuthn UX, and CSP updates. Focused on business value: stronger security posture, consistent user experience, and robust multi-network support. Enabled Stripe Checkout by updating CSP while maintaining a high bar for security and performance, and strengthened testing and instrumentation to support maintainability.
January 2026 performance: Delivered significant business value across Arcade, UI, and Controller repositories by strengthening payments, onboarding, and onchain purchasing capabilities, while sharpening platform UX and security. Focused on improving payment routing, reducing onboarding friction, and enhancing cost transparency for customer-facing flows.
January 2026 performance: Delivered significant business value across Arcade, UI, and Controller repositories by strengthening payments, onboarding, and onchain purchasing capabilities, while sharpening platform UX and security. Focused on improving payment routing, reducing onboarding friction, and enhancing cost transparency for customer-facing flows.
December 2025 monthly summary for cartridge-gg repositories (controller and ui). Delivered major features to enhance checkout UX, cross-chain deposits, and onboarding, improved reliability of login/session flows, and strengthened Ekubo integration. Highlights include iframe permissions for Stripe checkout, Layerswap-based onchain starterpack UX, a wallet-drawer for multi-network wallets, Coinbase onramp integration, and chainId-based Ekubo endpoints. Result: faster checkout, broader payment options, reduced UI flicker, and more resilient error handling across onchain/offchain flows.
December 2025 monthly summary for cartridge-gg repositories (controller and ui). Delivered major features to enhance checkout UX, cross-chain deposits, and onboarding, improved reliability of login/session flows, and strengthened Ekubo integration. Highlights include iframe permissions for Stripe checkout, Layerswap-based onchain starterpack UX, a wallet-drawer for multi-network wallets, Coinbase onramp integration, and chainId-based Ekubo endpoints. Result: faster checkout, broader payment options, reduced UI flicker, and more resilient error handling across onchain/offchain flows.
November 2025 monthly summary: delivered major onchain and starterpack workflow improvements; migrated backend starterpack flow to a Layerswap deposit-based path; refactored starterpack architecture for extensibility; expanded onboarding with signupOptions; and shipped UI polish for mobile booster pack cards. Implemented robust error handling, improved balance checks with dual-entrypoint queries, and strengthened popup/redirect reliability across auth flows.
November 2025 monthly summary: delivered major onchain and starterpack workflow improvements; migrated backend starterpack flow to a Layerswap deposit-based path; refactored starterpack architecture for extensibility; expanded onboarding with signupOptions; and shipped UI polish for mobile booster pack cards. Implemented robust error handling, improved balance checks with dual-entrypoint queries, and strengthened popup/redirect reliability across auth flows.
October 2025 focused on delivering core on-chain starterpack purchasing capabilities, strengthening the starterpack governance model, and stabilizing payments and authentication, with a strong emphasis on business value and scalability. Key work integrated a dual-path on-chain/backend purchase flow, real-time pricing, and token swap support; Ekubo-based price quotes and multi-token payment paths (ETH, STRK, USDC) with atomic multicall; registry-driven on-chain starterpack data, and a migration away from custom starterpacks toward an Arcade Starterpack Registry. The month also expanded RBAC and starterpack system architecture to enable scalable governance, improved GraphQL/Merkle drop tooling, and hardened security and reliability in auth, routing, and payments.
October 2025 focused on delivering core on-chain starterpack purchasing capabilities, strengthening the starterpack governance model, and stabilizing payments and authentication, with a strong emphasis on business value and scalability. Key work integrated a dual-path on-chain/backend purchase flow, real-time pricing, and token swap support; Ekubo-based price quotes and multi-token payment paths (ETH, STRK, USDC) with atomic multicall; registry-driven on-chain starterpack data, and a migration away from custom starterpacks toward an Arcade Starterpack Registry. The month also expanded RBAC and starterpack system architecture to enable scalable governance, improved GraphQL/Merkle drop tooling, and hardened security and reliability in auth, routing, and payments.
September 2025 monthly summary: Delivered end-to-end Merkle Drop and StarkNet integration in cartridge-gg/controller, updated forwarder wiring, and enhanced UI/data fidelity across controller and UI modules. Focused on reliability of claims, wallet interoperability, and data quality to support scalable drops and positive user experiences. Highlights include environment-based config for Merkle Drop, multi-claim support, StarkNet claim verification and wallet listener, and UI improvements; plus data enrichment and balance formatting enhancements in the UI and arcade fixes to ensure accurate credit displays.
September 2025 monthly summary: Delivered end-to-end Merkle Drop and StarkNet integration in cartridge-gg/controller, updated forwarder wiring, and enhanced UI/data fidelity across controller and UI modules. Focused on reliability of claims, wallet interoperability, and data quality to support scalable drops and positive user experiences. Highlights include environment-based config for Merkle Drop, multi-claim support, StarkNet claim verification and wallet listener, and UI improvements; plus data enrichment and balance formatting enhancements in the UI and arcade fixes to ensure accurate credit displays.
August 2025 across cartridge-gg/ui, cartridge-gg/controller, and cartridge-gg/presets delivered cross-repo improvements that enable multi-wallet payments, richer starterpack flows, and UI/UX stability. The work emphasizes business value through streamlined payment processing, robust cross-wallet interactions, and performance optimizations that reduce load times and error surfaces. Key accomplishments span UI correctness, payment and data enrichment, cross-chain transactions, and developer tooling readiness for Merkle-based drops/claims and predicate examples.
August 2025 across cartridge-gg/ui, cartridge-gg/controller, and cartridge-gg/presets delivered cross-repo improvements that enable multi-wallet payments, richer starterpack flows, and UI/UX stability. The work emphasizes business value through streamlined payment processing, robust cross-wallet interactions, and performance optimizations that reduce load times and error surfaces. Key accomplishments span UI correctness, payment and data enrichment, cross-chain transactions, and developer tooling readiness for Merkle-based drops/claims and predicate examples.
July 2025 monthly summary focusing on key accomplishments, business impact, and technical achievements across cartridge-gg/ui, cartridge-gg/controller, and cartridge-gg/presets. Delivered platform-wide GraphQL API enhancements for teams and billing, expanded UI branding, improved navigation stability, and refined purchases flow. Highlights include API-driven ownership and invoicing workflows, improved visibility into Layerswap sources, brand/currency icon enhancements, and significant improvements to session/auth, routing, and Starknet defaults.
July 2025 monthly summary focusing on key accomplishments, business impact, and technical achievements across cartridge-gg/ui, cartridge-gg/controller, and cartridge-gg/presets. Delivered platform-wide GraphQL API enhancements for teams and billing, expanded UI branding, improved navigation stability, and refined purchases flow. Highlights include API-driven ownership and invoicing workflows, improved visibility into Layerswap sources, brand/currency icon enhancements, and significant improvements to session/auth, routing, and Starknet defaults.
June 2025: Stability, UX, and capability improvements across cartridge-gg/controller and cartridge-gg/ui. Delivered a critical bug fix to prevent blank screens during manual transactions after a session update, upgraded the UI framework for better developer experience, strengthened session management with multi-session revocation and richer metadata, and added a Layerswap payments GraphQL API to enable crypto swaps. These changes reduce user friction, accelerate development, and broaden payment capabilities.
June 2025: Stability, UX, and capability improvements across cartridge-gg/controller and cartridge-gg/ui. Delivered a critical bug fix to prevent blank screens during manual transactions after a session update, upgraded the UI framework for better developer experience, strengthened session management with multi-session revocation and richer metadata, and added a Layerswap payments GraphQL API to enable crypto swaps. These changes reduce user friction, accelerate development, and broaden payment capabilities.
May 2025 monthly summary for cartridge-gg/controller and cartridge-gg/presets. Focused on delivering financial accuracy, UX improvements, and reliable payment integrations while expanding configuration options for quick onboarding and experimentation.
May 2025 monthly summary for cartridge-gg/controller and cartridge-gg/presets. Focused on delivering financial accuracy, UX improvements, and reliable payment integrations while expanding configuration options for quick onboarding and experimentation.
April 2025 focused on strengthening checkout reliability, improving the credit UX, and enabling multi-domain controller access, while accelerating CI throughput. In cartridge-gg/controller, we delivered Payments and Checkout Enhancements (cost breakdown for credit purchases, starter pack payments, fee handling, API refinements, and wallet integration improvements) and a Stripe Checkout UX bug fix that suppresses unnecessary validation error alerts. Credit Display and Conversion UI Improvements updated the credit-to-USD rate to 1000:1, refined balance display, and tightened UI components for clarity. Additional UI polish included Footer UI improvements, and CI Build Performance Improvements re-enabling caching to speed pipelines. In cartridge-gg/presets, we added multi-origin and wildcard CORS support for controllers to enable access from multiple domains and subdomains. These changes reduce checkout friction, speed up iterations, and broaden deployment flexibility, driving higher conversion and more scalable deployments.
April 2025 focused on strengthening checkout reliability, improving the credit UX, and enabling multi-domain controller access, while accelerating CI throughput. In cartridge-gg/controller, we delivered Payments and Checkout Enhancements (cost breakdown for credit purchases, starter pack payments, fee handling, API refinements, and wallet integration improvements) and a Stripe Checkout UX bug fix that suppresses unnecessary validation error alerts. Credit Display and Conversion UI Improvements updated the credit-to-USD rate to 1000:1, refined balance display, and tightened UI components for clarity. Additional UI polish included Footer UI improvements, and CI Build Performance Improvements re-enabling caching to speed pipelines. In cartridge-gg/presets, we added multi-origin and wildcard CORS support for controllers to enable access from multiple domains and subdomains. These changes reduce checkout friction, speed up iterations, and broaden deployment flexibility, driving higher conversion and more scalable deployments.
March 2025: Four major deliverables completed in cartridge-gg/controller, delivering expanded wallet interoperability, build efficiency, crypto-based monetization, and UI/UX improvements. Key work included multi-wallet support across Argent, MetaMask, and Phantom; a Vite-based build modernization; a Solana-based crypto payment flow for credits; and Stripe Checkout UI/UX enhancements. These changes were implemented via the following commits: e98a852c0c6f51c414e1bafb053d5bcb2dcf909f; 79e0a31d6d18ac9a99e4c32d31445ae3b659aad6; 781ca4d0e45b5e3bc1f2464820544a0b4c1b687d; 20f2b4f37d2664df885dd429381b6bdc2a79aed2.
March 2025: Four major deliverables completed in cartridge-gg/controller, delivering expanded wallet interoperability, build efficiency, crypto-based monetization, and UI/UX improvements. Key work included multi-wallet support across Argent, MetaMask, and Phantom; a Vite-based build modernization; a Solana-based crypto payment flow for credits; and Stripe Checkout UI/UX enhancements. These changes were implemented via the following commits: e98a852c0c6f51c414e1bafb053d5bcb2dcf909f; 79e0a31d6d18ac9a99e4c32d31445ae3b659aad6; 781ca4d0e45b5e3bc1f2464820544a0b4c1b687d; 20f2b4f37d2664df885dd429381b6bdc2a79aed2.
February 2025 monthly summary focused on delivering business-value features in cartridge-gg/controller and cartridge-gg/presets, improving payment reliability and enabling on-chain game interactions. Key features delivered include Live Stripe Payments in production and core nums game contracts with social pin/unpin capabilities. Major bugs fixed include payment UX and error handling enhancements that reduce user friction and prevent incorrect credit balances during loading. Impact: improved payment conversion, reduced support friction, and established on-chain foundations for user engagement and rewards. Technologies demonstrated: Stripe live mode integration, environment/config management, UX error handling improvements, contracts scaffolding, and social contract integration.
February 2025 monthly summary focused on delivering business-value features in cartridge-gg/controller and cartridge-gg/presets, improving payment reliability and enabling on-chain game interactions. Key features delivered include Live Stripe Payments in production and core nums game contracts with social pin/unpin capabilities. Major bugs fixed include payment UX and error handling enhancements that reduce user friction and prevent incorrect credit balances during loading. Impact: improved payment conversion, reduced support friction, and established on-chain foundations for user engagement and rewards. Technologies demonstrated: Stripe live mode integration, environment/config management, UX error handling improvements, contracts scaffolding, and social contract integration.
January 2025: Delivered key UX, multi-chain, and reliability improvements for cartridge-gg/controller, driving higher user engagement, cross-chain operability, and platform stability. Notable work includes Slot Funding and Slot Login UX Enhancements, Connect Prompt UX Fix, Chain Management and Policy Enhancements, and Platform Reliability/UX Improvements. Technologies and practices demonstrated include TypeScript/React-based UI work, chain-id aware storage and policy design, robust cross-chain parsing and testing, and mobile/web integration hardening. Impact: reduced user friction for slot funding and login, eliminated duplicate prompts, strengthened session security, and improved resilience across Android and web environments for multi-chain usage.
January 2025: Delivered key UX, multi-chain, and reliability improvements for cartridge-gg/controller, driving higher user engagement, cross-chain operability, and platform stability. Notable work includes Slot Funding and Slot Login UX Enhancements, Connect Prompt UX Fix, Chain Management and Policy Enhancements, and Platform Reliability/UX Improvements. Technologies and practices demonstrated include TypeScript/React-based UI work, chain-id aware storage and policy design, robust cross-chain parsing and testing, and mobile/web integration hardening. Impact: reduced user friction for slot funding and login, eliminated duplicate prompts, strengthened session security, and improved resilience across Android and web environments for multi-chain usage.
December 2024: Delivered key enhancements in cartridge-gg/controller across authentication UX, user lookup, and network integration. Implemented a more resilient signup/login flow with password manager support, improved error handling, and faster session creation when policies are absent. Expanded user lookup capabilities, refined RPC URL handling with a default Starknet chain ID, and added UX polish (login timeout guidance, documentation links) to improve onboarding and reliability.
December 2024: Delivered key enhancements in cartridge-gg/controller across authentication UX, user lookup, and network integration. Implemented a more resilient signup/login flow with password manager support, improved error handling, and faster session creation when policies are absent. Expanded user lookup capabilities, refined RPC URL handling with a default Starknet chain ID, and added UX polish (login timeout guidance, documentation links) to improve onboarding and reliability.
November 2024 focused feature work and reliability improvements in cartridge-gg/controller, emphasizing developer experience, accurate balance presentation, and clearer documentation. The work this month reduces onboarding time and misconfiguration risk, clarifies integration steps for React and Svelte examples, and enhances the reliability and usability of credit balances. Business value is reflected in faster partner onboarding, fewer support tickets related to setup, and more trustworthy balance data.
November 2024 focused feature work and reliability improvements in cartridge-gg/controller, emphasizing developer experience, accurate balance presentation, and clearer documentation. The work this month reduces onboarding time and misconfiguration risk, clarifies integration steps for React and Svelte examples, and enhances the reliability and usability of credit balances. Business value is reflected in faster partner onboarding, fewer support tickets related to setup, and more trustworthy balance data.
Month: 2024-10 — cartridge-gg/controller: Delivered reliability-driven UI and packaging updates, strengthened connection lifecycle, and corrected data handling for WASM and token flows. Key features delivered include UI/Container and Startup Experience Enhancements and Dependency and Packaging Maintenance. Major bugs fixed include Connection Policy and Lifecycle Improvements and Data Interoperability and Correctness fixes. Overall, the work reduced startup errors, stabilized onboarding, ensured clean disconnect behavior, and improved data accuracy, while simplifying dependency management for future releases. Technologies demonstrated include React/UI architecture, WASM calldata normalization, ERC20 balance data flow corrections, slot authentication improvements, and proper StarkNet package peer dependency management.
Month: 2024-10 — cartridge-gg/controller: Delivered reliability-driven UI and packaging updates, strengthened connection lifecycle, and corrected data handling for WASM and token flows. Key features delivered include UI/Container and Startup Experience Enhancements and Dependency and Packaging Maintenance. Major bugs fixed include Connection Policy and Lifecycle Improvements and Data Interoperability and Correctness fixes. Overall, the work reduced startup errors, stabilized onboarding, ensured clean disconnect behavior, and improved data accuracy, while simplifying dependency management for future releases. Technologies demonstrated include React/UI architecture, WASM calldata normalization, ERC20 balance data flow corrections, slot authentication improvements, and proper StarkNet package peer dependency management.
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