From 9e7166d11fc4c0c5da3ee2fe6027ce544e03dfa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Connolly Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:26:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs(governance): committee for parameter governance --- main/guides/governance/index.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 main/guides/governance/index.md diff --git a/main/guides/governance/index.md b/main/guides/governance/index.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4c20e9d23 --- /dev/null +++ b/main/guides/governance/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Contract Governance + +To help build systems with a good balance of decentralization and executive control, the Agoric platform includes, in addition to chain-wide governance included in the Cosmos SDK platform, an `@agoric/governance` package with a flexible archtecture supporting 3 main features: + +- Parameter Governance +- API Governance +- Offer Filters + +## Parameter Governance + +In [Starting a Contract Instance](../zoe/#starting-a-contract-instance), we saw that contracts are parameterized by _terms_. Parameter governance supports +having an authorized party, the _electorate_, change such parameters while the contract is running. + +In [dapp-agoric-basics](https://github.com/Agoric/dapp-agoric-basics), the +swaparoo contract has a governed `Fee` amount parameter: + +```js +const paramTypes = harden( + /** @type {const} */ ({ + Fee: ParamTypes.AMOUNT, + }), +); +``` + +## The `committee.js` Electorate Contract + +This dapp uses the `committee.js` contract from `@agoric/governance` for its +electorate. The core eval deployment script starts the swaparoo committee, +gets invitations, and sends them to the the smart wallets of the voters. +In `test-vote-by-committee.js`, the committee consists of just 1 voter: + +