Governance Schema

ZK-AgentMesh implements a progressive, token-weighted governance model that aligns decision-making power with verifiable ecosystem contributions. The governance system ensures transparency, safety, and adaptability as the protocol scales across diverse AI use cases.

Governance Roles

Role
Responsibilities

ZKM Token Holders

Vote on proposals, delegate to councils, signal changes to core protocol logic

Verifier DAO

Audits proof standards, circuit updates, and staking validity

Registry Curators

Approve or delist agents based on verification compliance and integrity

Core Dev Council

Executes critical upgrades, maintains repo/circuit registry (multisig guarded)

Proposal Lifecycle

  1. Proposal Creation Any ZKM holder with ≥ 10,000 tokens can propose a change via the governance contract.

    • Examples: adjust revenue splits, approve new ZK circuits, rotate validator keys.

  2. Temperature Check Off-chain or on-chain signaling with quorum threshold (e.g., 2% of supply) before full vote.

  3. Formal Vote Voting period (e.g., 7 days) using quadratic or linear weight of staked ZKM.

  4. Execution If passed, the proposal is executed via an upgrade-safe contract (e.g., Gnosis Safe or Proxy Pattern).

Upgradeable Modules

The governance system has upgrade authority over:

  • ZK circuit registry (approve new compliance, ethics, training circuits)

  • Proof verification heuristics (e.g., thresholds for fairness, bias, privacy)

  • Revenue fee schedule and platform fees

  • CDP Wallet logic (split template updates)

  • Curator registry and DAO inclusion

Delegation and councils

  • Token holders can delegate their vote to:

    • Verifier Council: Technical experts and zk-circuit reviewers

    • AI Ethics Committee: Human-centric review of red team and fairness protocols

    • Developer Council: Represents independent AI agent creators

Delegation uses a snapshot-based mechanism to prevent mid-vote manipulation.

Governance Safeguards

  • Timelocks: All major changes include a 48–72 hour delay before execution.

  • Multisig Fallback: Emergency multisig controlled by elected community members.

  • Slashing: Malicious proposals can trigger token burn or penalty if passed through Sybil attacks.

Future Directions

  • On-chain Court: Arbitrable disputes around proof fraud or agent misbehavior.

  • ZK-Gov: Private voting using zero-knowledge proof-based ballots.

  • Quadratic Funding: Matching pools to reward agents with high public impact.

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