# Governance & GIPs **URL:** https://forum.thegraph.com/c/governance-gips/17.md [Latest](https://forum.thegraph.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.thegraph.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.thegraph.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Governance & GIPs category](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/about-the-governance-gips-category/44)
**Author:** [@martintel](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/martintel)\ **Replies:** 0
Protocol improvement & governance discussions --- ## [Arbitration ruling - Moonbean allocation closures](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/arbitration-ruling-moonbean-allocation-closures/7086)
**Author:** [@tmigone](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/tmigone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/arbitration-ruling-moonbean-allocation-closures/7086 "2026-09-25T13:35:26Z")
The Arbitration Council has been made aware that indexing rewards for Moonbeam were disabled without sufficient notice to Indexers while active allocations remained open. Moonbeam is no longer producing blocks, and the … --- ## [GIP-0090: Community Allocation of 0.1% of issuance to The Night's Watch](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0090-community-allocation-of-0-1-of-issuance-to-the-nights-watch/7083)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0090-community-allocation-of-0-1-of-issuance-to-the-nights-watch/7083 "2026-09-24T07:21:51Z")
Abstract This proposes allocating 0.1% of protocol issuance, 0.12073 GRT per block, to The Night’s Watch through the same mechanism GIP-0089 used for the Innovation Allocation: a new instance of the audited DirectAllocat… --- ## [Proposal: Increase GRT Value Capture Through Higher Burns](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/proposal-increase-grt-value-capture-through-higher-burns/7059)
**Author:** [@SoonersWin](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/SoonersWin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/proposal-increase-grt-value-capture-through-higher-burns/7059 "2026-09-05T17:51:08Z")
I am a long-term GRT holder and supporter of The Graph, and I believe the project has strong technology and meaningful long-term potential. My concern is that The Graph’s technological growth has not translated into equ… --- ## [GIP-0089 is Live: 20% of Issuance Now Sent to the Innovation Allocation](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0089-is-live-20-of-issuance-now-sent-to-the-innovation-allocation/7053)
**Author:** [@brandonkramer](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/brandonkramer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0089-is-live-20-of-issuance-now-sent-to-the-innovation-allocation/7053 "2026-09-02T14:42:10Z")
GIP-0089 took effect yesterday: September 1, 2026. Following approval by The Graph Council, 20% of protocol issuance (24.146 GRT per block) is now directed to a Foundation-managed Innovation Allocation. These resources f… --- ## [On the Catalyst roadmap](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/on-the-catalyst-roadmap/7037)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/on-the-catalyst-roadmap/7037 "2026-08-28T07:15:11Z")
Community-built infrastructure mapped to the Catalyst roadmap — an offer to collaborate Following last week’s blog post on the Foundation’s new mandate and this week’s Indexer Office Hours walkthrough of Project Catalys… --- ## [The Graph Council Has Approved GIP-0089: The Innovation Allocation](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/the-graph-council-has-approved-gip-0089-the-innovation-allocation/7035)
**Author:** [@brandonkramer](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/brandonkramer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/the-graph-council-has-approved-gip-0089-the-innovation-allocation/7035 "2026-08-26T13:54:16Z")
The Graph Council has approved GIP-0089. With this decision, 20% of protocol issuance (24.146 GRT per block) is directed to the Innovation Allocation starting on Monday, August 31, 2026. The Innovation Allocation is an i… --- ## [GRC-009: The Lodestar Oracle - An Independent QoS Oracle for The Graph](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-009-the-lodestar-oracle-an-independent-qos-oracle-for-the-graph/7025)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-009-the-lodestar-oracle-an-independent-qos-oracle-for-the-graph/7025 "2026-08-06T10:01:53Z")
Stage: RFC (Request for Comment) GRC: 009 Authors: @cargopete (Petko Pavlovski) — Lodestar / The Night’s Watch Related: GRC-002: QoS Oracle V2 Supersedes in practice: the V1 Gateway QoS Oracle pipeline, for consumers… --- ## [Request for Information about Disputes #GDR-55](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-55/7007)
**Author:** [@tmigone](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/tmigone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-55/7007 "2026-07-13T15:04:40Z")
The Arbitrators are contacting Indexer address 0xf92f430dd8567b0d466358c79594ab58d919a6d4 and fisherman 0x0a015d9e17d3978164486473a2ddbb654418db07 for a new dispute filed in the protocol. Dispute ID: 0x81596e98d17b2073d… --- ## [Add Support of DeriW Chain Testnet](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/add-support-of-deriw-chain-testnet/6996)
**Author:** [@wee](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/wee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/add-support-of-deriw-chain-testnet/6996 "2026-06-30T02:08:14Z")
About Deriw Chain Testnet DeriW stands out as the pioneering zero-gas-fee decentralized perpetual exchange, redefining trading with its innovative Rollup architecture that marries Ethereum’s security with high-speed La… --- ## [Separate "Withdrawable" Bucket for Fully-Thawed Delegation Tokens](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/separate-withdrawable-bucket-for-fully-thawed-delegation-tokens/6882)
**Author:** [@PaulieB](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/PaulieB)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/separate-withdrawable-bucket-for-fully-thawed-delegation-tokens/6882 "2026-06-11T20:20:24Z")
Currently on Horizon, when a delegator undelegate and completes the thaw period, their tokens remain counted in delegatedTokens on the indexer until the delegator explicitly calls withdraw. This creates two problems: A… --- ## [Substreams, meet Horizon: announcing SDSCE](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/substreams-meet-horizon-announcing-sdsce/6986)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/substreams-meet-horizon-announcing-sdsce/6986 "2026-06-03T14:26:40Z")
We built a community edition of the Substreams Data Service — a Horizon payment layer that lets providers sell Substreams data for TAP receipts — and deployed it to Arbitrum One. Here is what it is, how the money flows, … --- ## [Sync Bounties: a trustless, market-based replacement for the Upgrade Indexer](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/sync-bounties-a-trustless-market-based-replacement-for-the-upgrade-indexer/6981)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/sync-bounties-a-trustless-market-based-replacement-for-the-upgrade-indexer/6981 "2026-06-02T17:46:37Z")
\[GRC\] Sync Bounties: a trustless, market-based replacement for the Upgrade Indexer TL;DR The Upgrade Indexer is a centralization crutch. It exists to solve exactly one problem — getting at least one indexer onto a fresh … --- ## [Request for Information about Disputes #GDR-54](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-54/6941)
**Author:** [@juanmardefago](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/juanmardefago)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-54/6941 "2026-05-19T15:59:14Z")
The Arbitrators are contacting Indexer address 0xf00f7157fa8fd0420b87956d46058a16b2f23adc and fisherman 0x0a015d9e17d3978164486473a2ddbb654418db07 for a new dispute filed in the protocol. Dispute ID: 0xee789b8b11d279657… --- ## [Request for Information about Disputes #GDR-53](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-53/6940)
**Author:** [@juanmardefago](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/juanmardefago)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-53/6940 "2026-05-19T15:59:09Z")
The Arbitrators are contacting Indexer address 0xf00f7157fa8fd0420b87956d46058a16b2f23adc and fisherman 0x0a015d9e17d3978164486473a2ddbb654418db07 for a new dispute filed in the protocol. Dispute ID: 0x339842544dff1f743… --- ## [Request for Information about Disputes #GDR-52](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-52/6939)
**Author:** [@juanmardefago](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/juanmardefago)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-52/6939 "2026-05-19T15:59:04Z")
The Arbitrators are contacting Indexer address 0xf00f7157fa8fd0420b87956d46058a16b2f23adc and fisherman 0x0a015d9e17d3978164486473a2ddbb654418db07 for a new dispute filed in the protocol. Dispute ID: 0xf6870132e34595870… --- ## [Request for Information about Disputes #GDR-51](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-51/6938)
**Author:** [@juanmardefago](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/juanmardefago)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-51/6938 "2026-05-19T15:58:57Z")
The Arbitrators are contacting Indexer address 0xf00f7157fa8fd0420b87956d46058a16b2f23adc and fisherman 0x0a015d9e17d3978164486473a2ddbb654418db07 for a new dispute filed in the protocol. Dispute ID: 0x36f44f45f4e337d0b… --- ## [Request for Information about Disputes #GDR-50](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-50/6933)
**Author:** [@juanmardefago](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/juanmardefago)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-50/6933 "2026-05-19T15:58:51Z")
The Arbitrators are contacting Indexer address 0xf00f7157fa8fd0420b87956d46058a16b2f23adc and fisherman 0x0a015d9e17d3978164486473a2ddbb654418db07 for a new dispute filed in the protocol. Dispute ID: 0x2cfe110b590e9a72e… --- ## [GRC-006: Mainline — A Firehose Data Service on Horizon](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-006-mainline-a-firehose-data-service-on-horizon/6920)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-006-mainline-a-firehose-data-service-on-horizon/6920 "2026-05-13T00:19:30Z")
GRC-006: Mainline — A Decentralized Firehose Data Service on Horizon Stage: RFC (Request for Comment) GRC: 006 Authors: @cargopete (Petko Pavlovski) Related: GRC-005: Dispatch · GIP-0066: Graph Horizon · GIP-0054: Gra… --- ## [GRC-008: Seahorn - A Solana Structured Data Service on Horizon](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-008-seahorn-a-solana-structured-data-service-on-horizon/6950)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-008-seahorn-a-solana-structured-data-service-on-horizon/6950 "2026-05-09T14:20:46Z")
GRC-008: Seahorn — A Solana Structured Data Service on Horizon Stage: RFC (Request for Comment) GRC: 008 Authors: @cargopete (Petko Pavlovski) Related: GRC-005: Dispatch · GRC-006: Mainline · GRC-004: Graphite · GIP-0… --- ## [GRC-007: Compass - A Decentralised Subgraph-MCP Gateway on Horizon](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-007-compass-a-decentralised-subgraph-mcp-gateway-on-horizon/6949)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-007-compass-a-decentralised-subgraph-mcp-gateway-on-horizon/6949 "2026-05-09T14:19:40Z")
GRC-007: Compass — A Decentralised Subgraph-MCP Gateway on Horizon Stage: RFC (Request for Comment) GRC: 007 Authors: @cargopete (Petko Pavlovski) Related: GRC-005: Dispatch · GRC-006: Mainline · MCP specification · … --- ## [GRC-005: Dispatch - An Experimental JSON-RPC Data Service on Horizon](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-005-dispatch-an-experimental-json-rpc-data-service-on-horizon/6913)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-005-dispatch-an-experimental-json-rpc-data-service-on-horizon/6913 "2026-04-25T08:32:31Z")
GRC-005: Dispatch — An Experimental JSON-RPC Data Service on Horizon Stage: RFC (Request for Comment) GRC: 005 Authors: @cargopete (Petko Pavlovski) Summary This GRC introduces Dispatch — a community-built JSON-RPC d… --- ## [Introducing New Council Member: Marc-André Dumas](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/introducing-new-council-member-marc-andre-dumas/6919)
**Author:** [@NickH](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/NickH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/introducing-new-council-member-marc-andre-dumas/6919 "2026-04-20T19:06:54Z")
The Graph Foundation is pleased to welcome Marc-André Dumas as the newest member of The Graph Council. Marc-André brings deep technical expertise across blockchain infrastructure, oracle systems, and decentralized protoc… --- ## [GRC-004: Adding Rust as a first-class subgraph mapping language](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-004-adding-rust-as-a-first-class-subgraph-mapping-language/6910)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-004-adding-rust-as-a-first-class-subgraph-mapping-language/6910 "2026-04-16T08:56:16Z")
Stage: RFC (Request for Comment) GRC: 004 Authors: @cargopete (Petko Pavlovski) Related: GRC-003 · Graphite SDK · graph-node PR #6462 Summary This GRC proposes recognising Rust as a first-class subgraph mapping langu… --- ## [Introducing New Council Member: Kyle Rojas](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/introducing-new-council-member-kyle-rojas/6902)
**Author:** [@NickH](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/NickH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/introducing-new-council-member-kyle-rojas/6902 "2026-04-10T21:23:35Z")
The Graph Foundation is pleased to welcome Kyle Rojas as the newest member of The Graph Council. Kyle brings a rare combination of institutional finance experience, deep web3 expertise, and a proven track record of build… --- ## [GRC-003: Rust Subgraph Mappings - A Native Rust ABI for graph-node](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-003-rust-subgraph-mappings-a-native-rust-abi-for-graph-node/6889)
**Author:** [@AxiomaticAardvark](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/AxiomaticAardvark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/grc-003-rust-subgraph-mappings-a-native-rust-abi-for-graph-node/6889 "2026-04-09T06:37:44Z")
Stage: GRC/FRC Authors: cargopete (Petko Pavlovski) · GitHub Related: Add Rust ABI support for WASM subgraphs by cargopete · Pull Request #6462 · graphprotocol/graph-node · GitHub · Summary This GRC proposes adding… --- ## [GIP-0076: Issuance Allocator contract to split issuance across distribution targets](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0076-issuance-allocator-contract-to-split-issuance-across-distribution-targets/6867)
**Author:** [@Rem](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Rem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0076-issuance-allocator-contract-to-split-issuance-across-distribution-targets/6867 "2026-03-11T16:10:04Z")
We propose an Issuance Allocator, a governance-controlled contract that manages how token issuance is distributed across protocol components. Today, all issuance goes to the Rewards Manager, which distributes it as inde… --- ## [On-Chain Indexing Agreements and Issuance Allocation (GIP-0087, GIP-0088)](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/on-chain-indexing-agreements-and-issuance-allocation-gip-0087-gip-0088/6869)
**Author:** [@Rem](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Rem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/on-chain-indexing-agreements-and-issuance-allocation-gip-0087-gip-0088/6869 "2026-03-06T22:28:03Z")
We propose two GIPs that bring indexing agreements on-chain and fund them from protocol issuance: GIP-0087: On-Chain Indexing Agreements and GIP-0088: Issuance Allocator Deployment and Configuration. Why this matters: I… --- ## [GIP-0086: Rewards Manager and Subgraph Service Upgrade](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0086-rewards-manager-and-subgraph-service-upgrade/6868)
**Author:** [@Rem](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Rem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0086-rewards-manager-and-subgraph-service-upgrade/6868 "2026-03-06T22:27:33Z")
We propose an upgrade to the Rewards Manager and Subgraph Service contracts. This is an incremental improvement, no new protocol mechanisms are introduced. The upgrade refines how rewards are tracked, collected, and repo… --- ## [Request for Information about Disputes #GDR-49](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-49/6833)
**Author:** [@juanmardefago](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/juanmardefago)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/request-for-information-about-disputes-gdr-49/6833 "2026-02-12T14:07:49Z")
The Arbitrators are contacting Indexer address 0xdecba5154aab37ae5e381a19f804f3af4d1bcbb5 and fisherman 0x0a015d9e17d3978164486473a2ddbb654418db07 for a new dispute filed in the protocol. Dispute ID: 0xcc9098e6829e20ad5… [Next page](https://forum.thegraph.com/c/governance-gips/17.md?page=1)