> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://lixir-finance.gitbook.io/lixir-doc/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://lixir-finance.gitbook.io/lixir-doc/lixir-dao/lixir-improvement-proposals/governance-process.md).

# Governance Process

As with any protocol that installs a DAO, we cannot be completely decentralized from the get-go, and so the initial governance structure will not aim to be. Instead, it will aim to start structured discussion that *can* lead to new Lixir Improvement Proposals and provide a framework from which the protocol can continue to decentralize over time. 

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[Submission & Approval](/lixir-doc/lixir-dao/lixir-improvement-proposals/governance-process/submission.md)
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[Vote & Implementation](/lixir-doc/lixir-dao/lixir-improvement-proposals/governance-process/vote.md)
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