diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 4f36271..eb522f4 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 # HTTPS is assumed for security reasons
 DAEMON_URL=
 
+# These are for powering the LBRY Developer Program
+# /developer-program
+GITHUB_APP_ID=
+GITHUB_APP_SECRET=
+REWARD_URL=api.lbry.io
+
 # https://developer.github.com/apps/building-oauth-apps/creating-an-oauth-app
 # We use this to show the GitHub feed on the homepage
 GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN=
diff --git a/app/components/client/devprogram-scripts.js b/app/components/client/devprogram-scripts.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0017425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/client/devprogram-scripts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"use strict"; /* global document, history, send, window */
+
+
+
+document.getElementById("get-started").onclick = event => {
+  event.preventDefault();
+
+  send({
+    message: "auth me with github"
+  });
+};
+
+if (window.location.search.includes("?code=")) {
+  document.querySelector("developer-program").innerHTML = `
+    <form>
+      <input-submit>
+        <input id="walletAddress" placeholder="Your LBRY wallet address" type="text"/>
+        <input id="oauthCode" type="hidden" value="${window.location.search.split("?code=").pop()}"/>
+        <button id="creditsAcquire" title="Get LBRY credits" type="button">Get credits</button>
+      </input-submit>
+    </form>
+
+    <h4>Need An Address?</h4>
+    <p>To receive your LBC, you'll need a wallet address. While graphical wallets are available, the recommended path for engineers is to:</p>
+
+    <ol>
+      <li>Download <a href="https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/releases">the LBRY SDK</a>.</li>
+      <li>Launch the command-line utility (<code>./lbrynet start</code>).</li>
+      <li>Run <code>./lbrynet address list</code> and copy the <code>id</code> field.</li>
+    </ol>
+  `;
+
+  history.replaceState({}, "", window.location.pathname); // clean up URL bar
+}
+
+if (document.getElementById("creditsAcquire")) {
+  document.getElementById("creditsAcquire").onclick = () => {
+    send({
+      address: document.getElementById("walletAddress").value,
+      code: document.getElementById("oauthCode").value,
+      message: "verify github auth"
+    });
+
+    document.querySelector("developer-program").innerHTML = "<p><em>Awaiting response from LBRY server...</em></p>";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/components/client/playground-scripts.js b/app/components/client/playground-scripts.js
index 6173481..7a17f9f 100644
--- a/app/components/client/playground-scripts.js
+++ b/app/components/client/playground-scripts.js
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ function debounce(func, wait, immediate) {
 
     const later = () => {
       timeout = null;
-      if (!immediate) func.apply(context, args);
+      if (!immediate)
+        func.apply(context, args);
     };
 
     const callNow = immediate && !timeout;
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ function debounce(func, wait, immediate) {
     clearTimeout(timeout);
     timeout = setTimeout(later, wait);
 
-    if (callNow) func.apply(context, args);
+    if (callNow)
+      func.apply(context, args);
   };
 }
 
@@ -129,9 +131,9 @@ function initializePlayground() {
   document.querySelector("#fetch-claim-uri").focus();
   document.querySelector(".playground-navigation__example:nth-child(1)").classList.add("active");
 
-  send(JSON.stringify({
+  send({
     message: "landed on playground"
-  }));
+  });
 
   setTimeout(() => {
     document.querySelector(".playground-navigation__example:nth-child(1)").click();
@@ -139,16 +141,17 @@ function initializePlayground() {
 }
 
 function fetchMetadata(exampleNumber, data) {
-  if (!exampleNumber) return;
+  if (!exampleNumber)
+    return;
 
   switch(exampleNumber) {
     case 1:
-      send(JSON.stringify({
+      send({
         claim: data,
         message: "fetch metadata",
         method: "resolve",
         example: exampleNumber
-      }));
+      });
 
       document.getElementById("fetch-claim-uri").value = data;
       document.getElementById("playground-results").innerHTML = playgroundResponseForExample1(data);
@@ -156,24 +159,24 @@ function fetchMetadata(exampleNumber, data) {
       break;
 
     case 2:
-      send(JSON.stringify({
+      send({
         data: data,
         message: "fetch metadata",
         method: "publish",
         example: exampleNumber
-      }));
+      });
 
       document.getElementById("playground-results").innerHTML = playgroundResponseForExample2(getMemeInfo());
       document.getElementById("playground-loader").style.display = "none";
       break;
 
     case 3:
-      send(JSON.stringify({
+      send({
         claim: data,
         message: "fetch metadata",
         method: "claim_tip",
         example: exampleNumber
-      }));
+      });
 
       document.getElementById("fetch-claim-uri").value = data;
       document.getElementById("playground-results").innerHTML = playgroundResponseForExample3(data);
@@ -265,9 +268,7 @@ const handleExamples = debounce(event => {
       if (document.getElementById("playground-url").style.display === "none")
         document.getElementById("playground-url").removeAttribute("style");
 
-      for (const example of document.querySelectorAll(".playground-navigation__example"))
-        example.classList.remove("active");
-
+      document.querySelectorAll(".playground-navigation__example").forEach(example => example.classList.remove("active"));
       document.querySelector(".playground-navigation__example:nth-child(1)").classList.add("active");
 
       document.getElementById("playground-loader").innerHTML = "";
@@ -276,9 +277,9 @@ const handleExamples = debounce(event => {
       document.getElementById("playground-loader").removeAttribute("style");
       document.getElementById("playground-results").removeAttribute("style");
 
-      send(JSON.stringify({
+      send({
         message: `request for ${data.action}`
-      }));
+      });
 
       break;
 
@@ -291,9 +292,7 @@ const handleExamples = debounce(event => {
       document.getElementById("fetch-claim-uri").value = ""; // reset URL bar
       document.getElementById("playground-url").style.display = "none";
 
-      for (const example of document.querySelectorAll(".playground-navigation__example"))
-        example.classList.remove("active");
-
+      document.querySelectorAll(".playground-navigation__example").forEach(example => example.classList.remove("active"));
       document.querySelector(".playground-navigation__example:nth-child(2)").classList.add("active");
 
       document.getElementById("playground-loader").innerHTML = "";
@@ -302,9 +301,9 @@ const handleExamples = debounce(event => {
       document.getElementById("playground-loader").removeAttribute("style");
       document.getElementById("playground-results").removeAttribute("style");
 
-      send(JSON.stringify({
+      send({
         message: `request for ${data.action}`
-      }));
+      });
 
       break;
 
@@ -320,9 +319,7 @@ const handleExamples = debounce(event => {
       if (document.getElementById("playground-url").style.display === "none")
         document.getElementById("playground-url").removeAttribute("style");
 
-      for (const example of document.querySelectorAll(".playground-navigation__example"))
-        example.classList.remove("active");
-
+      document.querySelectorAll(".playground-navigation__example").forEach(example => example.classList.remove("active"));
       document.querySelector(".playground-navigation__example:nth-child(3)").classList.add("active");
 
       document.getElementById("playground-loader").innerHTML = "";
@@ -331,9 +328,9 @@ const handleExamples = debounce(event => {
       document.getElementById("playground-loader").removeAttribute("style");
       document.getElementById("playground-results").removeAttribute("style");
 
-      send(JSON.stringify({
+      send({
         message: `request for ${data.action}`
-      }));
+      });
 
       break;
 
diff --git a/app/components/developer-program.js b/app/components/developer-program.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c69085f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/developer-program.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"use strict";
+
+
+
+//  I M P O R T
+
+import html from "choo/html";
+
+
+
+//  E X P O R T
+
+export default () => {
+  if (
+    !process.env.GITHUB_APP_ID ||
+    !process.env.GITHUB_APP_SECRET ||
+    !process.env.REWARD_URL
+  ) {
+    return html`
+      <developer-program>
+        <p><strong>Environment variables required to enable functionality are missing.</strong></p>
+      </developer-program>
+    `;
+  }
+
+  return html`
+    <developer-program>
+      <button class="button" id="get-started">Claim Developer LBC</button>
+      <small class="meta">This will authenticate you with GitHub to prove eligibility as well as mark you as a follower of LBRY.</small>
+    </developer-program>
+  `;
+};
diff --git a/app/components/playground.js b/app/components/playground.js
index c4463a3..f0a60d7 100644
--- a/app/components/playground.js
+++ b/app/components/playground.js
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ export default () => dedent`
 
 function example1() {
   return html`
-    <div class="playground-content__urlbar" id="playground-url">
+    <input-submit class="playground-content__urlbar" id="playground-url">
       <span>lbry://</span><input id="fetch-claim-uri" placeholder="&thinsp;Enter a LBRY address or select a video below" type="text"/>
       <button class="button" data-action="execute claim" type="button">Resolve</button>
-    </div>
+    </input-submit>
 
     <div class="playground-content__trends" id="playground-loader"></div>
     <div id="playground-results"></div>
diff --git a/app/dist/scripts/api.js b/app/dist/scripts/api.js
index bb6f8d2..f9869a7 100644
--- a/app/dist/scripts/api.js
+++ b/app/dist/scripts/api.js
@@ -45,14 +45,9 @@ function handleApiLanguageToggles(language) {
     const examples = document.querySelectorAll("[data-api-example-type]");
     const toggles = document.querySelectorAll("*[id^='toggle-']");
 
-    for (const example of examples)
-      example.classList.remove("active");
-
-    for (const example of codeExamples)
-      example.classList.add("active");
-
-    for (const toggle of toggles)
-      toggle.classList.remove("active");
+    examples.forEach(example => example.classList.remove("active"));
+    codeExamples.forEach(example => example.classList.add("active"));
+    toggles.forEach(example => example.classList.remove("active"));
 
     document.getElementById(`toggle-${language}`).classList.add("active");
   });
diff --git a/app/dist/scripts/app.js b/app/dist/scripts/app.js
index 3528f98..50a96f5 100755
--- a/app/dist/scripts/app.js
+++ b/app/dist/scripts/app.js
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ if (
 
 // Smooth scroll
 document.querySelectorAll("a[href^='#']").forEach(anchor => {
+  if (anchor.classList.contains("no-smooth")) // Ignore smooth scroll functionality
+    return;
+
   anchor.addEventListener("click", event => {
     event.preventDefault();
 
@@ -60,10 +63,10 @@ document.querySelector("[data-action='subscribe to newsletter']").onclick = () =
 
   document.getElementById("emailMessage").classList.remove("error");
 
-  send(JSON.stringify({
+  send({
     email: email,
     message: "subscribe"
-  }));
+  });
 };
 
 
@@ -87,6 +90,5 @@ function scrollToElementOnLoad() {
 
 function validateEmail(email) {
   const emailRegex = /^(([^<>()[\].,;:\s@"]+(\.[^<>()[\].,;:\s@"]+)*)|(".+"))@(([^<>()[\].,;:\s@"]+\.)+[^<>()[\\.,;:\s@"]{2,})$/i;
-
-  return emailRegex.test(String(email));
+  return emailRegex.test(String(email)); // eslint-disable-line padding-line-between-statements
 }
diff --git a/app/dist/scripts/plugins/jets.js b/app/dist/scripts/plugins/jets.js
index 0b1a750..23eca43 100644
--- a/app/dist/scripts/plugins/jets.js
+++ b/app/dist/scripts/plugins/jets.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
   ;(function(doc, proto) {
     try {
       doc.querySelector(":scope body");
-    } catch (err) {
+    } catch(err) {
       ["querySelector", "querySelectorAll"].forEach(method => {
         const nativ = proto[method];
 
diff --git a/app/dist/scripts/sockets.js b/app/dist/scripts/sockets.js
index 409bca8..3e236a2 100644
--- a/app/dist/scripts/sockets.js
+++ b/app/dist/scripts/sockets.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"use strict"; /* global document, location, WebSocket */
+"use strict"; /* global document, location, WebSocket, window */
 
 
 
@@ -12,22 +12,36 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
 let ws = null;
 
 function checkWebSocketConnection() {
-  if (!ws || ws.readyState === 3) initializeWebSocketConnection();
+  if (!ws || ws.readyState === 3)
+    initializeWebSocketConnection();
 }
 
 function initializeWebSocketConnection() {
   ws = new WebSocket(location.origin.replace(/^http/, "ws"));
 
-  ws.onopen = () => {
-    console.log("WebSocket connection established"); // eslint-disable-line
-  };
+  // ws.onopen = () => console.log("WebSocket connection established"); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 
   ws.onmessage = socket => {
     const data = JSON.parse(socket.data);
 
     switch(true) {
+      case data.message === "notification": // TODO: Make work with appending so multiple notifications can be sent
+        document.getElementById("flash-container").innerHTML =
+          `<div class="flash active${data.type ? " " + data.type : ""}">${data.details}</div>`;
+
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          document.getElementById("flash-container").innerHTML = "";
+        }, 2100);
+
+        break;
+
+      case data.message === "redirect":
+        window.location.href = data.url;
+        break;
+
       case data.message === "show result":
-        if (!data.example) return;
+        if (!data.example)
+          return;
 
         document.querySelector(data.selector).innerHTML = data.html;
 
@@ -60,8 +74,8 @@ function initializeWebSocketConnection() {
         }
 
         if (data.example === 2) {
-          detectLanguageAndUpdate(); // eslint-disable-line
-          initCanvas(); // eslint-disable-line
+          detectLanguageAndUpdate(); // eslint-disable-line no-undef
+          initCanvas(); // eslint-disable-line no-undef
 
           setTimeout(() => {
             document.querySelector(".playground-content__meme__canvas__thumbnail").click();
@@ -83,36 +97,24 @@ function initializeWebSocketConnection() {
 
         break;
 
-      case data.message === "notification": // TODO: Make work with appending so multiple notifications can be sent
-        document.getElementById("flash-container").innerHTML =
-          `<div class="flash active${data.type ? " " + data.type : ""}">${data.details}</div>`;
-
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          document.getElementById("flash-container").innerHTML = "";
-        }, 2100);
-
-        break;
-
       default:
-        console.log(data); // eslint-disable-line
+        console.log(data); // eslint-disable-line no-console
         break;
     }
   };
 
-  ws.onclose = () => {
-    console.log("WebSocket connection lost"); // eslint-disable-line
-    checkWebSocketConnection(); // reconnect now
-  };
+  ws.onclose = () => checkWebSocketConnection(); // reconnect now
 }
 
-function send(msg) { // eslint-disable-line
-  socketReady(ws, () => ws.send(msg));
+function send(msg) { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
+  socketReady(ws, () => ws.send(JSON.stringify(msg)));
 }
 
 function socketReady(socket, callback) {
   setTimeout(() => {
     if (socket && socket.readyState === 1) {
-      if (callback !== undefined) callback();
+      if (callback !== undefined)
+        callback();
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/fetch-metadata.js b/app/helpers/fetch-metadata.js
index 7a957d0..0b16a3c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/fetch-metadata.js
+++ b/app/helpers/fetch-metadata.js
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ import stringifyObject from "stringify-object";
 
 //  U T I L S
 
-import randomString from "./random-string";
 import messageSlack from "./slack";
-
 import publishMeme from "./publish-meme";
+import randomString from "./random-string";
+import { send } from "@socket";
 import uploadImage from "./upload-image";
 
 const allowedQueryMethods = [
+  "claim_tip",
   "publish",
-  "resolve",
-  "claim_tip"
+  "resolve"
 ];
 
 const approvedContentIdsForTipping = [
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ export default async(data, socket) => {
   const resolveMethod = data.method;
 
   if (allowedQueryMethods.indexOf(resolveMethod) < 0) {
-    return socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+    return send(socket, {
       details: "Unallowed resolve method for tutorial",
       message: "notification",
       type: "error"
-    }));
+    });
   }
 
   body.authorization = process.env.LBRY_DAEMON_ACCESS_TOKEN;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default async(data, socket) => {
     //  E X A M P L E
     case resolveMethod === "claim_tip":
       if (!approvedContentIdsForTipping.includes(claimAddress)) {
-        return socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+        return send(socket, {
           example: data.example,
           html: raw(`
             <h3>Response</h3>
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default async(data, socket) => {
           `),
           message: "show result",
           selector: `#example${data.example}-result`
-        }));
+        });
       }
 
       apiRequestMethod = "POST";
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export default async(data, socket) => {
             "json"
           );
 
-          return socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+          return send(socket, {
             example: data.example,
             html: raw(`
               <h3>Response</h3>
@@ -149,15 +149,15 @@ export default async(data, socket) => {
             `),
             message: "show result",
             selector: `#example${data.example}-result`
-          }));
+          });
         }
 
         catch(memePublishError) {
-          socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+          send(socket, {
             details: "Meme publish failed",
             message: "notification",
             type: "error"
-          }));
+          });
 
           if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development") {
             messageSlack({
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ export default async(data, socket) => {
       }
 
       catch(imageUploadError) {
-        socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+        send(socket, {
           details: "Image upload failed",
           message: "notification",
           type: "error"
-        }));
+        });
 
         if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development") {
           messageSlack({
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export default async(data, socket) => {
         "json"
       );
 
-      return socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+      return send(socket, {
         example: data.example,
         html: raw(`
           <h3>Response</h3>
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export default async(data, socket) => {
         `),
         message: "show result",
         selector: `#example${data.example}-result`
-      }));
+      });
     }
 
     return response.body.result[Object.keys(response.body.result)[0]].claim;
diff --git a/app/helpers/github.js b/app/helpers/github.js
index 2beaf95..6add98a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/github.js
+++ b/app/helpers/github.js
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ String.prototype.escape = function() {
 
 let client;
 
-if (typeof process.env.GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN !== "undefined") {
+if (process.env.GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN) {
   octokit = new Octokit({
     auth: `token ${process.env.GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN}`
   });
 } else process.stdout.write(`${color.red("[missing]")} GitHub token`);
 
-if (typeof process.env.REDISCLOUD_URL !== "undefined") {
+if (process.env.REDISCLOUD_URL) {
   client = redis.createClient(process.env.REDISCLOUD_URL);
 
   client.on("error", redisError => {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ function generateEvent(event) {
 }
 
 function generateGitHubFeed(displayGitHubFeed) {
-  if (typeof process.env.REDISCLOUD_URL !== "undefined") {
+  if (process.env.REDISCLOUD_URL) {
     client.zrevrange("events", 0, 9, (err, reply) => {
       if (err) return; // TODO: Render a div with nice error message
 
@@ -346,8 +346,10 @@ function updateGithubFeed() {
       const eventString = JSON.stringify(item);
 
       client.zrank("events", eventString, (err, reply) => {
-        if (reply === null) client.zadd("events", item.id, eventString, callback);
-        else callback();
+        if (reply === null)
+          client.zadd("events", item.id, eventString, callback);
+        else
+          callback();
       });
     }, () => client.zremrangebyrank("events", 0, -51)); // Keep the latest 50 events
   })
diff --git a/app/helpers/publish-meme.js b/app/helpers/publish-meme.js
index 358273d..57ab4c0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/publish-meme.js
+++ b/app/helpers/publish-meme.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default async(publishMetadata) => {
   try {
     const response = await got.put(queryUrl, options);
     return response.body; // eslint-disable-line padding-line-between-statements
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch(error) {
     return error;
   }
 };
diff --git a/app/helpers/upload-image.js b/app/helpers/upload-image.js
index 5239fe1..ccebd3a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/upload-image.js
+++ b/app/helpers/upload-image.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default async(imageSource) => {
   try {
     const response = await got.post(queryUrl, options);
     return response.body; // eslint-disable-line padding-line-between-statements
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch(error) {
     return error;
   }
 };
diff --git a/app/sass/bundle.scss b/app/sass/bundle.scss
index 08374c0..bc3f413 100755
--- a/app/sass/bundle.scss
+++ b/app/sass/bundle.scss
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 @import "pages/api";
 @import "pages/contributing";
+@import "pages/developer";
 @import "pages/documentation";
 @import "pages/home";
 @import "pages/page";
diff --git a/app/sass/init/_markdown.scss b/app/sass/init/_markdown.scss
index 910bd36..0a9394b 100644
--- a/app/sass/init/_markdown.scss
+++ b/app/sass/init/_markdown.scss
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     padding-left: 0.1rem;
 
     li {
-      list-style-type: lower-roman;
+      list-style-type: decimal;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/sass/pages/_developer.scss b/app/sass/pages/_developer.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd23817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/sass/pages/_developer.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+developer-program {
+  @extend %markdown;
+
+  .button {
+    margin: 1rem auto;
+    display: block;
+  }
+
+  small {
+    display: block;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/sockets.js b/app/sockets.js
index 6654f2a..502e264 100644
--- a/app/sockets.js
+++ b/app/sockets.js
@@ -13,45 +13,56 @@ import fetchMetadata from "@helper/fetch-metadata";
 import { generateGitHubFeed } from "@helper/github";
 import messageSlack from "@helper/slack";
 
-
+let apiUrl = process.env.REWARD_URL;
+let githubAppId = process.env.GITHUB_APP_ID;
+let githubAppSecret = process.env.GITHUB_APP_SECRET;
 
 //  P R O G R A M
 
 export default (socket, action) => {
-  if (typeof socket !== "object" && typeof action !== "object") return;
+  if (typeof socket !== "object" && typeof action !== "object")
+    return;
 
   switch(true) {
+    case action.message === "auth me with github":
+      getGitHubUserToken(socket);
+      break;
+
+    case action.message === "verify github auth":
+      syncWithApi(action, socket);
+      break;
+
     case action.message === "fetch metadata":
       fetchMetadata(action, socket);
       break;
 
     case action.message === "landed on homepage":
       generateGitHubFeed(result => {
-        socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+        send(socket, {
           html: result,
           message: "updated html",
           selector: "#github-feed"
-        }));
+        });
       });
       break;
 
     case action.message === "landed on playground":
       generateContent(1, result => {
-        socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+        send(socket, {
           html: result,
           message: "updated html",
           selector: "#playground-loader"
-        }));
+        });
       });
       break;
 
     case action.message === "request for playground, example 1":
       generateContent(1, result => {
-        socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+        send(socket, {
           html: result,
           message: "updated html",
           selector: "#playground-loader"
-        }));
+        });
       });
       break;
 
@@ -61,11 +72,11 @@ export default (socket, action) => {
 
     case action.message === "request for playground, example 3":
       generateContent(3, result => {
-        socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+        send(socket, {
           html: result,
           message: "updated html",
           selector: "#playground-loader"
-        }));
+        });
       });
       break;
 
@@ -85,15 +96,19 @@ export default (socket, action) => {
 function generateContent(exampleNumber, displayTrendingContent) {
   if (exampleNumber === 1) {
     return getTrendingContent().then(response => {
-      if (!response || !response.success || response.success !== true || !response.data) return "";
+      if (!response || !response.success || response.success !== true || !response.data)
+        return "";
 
       const rawContentCollection = [];
       const renderedContentCollection = [];
       const trendingContentData = response.data;
 
-      for (const data of trendingContentData) {
-        rawContentCollection.push(fetchMetadata({ claim: data.url, method: "resolve", example: exampleNumber }));
-      }
+      for (const data of trendingContentData)
+        rawContentCollection.push(fetchMetadata({
+          claim: data.url,
+          example: exampleNumber,
+          method: "resolve"
+        }));
 
       Promise.all(rawContentCollection).then(collection => {
         for (const part of collection) {
@@ -116,7 +131,7 @@ function generateContent(exampleNumber, displayTrendingContent) {
                 </div>
               </section>
             `);
-          } catch (err) {
+          } catch(err) {
             return; // TODO: Return nice error message
           }
         }
@@ -315,19 +330,26 @@ function generateMemeCreator(socket) {
     </form>
   `;
 
-  return socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+  return send(socket, {
     example: 2,
     html: memeCreator,
     message: "updated html",
     selector: "#playground-loader"
-  }));
+  });
+}
+
+function getGitHubUserToken(socket) {
+  send(socket, {
+    message: "redirect",
+    url: `https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize?client_id=${githubAppId}&scope=public_repo,user:email`
+  });
 }
 
 async function getTrendingContent() {
   try {
     const response = await got("https://api.lbry.io/file/list_trending");
     return JSON.parse(response.body); // eslint-disable-line padding-line-between-statements
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch(error) {
     return error;
   }
 }
@@ -344,22 +366,24 @@ function makeImageSourceSecure(url) {
 async function newsletterSubscribe(data, socket) {
   const email = data.email;
 
-  if (!validateEmail(email)) return socket.send(JSON.stringify({
-    class: "error",
-    html: "Your email address is invalid",
-    message: "updated html",
-    selector: "#emailMessage"
-  }));
+  if (!validateEmail(email)) {
+    send(socket, {
+      class: "error",
+      html: "Your email address is invalid",
+      message: "updated html",
+      selector: "#emailMessage"
+    });
+  }
 
   try {
     await got.post(`https://api.lbry.io/list/subscribe?email=${encodeURIComponent(email)}&tag=developer`);
 
-    return socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+    return send(socket, {
       html: "Thank you! Please confirm subscription in your inbox.",
       message: "updated html",
       selector: "#emailMessage"
-    }));
-  } catch (error) {
+    });
+  } catch(error) {
     const response = JSON.parse(error.body);
 
     if (!response.success) {
@@ -369,12 +393,12 @@ async function newsletterSubscribe(data, socket) {
         `> _Cause: ${email} interacted with the form_\n`
       );
 
-      return socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+      return send(socket, {
         class: "error",
         html: response.error,
         message: "updated html",
         selector: "#emailMessage"
-      }));
+      });
     }
 
     messageSlack(
@@ -383,12 +407,56 @@ async function newsletterSubscribe(data, socket) {
       `> _Cause: ${email} interacted with the form_\n`
     );
 
-    return socket.send(JSON.stringify({
+    return send(socket, {
       class: "error",
       html: "Something is terribly wrong",
       message: "updated html",
       selector: "#emailMessage"
-    }));
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+export function send(transport, data) {
+  return transport.send(JSON.stringify(data));
+}
+
+async function syncWithApi(data, socket) {
+  const tokenResponse = await verifyGitHubToken(data.code);
+
+  if (tokenResponse === null) {
+    return send(socket, {
+      html: "<p><strong>There was an issue with accessing GitHub's API. Please try again later.</strong></p>",
+      message: "updated html",
+      selector: "developer-program"
+    });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    let result = await got(`https://${apiUrl}/reward/new?github_token=${tokenResponse}&reward_type=github_developer&wallet_address=${data.address}`, { json: true });
+
+    result = result.body.data;
+
+    return send(socket, {
+      html: `<p><strong>Success!</strong> Your wallet has been credited with ${result.reward_amount} LBC.</p><p>We have a great reference for the <a href="/api/sdk">LBRY SDK here</a> to help you get started.</p><p>You can see proof of this transaction on <a href="https://explorer.lbry.io/tx/${result.transaction_id}">our Blockain Explorer</a>.</p>`,
+      message: "updated html",
+      selector: "developer-program"
+    });
+  } catch(error) {
+    if (!error.body) {
+      return send(socket, {
+        html: "<p><strong>LBRY API is down. Please try again later.</strong></p>",
+        message: "updated html",
+        selector: "developer-program"
+      });
+    }
+
+    console.log(error.body); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+
+    return send(socket, {
+      html: "<p>You have already claimed this reward. This reward is limited to <strong>ONE</strong> per person. Your enthusiasm is appreciated.</p>",
+      message: "updated html",
+      selector: "developer-program"
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -396,3 +464,15 @@ function validateEmail(email) {
   const emailRegex = /^(([^<>()[\].,;:\s@"]+(\.[^<>()[\].,;:\s@"]+)*)|(".+"))@(([^<>()[\].,;:\s@"]+\.)+[^<>()[\\.,;:\s@"]{2,})$/i;
   return emailRegex.test(String(email)); // eslint-disable-line padding-line-between-statements
 }
+
+async function verifyGitHubToken(code) {
+  try {
+    let result = await got.post(`https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token?client_id=${githubAppId}&client_secret=${githubAppSecret}&code=${code}`, { json: true });
+
+    result = result.body;
+    return result.access_token;
+  } catch(verificationError) {
+    console.log(verificationError.body); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+    return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/views/home.js b/app/views/home.js
index 62899e4..fb8af66 100644
--- a/app/views/home.js
+++ b/app/views/home.js
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ export default () => html`
 
   <script>
     document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
-      send(JSON.stringify({
-        "message": "landed on homepage"
-      }));
+      send({ message: "landed on homepage" });
     });
 
     document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].classList.add("home"); // TODO: make this happen in components/layout
diff --git a/app/views/redirect.js b/app/views/redirect.js
index 07938b0..05f60b4 100644
--- a/app/views/redirect.js
+++ b/app/views/redirect.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export default (state, emit) => { // eslint-disable-line
       }
     }
 
-
     state.lbry = customMetadata;
   }
 
@@ -56,23 +55,26 @@ export default (state, emit) => { // eslint-disable-line
   // below should be refactored into components
   let pageScript = "";
 
-  if (partialPath === "glossary")
-    pageScript =
-      "<script>" +
-        fs.readFileSync(`${process.cwd()}/app/components/client/glossary-scripts.js`, "utf-8") +
-      "</script>";
+  switch(true) {
+    case partialPath === "developer-program":
+      pageScript = renderClientScript("devprogram-scripts");
+      break;
 
-  if (partialPath === "overview")
-    pageScript =
-      "<script>" +
-        fs.readFileSync(`${process.cwd()}/app/components/client/ecosystem-scripts.js`, "utf-8") +
-      "</script>";
+    case partialPath === "glossary":
+      pageScript = renderClientScript("glossary-scripts");
+      break;
 
-  if (partialPath === "playground")
-    pageScript =
-      "<script>" +
-        fs.readFileSync(`${process.cwd()}/app/components/client/playground-scripts.js`, "utf-8") +
-      "</script>";
+    case partialPath === "overview":
+      pageScript = renderClientScript("ecosystem-scripts");
+      break;
+
+    case partialPath === "playground":
+      pageScript = renderClientScript("playground-scripts");
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
 
   return html`
     <article class="page" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting">
@@ -93,3 +95,15 @@ export default (state, emit) => { // eslint-disable-line
     </article>
   `;
 };
+
+
+
+//  H E L P E R
+
+function renderClientScript(clientScriptFileName) {
+  return `
+    <script>
+      ${fs.readFileSync((`${process.cwd()}/app/components/client/${clientScriptFileName}.js`), "utf-8")}
+    </script>
+  `;
+}
diff --git a/documents/developer-program.md b/documents/developer-program.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d34f13a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documents/developer-program.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+title: Developer Program
+---
+
+LBRY offers a complimentary 100 LBC to qualified engineers to facilitate exploration, development, and testing.
+
+To qualify you must:
+
+- Have a GitHub account prior to January 1st, 2018.
+- Have made a public pull request within the past year.
+
+### Claim LBC
+<DeveloperProgram/>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd6e952..7a45bdd 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "@helper": "app/helpers",
     "@module": "app/modules",
     "@root": ".",
+    "@socket": "app/sockets.js",
     "@view": "app/views"
   },
   "author": "LBRY Team",
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@
     "css": "sass --load-path=node_modules --update app/sass:app/dist --style compressed",
     "format": "eslint '**/*.js' --fix --ignore-pattern '/app/dist/'",
     "postinstall": "link-module-alias",
-    "preinstall": "command -v link-module-alias && link-module-alias clean || true",
-    "start": "npm run css && npm i && NODE_ENV=production node index.js",
+    "preinstall": "command -v link-module-alias; link-module-alias clean || true",
+    "start": "npm run css; npm i; NODE_ENV=production node index.js",
     "test": "run-s test:*",
     "test:dependencies": "updates --update ./ --exclude fastify,prismjs",
     "test:lint": "standardx --verbose | snazzy",