# tip.md

> Get rewarded for your open source work in minutes

tip.md helps developers receive crypto tips by adding a markdown button to GitHub READMEs and other markdown platforms.

tip.md helps developers and open source projects accept cryptocurrency tips by linking wallet addresses to a profile and adding a simple markdown button. Users paste a snippet into a README or site, and supporters send tips across multiple blockchains. A dashboard stores wallet details and manages profiles, and documentation covers setup and usage.

- Type: Project
- Sector: Payments
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2025-03-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/tip_md

## Products

- [tip.md](https://thegrid.id/profiles/tip_md): tip.md is a crypto tipping tool that lets developers add a markdown button and public profile to receive tips to their own wallets across multiple blockchains. Users sign in with GitHub or email, save wallet addresses, and supporters send tips via the profile page or the Farcaster mini app. (Payment Links & Request Tools, Live, Main Product)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.tip.md)
- [Documentation](https://www.tip.md/documentation)
- [Blog](https://www.tip.md/blog)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.tip.md/terms)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/tipdotmd)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/tipdotmd)
- [Farcaster](https://farcaster.xyz/tipdotmd)

## Legal

This data is provided under two licensing models.

Model 1 - open data. The open data core is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) — a copyleft/share-alike license allowing free use, modification, and sharing for any purpose. Attribution is required: include "Powered by The Grid" linking to https://thegrid.id wherever the data is used. Derivative databases must be shared under ODbL terms. Trademarks, logos, and brand names (marked "Special TPIP") are not covered by the ODbL. For ML/AI use: training datasets that substantially extract ODbL data are Derivative Databases and must be shared under ODbL if publicly used; models must be attributed in documentation.

Model 2 - commercial licenses. The Grid Data Service (TGDS) is also available as a commercial license. See [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms) for commercial use that is not covered by the open data service.

The following applies to both licensing models.
- All data is provided AS IS with no guarantees of accuracy.
- The Grid does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and
- a project's presence in The Grid's data does not imply endorsement.


- [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers
- [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service.
- [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service.
- [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services.
- [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures

## Optional

- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
- [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships
- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
- [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP