Arrow Improvement Proposals
Arrow Improvement Proposals — the formal process for changing Arrow DAO.
An Arrow Improvement Proposal (AIP) is how Arrow DAO makes formal changes to itself. AIPs define the rules: contributor pay, how projects get funded, what Arrow's mission is, how the manufacturing protocol works.
Anyone can write one. All AIPs are stored publicly in the dao-aips repository on GitHub, and all votes are conducted openly on Snapshot.
9 AIPs have passed to date. They cover contributor pay, project structure, mission, and on-chain manufacturing.
AIP Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Operational | Changes to day-to-day operations, contributor processes, or working groups |
| Governance | Changes to DAO rules, voting parameters, or the Constitution |
| Informational | Proposals that communicate information or establish guidelines (e.g. membership lists) |
| Protocol | Changes to smart contracts, the $ARROW token, or on-chain infrastructure |
AIP Statuses
AIPs move through a defined lifecycle. Only Final and Living AIPs are officially adopted.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Draft | Being written and refined by the author(s) |
| Review | Open for community discussion on the DAO forum |
| Last Call | Final window for feedback before a Snapshot vote |
| Final | Passed a vote and adopted — cannot be modified |
| Living | Adopted and continuously updated (e.g. membership lists, the AIP guidelines themselves) |
| Stagnant | No activity for 6+ months; can be resurrected |
| Withdrawn | Author has pulled the proposal |
| Obsolete | Superseded by a newer AIP |
Snapshot Voting
All AIP votes are held on Snapshot using the $ARROW token. Voting power is based on token balance (including vested tokens). A proposal requires:
- 2,000,000 ARROW quorum to be valid
- 1-day delay between proposal creation and vote start
- 7-day voting period
- Choices: For / Against / Abstain
The role of AIP Editors
Two community members serve as AIP Editors (currently WhiteDadJokes and Sleety, per AIP-003). Editors review proposals for completeness and formatting. They do not judge the merits of a proposal. The community does that through discussion and the vote.
See The AIP Process for the full step-by-step lifecycle, or browse the AIP Index to see all existing proposals.