Citrea Governance Proposal Guidelines
Citrea governance uses two public interfaces:
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Citrea Forum is the primary venue for drafting proposals, public discussion, technical review and maintaining a human-readable governance record.
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Citrea DAO is the on-chain governance interface through which polls and executable proposals are submitted, powered by Aragon.
To be considered compliant with the Citrea governance process, proposal authors should first publish their proposal in the Proposals category of the Citrea Forum before submitting it through Citrea DAO interface.
Proposal Types
POLL
A POLL is a non-executable proposal used to measure community sentiment or establish support for a potential governance action.
A POLL does not change protocol parameters, transfer DAO assets or execute contract calls. Where appropriate, a successful POLL may progress into a CORE or GA proposal.
CORE
A CORE proposal is an executable governance proposal concerning matters such as:
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Protocol or staking parameters
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Smart-contract upgrades
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DAO permissions
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Treasury actions
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Governance-process changes
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Other actions requiring execution by the Citrea DAO
CORE proposals must include complete and verifiable implementation details before being submitted on-chain.
GA
A GA proposal concerns the approval, addition, removal or modification of gauges within Citrea’s gauge system.
GA proposals should include the relevant gauge, protocol, market, pool or vault information and any applicable technical or risk assessments.
Proposal Lifecycle
1. Forum submission
The author publishes a complete draft in the Proposals category using the official proposal template.
The proposal should clearly state whether it is intended as a POLL, CORE or GA proposal.
2. Public discussion
Community members may ask questions, suggest amendments and raise technical, economic or governance concerns.
Authors should respond to material feedback and update the proposal where appropriate. Significant revisions should be recorded in a changelog.
3. On-chain POLL, where appropriate
Proposals that would benefit from measuring community sentiment may first be submitted as a non-executable POLL.
The forum thread and Citrea DAO proposal should link to one another.
A POLL is advisory unless the proposal explicitly states otherwise. Passing a POLL does not itself execute the proposed change.
4. Final implementation review
Before a CORE or GA proposal is submitted, its executable actions, target addresses, parameters and expected effects should be finalized and reviewed.
Material changes made after a POLL may require further forum discussion or a new POLL.
5. On-chain submission
The final proposal is submitted through Citrea DAO.
The Citrea DAO proposal should include:
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A link to the forum discussion
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A concise summary
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The final proposed actions
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Any relevant contract addresses
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The expected result of execution
6. Closure and recordkeeping
After the on-chain process concludes, the forum thread should be updated with:
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Final outcome
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Citrea DAO proposal link
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Execution transaction, where applicable
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Execution date
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Any follow-up actions or monitoring requirements
Non-Compliant On-Chain Proposals
Aragon may technically allow proposals to be created without a prior forum discussion.
Such proposals remain visible on-chain, but they will not have completed the recommended Citrea governance-review process. Governance participants should consider the absence of a public discussion record when evaluating them.
Guideline Status
These guidelines are intended to establish an initial governance process and may be revised as Citrea governance matures.