Zenon Improvement Proposals (ZIPs): formal specifications for changes to the Network of Momentum — consensus, embedded contracts, standards, and process. Discussion, drafts, and status tracking.
Use this category to draft, discuss, and track ZIPs through their lifecycle: Draft → Review → Accepted → Implemented (or Rejected/Withdrawn).
What belongs here
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Draft ZIPs posted for community comment, following the standard ZIP format (field table, Abstract, Motivation, Specification, Rationale, Backward Compatibility, Reference Implementation, Security Considerations)
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Discussion threads on open drafts, including companion posts (tl;dr summaries, changelogs between revisions)
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Status updates as a ZIP moves to implementation and activation
What doesn’t belong here
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Early-stage ideas without a specification — start those in Development and graduate them here once there’s a concrete draft
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General protocol Q&A, node support, or implementation bug reports
Guidelines
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One topic per ZIP. Post revisions by editing the original post; summarize changes in a reply or linked changelog post so reviewers can follow the history.
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Title format:
ZIP-XXXX: <title>once a number is assigned;DRAFT: <title>before that. -
Keep discussion technical and specific to the proposal. Broader design debates should link back to a Development thread.