Governance Center

The governance center is a core module in OpenPR that brings transparent, structured decision-making to project management. It provides proposals, voting, decision records, trust scores, veto mechanisms, and comprehensive audit trails.

Why Governance?

Traditional project management tools focus on task tracking but leave decision-making unstructured. OpenPR's governance center ensures that:

• Decisions are documented. Every proposal, vote, and decision is recorded with full audit trails.
• Processes are transparent. Voting thresholds, quorum rules, and trust scores are visible to all members.
• Power is distributed. Veto mechanisms and escalation paths prevent unilateral decisions.
• History is preserved. Decision records create an immutable log of what was decided, by whom, and why.

Governance Modules

graph TB
    GOV["Governance Center"]
    GOV --> PROP["Proposals<br/>Create · Review · Vote"]
    GOV --> VOTE["Voting System<br/>Weighted · Quorum · Threshold"]
    GOV --> DEC["Decision Records<br/>Immutable Audit Trail"]
    GOV --> VETO["Veto & Escalation<br/>Veto Power · Appeals"]
    GOV --> TRUST["Trust Scores<br/>Per-User Scoring · History"]
    GOV --> AUDIT["Audit Logs<br/>All Actions Recorded"]

    PROP --> VOTE
    VOTE --> DEC
    VETO --> DEC
    TRUST --> VOTE

Module	Description
Proposals	Create, review, and vote on proposals
Voting & Decisions	Weighted voting with quorum and threshold rules
Trust Scores	Per-user reputation scoring with history
Veto & Escalation	Veto power with escalation voting and appeals
Decision Domains	Categorize decisions by domain
Impact Reviews	Assess proposal impact with metrics
Audit Logs	Complete record of all governance actions

Database Schema

The governance module uses 20 dedicated tables:

Table	Purpose
proposals	Proposal records
proposal_templates	Reusable proposal templates
proposal_comments	Discussion on proposals
proposal_issue_links	Link proposals to related issues
votes	Individual vote records
decisions	Finalized decision records
decision_domains	Decision categorization domains
decision_audit_reports	Audit reports on decisions
governance_configs	Workspace governance settings
governance_audit_logs	All governance action logs
vetoers	Users with veto power
veto_events	Veto action records
appeals	Appeals against decisions or vetoes
trust_scores	Current trust scores per user
trust_score_logs	Trust score change history
impact_reviews	Proposal impact assessments
impact_metrics	Quantitative impact measures
review_participants	Review assignment records
feedback_loop_links	Feedback loop connections

API Endpoints

Category	Base Path	Operations
Proposals	/api/proposals/*	Create, vote, submit, archive
Governance	/api/governance/*	Config, audit logs
Decisions	/api/decisions/*	Decision records
Trust Scores	/api/trust-scores/*	Scores, history, appeals
Veto	/api/veto/*	Veto, escalation, voting

MCP Tools

Tool	Params	Description
proposals.list	project_id	List proposals with optional status filter
proposals.get	proposal_id	Get proposal details
proposals.create	project_id, title, description	Create a governance proposal

Next Steps

• Proposals -- Create and manage governance proposals
• Voting & Decisions -- Configure voting rules and view decisions
• Trust Scores -- Understand the trust scoring mechanism