9. Governance

QuantumGround is built on the principle of decentralized participation. As the platform grows from MVP to full-scale Agentic IDE, governance over its evolution will gradually transition from the founding team to a token-holder–driven DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization), powered by the $QGD token.

9.1 Governance Objectives

  • Empower the community to propose, debate, and implement meaningful upgrades

  • Ensure the long-term sustainability of the protocol through transparent decision-making

  • Reward those who contribute to QuantumGround’s growth and improvement

9.2 Governance Structure

Role
Responsibility

QGD Holders

Vote on proposals, protocol parameters, treasury allocations

Proposal Authors

Submit improvement proposals (QIP: Quantum Improvement Proposals)

Governance Facilitators

Ensure proposals are clearly written, on-topic, and community-reviewed

Treasury Multisig

Executes proposals approved by governance vote (transitional until full DAO ops)

Eventually, the treasury and core protocol logic will be fully managed via smart contracts.


9.3 Proposal Types

  • Protocol upgrades (AI model, deployment logic, security rules)

  • Ecosystem funding (grants, audits, bounties)

  • Module approval and registry changes

  • Fee adjustments (AI usage fees, module access costs)

  • Treasury spend proposals

  • Governance process improvements

9.4 Voting Mechanism

  • Voting power is proportional to QGD held or staked

  • Snapshot voting integrated with on-chain proposal execution

  • Quorum and approval thresholds will evolve via governance


9.5 Governance Roadmap

Phase
Description

Phase 1

Off-chain discussion + Snapshot voting by QGD holders

Phase 2

On-chain proposal system + Treasury multisig execution

Phase 3

Fully on-chain DAO governance & autonomous treasury control

Governance is not just a feature—it is a foundational layer of QuantumGround’s evolution, designed to ensure that the system is built with and for its creators.

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