# 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.

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### 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) |

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### 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).

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### 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

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### 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.

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### 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.

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### 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.
