# How to Ratify the Radworks Purpose... with Radicle!

By [Radworks](https://paragraph.com/@radworks) · 2023-07-10

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> The Radworks purpose is hosted on Radicle. You can find it on seed.radworks.org in the `radworks-governance` project or by [clicking here](https://app.radicle.xyz/seeds/seed.radworks.org/rad:zPUsinVa3gP71g6Dt47LP76phAWd/tree/main/purpose.md).

This is a quick onboarding guide for ratifying the Radworks purpose doc with [Radicle](https://radicle.xyz/)! It will walk you through the steps of installing radicle, cloning a project, and submitting a patch.

To start, open up your terminal!

1.  Install radicle
    
         sh <(curl -sSf https://radicle.xyz/install)
        
    
2.  Follow the instructions on installation: Run `source ~/.profile` or open a new terminal, then run `rad auth`.
    
3.  Start your local node and connect it to `seed.radworks.org`
    
        rad node start -- --connect z6MksA6UnYhEzXPqHrG4Mz7m3qwzfFCaM1BhVK9LGRHZZxek@seed.radworks.org:8776
        
    
4.  Clone the `radworks-governance` repository to your machine
    
         rad clone rad:zPUsinVa3gP71g6Dt47LP76phAWd
        
    
5.  Enter the directory
    
         cd radworks-governance
        
    
6.  Create a new branch
    
        git checkout -b ratification-<INSERT YOUR NAME>
        
    
7.  Open the `purpose.md` file in your editor of choice, or directly in the terminal with:
    
         vim purpose.md i
        
    
8.  Add the following to the bottom of the page:
    
    `🌱 <INSERT YOUR INITIALS/NAME/HANDLE>`If editing with `vim`, press `Esc` key to exit edit mode, then type `:qa` to quit.
    
9.  Add and commit your changes
    
        git add .
        git commit -m "Ratification for <INSERT YOUR NAME>"
        
    
10.  Open a patch to get your ratification merged into the project
    
        git push rad -o patch.message="Ratification of Purpose" -o patch.message="I am a Radworks community member and I ratify this purpose." HEAD:refs/patches
        
    

Once successful you should see something along the lines of:

`Patch 036702eadf68385bcb708baeef571f6dba6f9a0f opened`

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Thanks for joining us in our quest to cultivate a better and freer internet! 🌱

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*Originally published on [Radworks](https://paragraph.com/@radworks/how-to-ratify-the-radworks-purpose-with-radicle)*