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What you’ll do

In this tutorial, you will complete the first public proposal step in DerivaDAO governance:
  1. Choose one governance topic.
  2. Gather the public references readers need.
  3. Draft the proposal summary and expected outcome.
  4. Publish the proposal thread in the official forum.
  5. Verify the thread is ready for wider review and formal DIP follow-on work.

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Prerequisites

  • One governance, market-structure, or policy topic you want to raise.
  • Access to the official governance discussion surfaces.
  • Enough context to explain why the change matters.

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Step 1: Start from the official governance surfaces

  1. Open Community Resources.
  2. Open the official Governance Forum.
  3. Open the public DIPs repository in a second tab so you can check whether the topic already exists as a formal proposal.

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Step 2: Confirm the proposal does not already exist

  1. Search the forum for the same topic or proposal idea.
  2. Search the DIPs repository for an existing draft or merged specification.
  3. If the topic already has an active thread, continue that discussion instead of starting a duplicate proposal.

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Step 3: Gather the references readers will need

  1. Open the public reference pages that define the mechanism you want to change.
  2. If the proposal affects market rules or risk controls, keep Trading Safeties and Guards and Margin Requirements open.
  3. If the proposal affects protocol contracts or governance execution paths, keep Smart Contract Addresses and Core Contract Reference open.
  4. If the proposal affects operating posture or public boundaries, keep Regulatory and Compliance Approach open.

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Step 4: Draft the proposal thread

  1. Write a title that states the change plainly.
  2. Write a short problem statement.
  3. Write the proposed change and expected result.
  4. Link the public references and any existing implementation or DIP context.
  5. State whether the thread is early discussion, expected to become a DIP, or already paired with implementation work.

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Step 5: Publish and verify the thread

  1. Publish the proposal thread in the official forum.
  2. Re-open it and verify the title, links, and public references are correct.
  3. Save the forum URL so you can use it in later governance steps and implementation discussions.

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Last modified on April 13, 2026