synor/docs/PLAN/PHASE5-Governance/01-Milestone-01-DAOLaunch.md

Phase 5, Milestone 1: DAO Launch

Deploy and activate on-chain governance

Status: ✅ Complete Priority: Medium Crates: synor-governance, contracts/governance

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Overview

Launch the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) with proposal creation, voting mechanisms, and treasury management.

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Tasks

Task 1.1: Governance Contract Deployment

• Deploy governance contract to testnet
• Initialize with genesis parameters
• Set initial voting thresholds
• Configure timelock delays
• Transfer treasury funds

Files:

• contracts/governance/src/lib.rs

Contract Parameters:

Parameter	Value
Proposal Threshold	100,000 SYNOR
Quorum	4% of supply
Voting Period	7 days
Timelock Delay	2 days
Grace Period	3 days

Task 1.2: Proposal Creation

• Proposal struct definition
• Threshold validation
• Description/title storage
• Action encoding (calls)
• State machine transitions

Files:

• crates/synor-governance/src/proposal.rs

Proposal States:

Pending → Active → Succeeded → Queued → Executed
                 ↘ Defeated
                 ↘ Expired

Task 1.3: Voting Mechanism

• Vote delegation support
• Snapshot-based voting power
• For/Against/Abstain options
• Vote weight calculation
• Double-vote prevention

Files:

• crates/synor-governance/src/voting.rs

Voting Formula:

voting_power = balance_at_snapshot + delegated_votes

Task 1.4: Treasury Initialization

• Treasury contract deployment
• Multi-sig setup (initial)
• Transfer control to DAO
• Budget allocation system
• Spending proposals

Files:

• crates/synor-governance/src/treasury.rs

Treasury Pools:

Pool	Allocation	Purpose
Development	40%	Core development funding
Community	30%	Grants and bounties
Marketing	20%	Promotion and growth
Reserve	10%	Emergency fund

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Validation

Validation Commands

# Run governance tests
cargo test -p synor-governance

# Test contract
cd contracts/governance && cargo test

# CLI governance commands
./target/release/synor gov info
./target/release/synor gov list

Validation Agents

Agent	Purpose
code-reviewer	Review governance logic
type-design-analyzer	Validate proposal types

Governance Test Suite

// Proposal lifecycle test
#[test]
fn test_proposal_lifecycle() {
    let mut gov = Governance::new(params);
    let proposer = Account::new(200_000); // Above threshold

    let proposal_id = gov.propose(
        proposer,
        "Increase block size",
        vec![Action::SetParameter("max_block_size", 2_000_000)]
    )?;

    assert_eq!(gov.state(proposal_id), ProposalState::Pending);

    // Advance to voting period
    gov.advance_time(1.days());
    assert_eq!(gov.state(proposal_id), ProposalState::Active);

    // Vote
    gov.cast_vote(voter1, proposal_id, VoteType::For)?;

    // Advance past voting period
    gov.advance_time(7.days());
    assert_eq!(gov.state(proposal_id), ProposalState::Succeeded);
}

// Treasury spending test
#[test]
fn test_treasury_spending() {
    let mut treasury = Treasury::new();
    treasury.deposit(Pool::Development, 1_000_000);

    let proposal = SpendingProposal {
        pool: Pool::Development,
        amount: 100_000,
        recipient: recipient_addr,
        reason: "Q1 Developer Grant"
    };

    treasury.queue_spending(proposal, timelock)?;
    treasury.advance_time(2.days());
    treasury.execute_spending(proposal.id)?;

    assert_eq!(treasury.balance(Pool::Development), 900_000);
}

Security Checks

• Proposal threshold prevents spam
• Snapshot prevents vote manipulation
• Timelock allows response to attacks
• Treasury has spending limits
• Multi-sig for emergency actions

Compliance

• Voting is transparent and auditable
• All proposals publicly visible
• Treasury movements logged
• Token holder rights protected

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Acceptance Criteria

1. Governance contract deployed
2. Proposals can be created and voted on
3. Treasury accepts and disburses funds
4. CLI commands functional
5. All governance tests pass

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Completed: January 2025