Weekly Ecosystem Office Hours | 26 November 2025

Summary

This office-hours transcript covers a busy week of infrastructure upgrades and ecosystem initiatives. The team is migrating public RPC gateways to a new backend, load-testing systems, and preparing a gateway launch while building telemetry and observability. Plans include a Rust-rewritten gateway server, an open-source Shannon SDK, serverless/container runtimes, and improved app-stake management. The WPocket bridge is being re-enabled for Cosmos–Ethereum transfers, and documentation, status.pocket metrics, a one-click gateway product, and Stratos-backed snapshots are progressing. Community co-marketing, QoS monitoring, and December rollouts round out a collaborative push to improve developer experiences and network reliability.

Takeaways

• 😀 The team is in the process of transitioning public RPC gateway infrastructure to new systems, with ongoing load testing and URL structure updates.
• 🚀 The new public RPC gateway is now online and available, with no API key required and load testing in progress.
• 🛠️ The team is working on improving telemetry and observability for the new infrastructure to ensure smooth operations, particularly for distributed systems.
• 📅 The upcoming focus for Q1 and Q2 includes merging Path modules into the gateway, as well as launching serverless runtimes and Kubernetes-based infrastructure for cloud services.
• 💡 The Shannon SDK will be free and open source, enabling developers to build on the platform more easily, though there will be no equivalent internal Path offering.
• 🌐 The WPocket bridge will be re-enabled on November 28th, facilitating bridging between the Cosmos and Ethereum ecosystems and supporting decentralized exchange (DEX) trading.
• 🎯 The team is actively working on improving the user interface for managing app stakes and integrating with Soothe or Kepler supported wallets.
• 📚 A major update to the documentation is underway, with new contributors and a call for more community participation.
• ⚙️ The 'status.pocket' tool is being developed to track network metrics, specifically latency per chain, to improve visibility for node operators.
• 🤝 Co-marketing efforts with new partners will be launched soon, with the community encouraged to engage with and share partner content on social media.
• 📈 A public dashboard showing network performance and quality of service (QoS) metrics is expected to be available soon, offering transparency on network health.

Q & A

What has been a major focus of the team this week?

The team has been focused on transitioning all public RPC gateway services to a new infrastructure. This process involves load testing the new infrastructure and coordinating with various Web3 communities.

What is the significance of the new gateway being launched?

The new gateway is a major milestone for the project, allowing the team to finally serve RPC gateway traffic. This is a long-awaited development and is seen as a big step forward for the network.

What does the team expect for the upcoming launch in terms of traffic?

The team expects low traffic on Day 1, but they plan to ramp up over the course of the week as they promote the launch and message their narrative aggressively.

What is the Shannon SDK and how does it relate to the gateway?

The Shannon SDK will be integrated with the new gateway and is expected to be free and open-source. The team plans to merge some main modules from the Path project into their gateway server, which is being rewritten in Rust.

What new infrastructure is being introduced in Q1 and Q2?

In Q1 and Q2, the team plans to introduce highly managed infrastructure, including serverless runtimes and container-based systems. Kubernetes management will also be added, allowing users to host their own sites, databases, and backends.

What does the team aim to achieve with decentralized services?

The team aims to create an ecosystem that is more decentralized and Web3-friendly, offering an alternative to traditional centralized platforms like AWS, while supporting decentralized services for developers.

What is the role of the WPocket bridge, and when is it being re-enabled?

The WPocket bridge, which connects the Cosmos and Ethereum ecosystems, will be re-enabled on Friday, 11/28. This bridge is important for enabling DeFi trading and expanding the project's DeFi presence.

What is the Foundation Partnerships Program about?

The Foundation Partnerships Program is offering services with no profit markup. Providers who need to serve data sources without rate limits can do so, paying only for the network's burn cost. The program supports the ecosystem's growth.

What is the status of the project’s documentation upgrade?

The team is working on an upgrade to the project documentation. New contributors are being brought in to help shape the next batch, and the team is also focused on tools to help node operators monitor network metrics.

What improvements are being made to the Pocket Network's performance monitoring?

The team is working on improving performance monitoring for the network, particularly through a new Grafana dashboard that will display important metrics such as latency per chain and quality of service for node operators.