# Relay roadmap for DAOs 2022

**Published by:** [Agent Protocol + Chainagent](https://paragraph.com/@agentprotocol/)
**Published on:** 2022-06-17
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@agentprotocol/relay-roadmap-for-daos-2022

## Content

One week out from the launch of relay.cc, the time is right to share a roadmap and our views on how Relay will support and affect the DAO ecosystem. DAOs adapt to changing conditions through the proposal process, with members drafting and passing high-value proposals that impact DAO operations. The lifecycle of a proposal is comprised mainly of a few people drafting it, a small amount of people discussing it, and a larger number of people voting on it. The inefficiencies and pain points in this process are causing DAO frameworks to trend towards greater decision-making power for smaller groups of delegates. Empowering delegate agency allows DAOs to pass successful proposals with greater velocity, and in turn the DAO demands more accountability and expert knowledge from delegates. Relay aims to be the communication medium delegates use and trust to govern well. A combination of communication, tracking, and reputation solutions will equip delegates with the tools needed to have productive and authentic rapport with DAO members and contributors. We've already launched the first piece of these solutions, relay.cc, consisting of:1:1 encrypted, decentralized, and open-source wallet to wallet chatENS-awareBroadcast functionality: DAOs to members, Delegates to their delegators, and NFT creators to the holders of a collectionWith this chat cornerstone in place, Relay is soon releasing what we call the Athens Governance Engine: a powerful virtuous cycle of roles, actions, and features that empowers delegates and generates positive governance results. [Aug 2022 edit: pushed to early 2023] Athens Governance Engine features:Proposal Lifecycle DashboardToken-gated drafting stageCustomized “tracks” or checkpoints depending on the impact of a proposalPublic read / token-gated write for discussingVoter Guides (public delegate viewpoints on the merits of a proposal)Vote off-chain, much like Snapshot, with integrated discussionsDelegate ProfilesData-rich and professional public profilesVoting history and participation ratesSelf-described background and voting idealsDAO membership and NFT galleryEPNS integration for polling and notificationsLensProtocol social graph integrationGitcoin Passport Proof of Personhood integrationEncrypted messaging with DAO contributors and their delegatorsDAO OperationsToken-gated, public chatroomsPost-proposal data and comments from the DAO, tracking the impact of proposalsDune Analytics integration to track DAO health metricsThese features in aggregate will allow delegates to craft better proposals in a space designed for promoting intelligent debate. The end goal is to supply delegates with the tools to govern well. DAO governance requires a neutral arena for all parties and viewpoints, so Relay believes we must adhere to the principles of being an open-source public good. With this in mind, Relay aims to make the frontend as permissionless as possible to function with any DAO governance framework. This decision necessitates the creation of safeguards against malicious actors in the DAO/token space. In the short term, Relay will work with DAO admins and NFT creators, with clear plans to move to a decentralized system of allowlists/denylists (similar to this implementation). More on that in a future post. If you find these topics exciting, we invite you to join our Discord, follow on Twitter, or start your own encrypted web3 chat by sharing xmtp.chat/dm/[your0xaddress]!

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