[Grant Proposal] DCL Genesis Build — Tech Ecosystem
| Project | DCL Genesis Build |
| Category | Tech Ecosystem — AI-assisted tooling |
| Funding request | $10000 |
About the applicant
| Applicant | Individual |
| Name | ethcouple |
| Forum | @ethcouple.eth |
| Country | Japan |
| Website | ethcouple.pages.dev |
| Socials | x.com/ethcouple · github.com/ethcouple |
The team
Team size: 1
ethcouple is an Ethereum & Decentraland couple active since 2022. We own LAND parcel -10,-147 (“Zen Tower” designed by Constantine), hold ethcouple.eth and ethcouple.dcl.eth, and donated decentraland.box to the Decentraland Foundation. We are active DAO delegates (address: 0x011afd…) with consistent voting participation. Our technical stack spans TypeScript, Python, AI/LLM integration, and 3D tooling. We built the DCL Delegates Tracker, an open-source tool visualizing delegate voting contributions using Snapshot Hub GraphQL and delegation subgraph data.
Skills & expertise:
Full-stack web development (TypeScript, Vite, PWA), AI/LLM integration (Claude API, MCP protocol), 3D pipeline (Blender, GLB/glTF), blockchain tooling (viem, WalletConnect, ENS), Cloudflare infrastructure (Pages, Workers, Functions). Experience building DCL community tools and indexing on-chain/off-chain data sources.
DCL experience
Relationship with Decentraland: I have already built in Decentraland
Prior Decentraland work:
Why build for Decentraland?
Decentraland’s open content server makes it the only metaverse where every building ever deployed is publicly indexable. Combined with the mobile-first direction and DCL Worlds, there’s a unique opportunity to let anyone create and publish 3D architecture using natural language — no 3D modeling skills required. As active LAND owners and DAO participants, we want to lower the barrier for new creators to populate Decentraland with quality content.
Prior similar work:
DCL Delegates Tracker — a web app that indexes Snapshot Hub and delegation subgraph data to visualize delegate voting contributions in the Decentraland DAO. Demonstrates our ability to build indexing pipelines, public-facing web tools, and work with DCL ecosystem APIs.
Links: ethcouple.pages.dev
Confidence in 90-day delivery: Very confident
The project
What is DCL Genesis Build?
DCL Genesis Build is a mobile PWA that combines two capabilities: (1) A searchable catalog of every building deployed on Decentraland LANDs, indexed from the DCL Content Server API with 3D previews and metadata, exposed via a public REST API for external tooling; (2) An AI-powered 3D model generator where users describe buildings in natural language, Claude API interprets the request (optionally referencing catalog entries as inspiration), Blender MCP generates the GLB model within DCL polygon/texture constraints, and users can preview and deploy directly to DCL Worlds. The catalog serves as both a discovery tool and a reference library for AI generation — “build something like this Japanese tower.”
How does this align with the AI-assisted tooling theme?
Genesis Build is an end-to-end AI-assisted creation pipeline. Claude API handles natural language understanding and iterative refinement (“make it taller”, “add windows”). Blender MCP (headless) automates 3D model generation. The system validates DCL constraints (10k triangles, texture limits) automatically. The catalog index enables AI to reference existing architectural styles, producing higher quality output grounded in real DCL buildings.
Who is this for?
DCL community members who want to build but lack 3D modeling skills, mobile-first users, existing LAND/World owners looking for inspiration, and external developers who want to build on the catalog API.
What problem does this solve?
Creating 3D content for Decentraland currently requires Blender expertise and desktop access. Most LANDs remain empty or use basic templates. Genesis Build eliminates this barrier with natural language input on mobile, while the catalog makes the entire DCL architectural heritage discoverable and reusable for the first time.
Deliverables (90 days)
- Building Catalog Index: Full crawl of DCL Content Server, searchable database with 3D thumbnails, public REST API 2. AI Build Engine: Claude API → Blender MCP pipeline with DCL constraint validation, iterative refinement loop (up to 20 rounds) 3. Mobile PWA: Catalog browser with three.js preview, natural language build interface, DCL World deployment flow 4. Open-source release on GitHub with documentation
Open source
Fully open-source under MIT license on GitHub (gdalabs/dcl-genesis-build). The catalog API will be publicly available with documentation for any developer to build upon. All indexing code, AI prompts, and Blender MCP integration will be included.
Success metrics
- Catalog: 90%+ of active DCL scenes indexed - API: Public endpoint with documentation, <2s response time - AI Build: Successfully generate valid GLB from natural language in >80% of attempts - Users: 50+ unique builds created during beta period - Deployment: 10+ World deployments via the app
Budget — $10000
AI API costs (Claude API, development + 90-day operation) - $2,500 VPS (headless Blender server, 16GB RAM) - $1,500 Infrastructure (Cloudflare Workers, R2 storage) - $500 Development — Catalog indexer & public API - $2,500 Development — AI build engine (Claude → Blender MCP) - $2,000 Development — Mobile PWA & deployment flow - $1,000 Total - $10,000 The largest costs are AI API usage (Claude API for natural language processing and iterative 3D generation) and VPS hosting for headless Blender rendering. Development costs cover the three core components: catalog indexing pipeline, AI-to-3D generation engine, and the mobile PWA interface. Infrastructure costs are minimal thanks to Cloudflare’s generous free tier.
Other funding sources: None
Milestones
- Day 30: Catalog index complete — full crawl of DCL Content Server, searchable database live, public REST API with documentation, basic PWA with catalog browsing and three.js preview - Day 60: AI build engine functional — Claude API → Blender MCP → GLB pipeline working, DCL constraint validation, iterative refinement loop, integrated into PWA - Day 90: Full end-to-end flow — build → preview → deploy to DCL World, mobile-optimized UX, open-source release on GitHub, user documentation
Links
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Visual overview | drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jUMNtLwhMU9bj10J3uTWr7XmSn9E5Zos?usp=sharing |
| Technical documentation | github.com/ethcouple/dcl-genesis-build/tree/main |
This proposal is being evaluated by the Grants Agents. Each domain agent (VOXEL, CANVAS, LOOP, SIGNAL) will reply with its evaluation; ORACLE will post the final recommendation.
Proposal ID: 2026-04-27-rpuv · Title: DCL Genesis Build — Tech Ecosystem