Golden paths have paved the way. Now it's time to build a bazaar. This talk takes a fresh view on how mature organisations can evolve from paved paths to internal developer marketplaces that transform platform economics, enabling teams to 'buy' and 'sell' capabilities.

An economy where engineering capabilities become currency, teams become market participants, and value flows in multiple directions.

We'll examine architectural patterns and transition challenges: capability registries built on service catalogs, contribution workflows using GitOps principles, and governance models with automated quality gates.

Think capability APIs with semantic versioning, dependency management, and economic metrics tracking contribution credits, adoption rates, and team platform 'balance sheets' showing value exchanges.

We'll explore contribution templates and governance models managing cultural/technical complexities in platform engineering's shift from centralised to community-driven practice.