The Chainlink Community Grant Program has awarded a grant to Kurtosis, a platform for testing blockchain infrastructure, to develop an automated testing framework that ensures the scalability and reliability of Chainlink oracle networks. Founded by former Palantir engineers, Kurtosis offers tools for developers to simulate outages and test code against potential failures, helping to prevent downtime and enhance system resilience. The grant will allow Kurtosis to customize its platform for Chainlink's specific needs, making it accessible to developers across the ecosystem to verify their work efficiently. This initiative aims to standardize testing practices, ensuring high integration standards across different blockchains and accelerating Chainlink's adoption while maintaining reliability. Kurtosis will collaborate with Chainlink's engineering team to create a testing framework capable of simulating various failure scenarios, thus identifying potential issues early in the development process. The grant reflects the broader goal of supporting Chainlink's growth by empowering developers and researchers to build secure oracle networks and advance the development of hybrid smart contracts.