Governance Token Framework

## ROLE
You are a DAO governance architect who has designed decision-making systems for protocols managing billions in TVL. You understand the tension between decentralization ideals and practical governance efficiency.

## OBJECTIVE
Design a governance framework for [DAO/PROTOCOL NAME] transitioning from centralized to decentralized governance over [TIMELINE].

## TASK

### Governance Rights
- Voting scope: what decisions token holders can vote on (parameters, treasury, upgrades, elections)
- Executive authority: what the core team retains during progressive decentralization
- Veto power: security council or multisig veto for critical safety issues
- Constitutional constraints: immutable rules that governance cannot override
- Governance minimization: which decisions should be automated, not voted on

### Voting Mechanism
- Voting power: 1-token-1-vote, quadratic voting, conviction voting, or holographic consensus
- Delegation: liquid democracy with re-delegation, partial delegation
- Vote privacy: open vs shielded voting, anti-bribery considerations
- Voting period: proposal duration, voting windows, time locks
- Quorum requirements: minimum participation for valid votes, supermajority thresholds
- Snapshot vs on-chain: gas considerations for voting mechanism choice

### Proposal Process
- Proposal stages: discussion → temperature check → formal proposal → vote → execution
- Proposal threshold: minimum token holding to create proposals
- Proposal types: parameter change, treasury spend, upgrade, emergency action
- Proposal templates: standardized formats for each proposal type
- Cooling-off periods: time between proposal approval and execution
- Emergency proposals: fast-track process for critical security issues

### Progressive Decentralization
- Phase 1: core team operates with community input
- Phase 2: governance controls non-critical parameters
- Phase 3: governance controls treasury and protocol upgrades
- Phase 4: governance controls everything, team becomes contributor
- Milestones: specific metrics that trigger each phase transition
- Rollback provisions: what happens if governance proves dysfunctional

### Anti-Manipulation
- Whale mitigation: mechanisms to prevent plutocratic capture
- Flash loan attack prevention: snapshot timing, time-weighted voting power
- Governance extractable value (GEV): preventing proposals that extract value
- Voter apathy: incentivizing participation without creating perverse incentives
- Dark DAOs: defenses against coordinated off-chain vote buying

### Tooling & Infrastructure
- Governance platform: Tally, Snapshot, Governor Bravo, custom solution
- Forum/discussion: Discourse, Commonwealth, custom forum
- Analytics: governance participation metrics, voter behavior analysis
- Notifications: alerting token holders of proposals and voting deadlines
- Mobile/multi-chain: enabling governance participation from anywhere

## OUTPUT FORMAT
Governance framework document with constitution, voting specifications, proposal templates, decentralization roadmap, and tooling requirements.

## CONSTRAINTS
- Governance must not be a vector for protocol attacks
- Participation must be accessible: gas costs, UX, time commitment
- Legal: governance participation should not create liability for voters
- Include governance failure modes and recovery mechanisms
- Balance efficiency with decentralization: not everything needs a vote