STXGOV · Stacks governance

Shape the future of Stacks.

Stacks Improvement Proposals are how the community suggests and makes changes to the network. From new features to protocol upgrades, every proposal follows a clear process, and you can follow along, give feedback and vote on what gets built.

Ratified
26
In progress
34
CAB votes held
23

The path every proposal follows

Any step can end in rejected, withdrawn, obsolete or replaced.
  1. 010IdeaPosted on Zero Authority, before anyone writes it up as a formal draft.
  2. 0231DraftWritten up and opened as a pull request on stacksgov/sips for public comment.
  3. 030AcceptedThe SIP editors find it complete and pass it to the Consideration Advisory Boards.
  4. 040CAB voteThe technical, economic and governance boards it touches each vote on it.
  5. 051RecommendedThe boards recommend it, and it goes to the Steering Committee for approval.
  6. 062ActivationApproved. Consensus changes now need stackers and miners to vote it in.
  7. 0726RatifiedLive on the network, or adopted as a standard the ecosystem builds on.