Celo’s Improvement Proposals (CIPs) describe standards for the Celo platform, including the core protocol specifications, SDK, and contract standards. A CIP is a design document that should provide background information, a rationale for the proposal, detailed solution including technical specifications, and, if any, a list of potential risks. The proposer is responsible for soliciting community feedback and for driving consensus. Participation in the Celo project is subject to the Code of Conduct.

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Submitting CIPs

Draft all proposals following the template below and submit to the CIPs repository via a PR (pull request). CIP template:
  • Summary: Describe your proposal in 280 characters or less.
  • Abstract: Provide a short description of the technical issue being addressed.
  • Motivation: Clearly explain why the proposed change should be made. It should layout the current Celo protocol shortcomings it addresses and why doing so is important.
  • Specification: Define and explain in detail the technical requirements for new features and/or changes proposed.
  • Rationale: Explain the reasoning behind your approach. It should cover alternative approaches considered, related work, and trade-offs made.
  • Implementation: For all proposals going through the governance process, this section should reference the code implementing the proposed change. It’s recommended to get community feedback before writing any code.
  • Risks: Highlight any risks and concerns that may affect consensus, proof-of-stake, governance, protocol economics, the stability protocol, security, and privacy.
For questions, comments, and discussions please use the Celo Forum or Discord.