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Any step can end in rejected, withdrawn, obsolete or replaced.- 010IdeaPosted on Zero Authority, before anyone writes it up as a formal draft.
- 0231DraftWritten up and opened as a pull request on stacksgov/sips for public comment.
- 030AcceptedThe SIP editors find it complete and pass it to the Consideration Advisory Boards.
- 040CAB voteThe technical, economic and governance boards it touches each vote on it.
- 051RecommendedThe boards recommend it, and it goes to the Steering Committee for approval.
- 062ActivationApproved. Consensus changes now need stackers and miners to vote it in.
- 0726RatifiedLive on the network, or adopted as a standard the ecosystem builds on.
Proposals
- IDEA #4
X402
RejectedX402 introduces a standardized framework for blockchain-native agent payments, enabling autonomous software agents to transact, coordinate, and compensate one another without relying on traditional financial rails. By embedding payment logic directly into agent interactions, X402 defines a permissionless, programmable payment layer where identity, execution, and settlement are unified on-chain. This proposal outlines how X402 can serve as a foundational primitive for agent economies—supporting microtransactions, streaming payments, and conditional execution across decentralized networks. The r…
Tooney.btc26 Apr 2026StandardTechnical - IDEA #3
Native PoX + NFT Reward
RejectedA Proof of Transfer system integrating NFTs as dynamic rewards, aligning incentives, securing networks, and enhancing user participation through verifiable ownership.
werner.btc7 Apr 2026StandardTechnical - IDEA #2
Quantum encrypted NFT
RejectedThis SIP proposes the integration of zero-authority infrastructure into a unified coordination layer enabling decentralized communities to operate without intermediaries. Powered by ConsoleDAO assets, the system introduces agent-driven workflows for events, gigs, bounties, and quests, with transparent onchain reputation and value distribution. By extending existing traction from the Stacks ecosystem into broader networks, the proposal establishes a scalable, permissionless framework for human and AI collaboration. CollectiveOS serves as the interface layer, providing seamless tools for governa…
Gary Riger3 Apr 2026MetaMeta - IDEA #1
Standard Reputation Onchain
RejectedThis SIP proposes a framework for implementing a standardized reputation system on apps or websites. Reputation transactions will result in the minting of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to provide a verifiable and immutable record of reputation events. The proposal outlines standard attributes for reputation systems, the structure for XML and JSON representation, and the NFT minting process.
zeroxyz.btc16 Feb 2026StandardStandards
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