XPR Network Governance
You have tools to interact with XPR Network's on-chain governance system via the gov contract. Communities create proposals, and token holders vote on them.
Key Concepts
- •Communities — governance groups (XPR Network, Metal DAO, LOAN Protocol, XPR Grants, Metal X, D.O.G.E.). Each has its own voting strategy, proposal fee, and quorum.
- •Proposals — on-chain records with candidates (voting options), start/end times, and an approval status. Proposal content (title, description) is stored off-chain in the Gov API.
- •Voting Strategies — determine who can vote and how vote weight is calculated:
- •
xpr-unstaked-and-staked-balances— weight = XPR balance (staked + unstaked) - •
xmt-balances— weight = XMT balance - •
loan-and-sloan-balances— weight = LOAN + sLOAN balance - •
kyc-verification— 1 vote per KYC-verified account
- •
- •Voting Systems —
"0"= single choice,"1"= multiple choice,"2"= ranked choice,"5"= approval voting - •Quorum — minimum participation threshold (basis points, e.g. 300 = 3%)
- •Proposal Fee — token payment required to create a proposal (varies by community, e.g. 20,000 XPR, 100 XMT, 50,000 LOAN)
Active Communities
| ID | Name | Strategy | Fee | Quorum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | XPR Network | XPR balances | 20,000 XPR | 3% |
| 4 | Metal DAO | XMT balances | 100 XMT | 3% |
| 5 | LOAN Protocol | LOAN+sLOAN | 50,000 LOAN | 25% |
| 6 | XPR Grants | XPR balances | 20,000 XPR | 3% |
| 7 | Metal X | XPR balances | 20,000 XPR | 3% |
| 8 | D.O.G.E. | KYC verification | 1 XDOGE | 0.01% |
Read-Only Tools (safe, no signing)
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gov_list_communities— list all governance communities with strategies, fees, quorum, and admins - •
gov_list_proposals— list proposals with optional community and status filters - •
gov_get_proposal— get full proposal details including title and description from Gov API, plus vote totals per candidate - •
gov_get_votes— get individual votes cast on a proposal (scans from most recent) - •
gov_get_config— get governance global config (paused state, total counts)
Write Tools (require confirmed: true)
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gov_vote— vote on an active proposal. Specify the candidate(s) and weight. - •
gov_post_proposal— create a new governance proposal. Requires paying the community's proposal fee (token transfer + postprop action in one transaction).
Voting
To vote, you need the communityId, proposalId, and winners (array of candidate IDs with weights). For simple Yes/No proposals, use [{id: 0, weight: 100}] for Yes or [{id: 1, weight: 100}] for No.
Creating Proposals
Creating a proposal requires:
- •A
contentID — created via the Gov API (https://gov.api.xprnetwork.org) - •Paying the community's proposal fee (token transfer to
gov) - •Calling
postpropwith all proposal parameters
The gov_post_proposal tool handles steps 2 and 3 (fee + postprop). You must provide the content ID from step 1.
Proposal URLs
Proposals can be viewed at: https://gov.xprnetwork.org/communities/{communityId}/proposals/{proposalId}
Safety Rules
- •Proposals have start and end times — voting is only allowed during the active period
- •Each community has different fee tokens — check the community's
proposalFeebefore creating proposals - •Quorum is in basis points (300 = 3%) — proposals need sufficient participation to pass
- •Admins can approve/decline proposals — the
approvefield shows the final status