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💖 Make a Custom Sponsorship
Choose any amount, enter your handle, and post your comment.
🎖️ What Every Sponsor Receives
- ✓ Permanent Leaderboard Entry: Ranked placement with your logo/avatar and custom link.
- ✓ Wall of Love Comment: Your note highlighted to 10,000+ monthly developers.
- ✓ Verified Badge: Recognition across DevShelf, AgentShield, and SkillPrism.
- ✓ Enterprise Invoicing: Instant business invoice with compliant GST/VAT details.
Sponsor DevShelf & Get Recommended by AI Agents
Reach thousands of high-intent engineers building with Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Zed, and Antigravity.
When developers ask their AI editor for databases, authentication, hosting, or APIs, your verified free tier is injected directly into agent context via npx devshelf-mcp.
DevShelf Starter
Permanent listing for indie dev tools, new CLI utilities, and open developer APIs seeking discovery.
- ✓ Verified Directory Listing on devshelf.ritualdev.in
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CLI Integration in
npx devshelf search - ✓ Official "Verified Free" green badge
- ✓ Embeddable SVG sponsor badge for GitHub README
- ✓ Direct do-follow clickouts to docs & GitHub
Digest Spotlight
Top sponsor slot on newsletter.html and syndicated across our W3C RSS developer feed.
- ✓ Primary Header Sponsor Banner + 140-char developer pitch
- ✓ Permanent dossier backlink on newsletter.html
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Syndicated in W3C RSS feed (
feed.xml) - ✓ Direct lead clickouts with verified referral attribution
- ✓ 24-hour review & preview before publication
Category Spotlight
Sticky banner across your chosen shelf category (AI Tools, CLI, Free Cloud, or APIs).
- ✓ Exclusive Sticky Category Banner across shelf dossiers
- ✓ Featured placement across all category Alternatives roundups
- ✓ Top architectural recommendation in MCP & CLI stacks
- ✓ Inclusion in Developer Digest category spotlight
- ✓ 100% full refund guarantee if rejected during review
Enterprise Partner
Top headline spotlight on homepage + priority AI agent context injection across Cursor & Claude.
- ✓ Top Headline Spotlight on devshelf.ritualdev.in
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Priority AI Agent Recommendation in
npx devshelf-mcp - ✓ Direct context injection in Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Zed
- ✓ Do-follow marquee backlink on public Wall of Patrons
- ✓ Dedicated email & direct review support with maintainers
DevShelf preserves 100% editorial trust with developers. Every sponsored tool MUST provide a permanent free tier or open-source license. Mandatory credit cards for 14-day trials or hidden paywalls are strictly forbidden; submitted tools that fail continuous heartbeat verification are immediately refunded and removed.
🌟 Community Contributors & Tool Showcase
Open Source PioneersHonoring the engineers and projects championing zero-paywall tooling. Real tool contributions and verified sponsors are showcased below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about sponsoring, payments, and billing details.
📍 Can we remove the address requirement during checkout?
Yes, the physical street address is NOT required! Because DevShelf and RitualDev tools are purely digital open-source software, physical shipping addresses are disabled.
What is collected and why? Only your Country and Zip / Postal Code are requested. This is legally required by international tax regulations because Dodo Payments operates as a registered Merchant of Record (MoR). It ensures correct VAT / GST calculation (or 0% tax exemption) and enables fraud protection (AVS). You do not need to enter your house number or street name.
💳 What payment methods are accepted? Can I pay with UPI in India?
Yes! Indian supporters can pay effortlessly using UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM), NetBanking, and RuPay cards. Worldwide supporters can pay using Credit/Debit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, Amex), Apple Pay, and Google Pay in over 135 currencies.
📄 Can enterprises get a tax-compliant business invoice?
Absolutely. During checkout, enter your company name and GSTIN / VAT number. Dodo Payments will automatically generate a legally compliant business PDF invoice that you can immediately file for expense reimbursement or tax deduction.
🏆 How quickly will my name and comment appear on the Leaderboard?
Immediately upon clicking "Proceed to Checkout", your entry is cached and displayed in the leaderboard and community feed. Once the checkout completes, our webhook confirms your permanent verified backer status.
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Feedback, words of support, and stories from developers around the world.