How Governance Works
From idea to execution — the lifecycle of a Sentinel Improvement Proposal (SIP).
Proposal Lifecycle
Every SIP passes through five stages before becoming reality.
Draft
No time limit
Author writes proposal, gathers feedback, and refines the SIP before formal submission.
Discussion
5 days
Community reviews and debates the proposal. Author can make revisions based on feedback.
Voting
5 days
Token-weighted voting opens. Each token equals one vote. Quorum must be met for validity.
Outcome
Immediate
Proposal passes or fails based on quorum and majority thresholds for its SIP type.
Execution
Variable
Approved proposals are implemented by the Sentinel Team. Progress is tracked on-chain.
Draft
No time limitAuthor writes proposal, gathers feedback, and refines the SIP before formal submission.
Discussion
5 daysCommunity reviews and debates the proposal. Author can make revisions based on feedback.
Voting
5 daysToken-weighted voting opens. Each token equals one vote. Quorum must be met for validity.
Outcome
ImmediateProposal passes or fails based on quorum and majority thresholds for its SIP type.
Execution
VariableApproved proposals are implemented by the Sentinel Team. Progress is tracked on-chain.
SIP Types
Each proposal type has specific quorum and majority requirements based on its impact.
New Features & Integrations
New features, integrations, API improvements
Governance Rule Changes
Governance rule changes
THSP & Seed Modifications
THSP/seed modifications
Documentation & Guides
Documentation, guides
External Partnerships
External partnerships
Temperature Checks
Temperature checks
Thresholds & Requirements
Token-weighted governance with clear participation thresholds.
Emergency Provisions
For critical security vulnerabilities that require immediate action, the core team has limited emergency powers:
- Emergency patches can be deployed without prior vote for critical vulnerabilities
- Authority is limited in time — emergency actions must be ratified by governance within 7 days
- Full transparency is required — all emergency actions are documented and published
- If ratification fails, the emergency action is rolled back