Owner: CrownThrive, LLC Date: 2025-08-08 Classification: Internal — DAO Governance Build Plan & Developer Implementation Framework
1. Purpose & Scope
This technical master document provides the end-to-end developer and architect reference for building, integrating, and deploying CHLOM’s Global DAO during Phase 4. It includes high-level architectural decisions, deep technical design specifications, smart contract module documentation, security protocols, DevOps practices, and governance integration flows to ensure a consistent, secure, and globally scalable deployment.
The document is designed to:
- Serve as the single source of truth for all DAO-related technical builds.
- Define interfaces and dependencies between modules.
- Provide development workflows and DevOps automation pipelines.
- Map the progression from Phase 4 partial decentralization to Phase 5 full decentralization.
2. System Architecture (DAO-Specific)
Core Components:
- Governance Smart Contracts Layer
- Treasury Management Contracts
- Compliance Hook Modules
- Dispute Resolution Engine
- Identity & Access Control
External Integrations:
- Chain Bridges for cross-chain governance.
- DAO monitoring dashboards.
- Governance analytics & AI-assisted impact forecasting.
3. Technical Modules
- On-chain Proposal Engine: Solidity + Substrate pallet for proposal lifecycle.
- Voting Service: Off-chain tally with ZK verification for privacy-preserving votes.
- Treasury Automation: Chainlink Keepers for time-based execution.
- Compliance Enforcement: API middleware for real-time license & compliance verification before proposal execution.
- Governance UI: Web3-enabled front-end with DAO analytics.
4. Security & Trust Boundaries
- Trust Zones:
- Zone 1: On-chain immutable contracts.
- Zone 2: Off-chain services with verifiable proofs.
- Zone 3: Off-chain analytics & AI modules (read-only influence).
- Security Controls:
- Multisig for high-risk transactions.
- Hardware Security Module (HSM) for key storage.
- ZK proofs for sensitive voting & compliance data.
- Continuous penetration testing.
5. Developer Workflows
- Development Branching Model — GitFlow with DAO-specific release channels.
- CI/CD Pipeline:
- Deployment Environments:
- Monitoring:
6. Roadmap — Phase 4 to Phase 5
Phase 4:
- Deploy governance contracts for Licensing DAO & Compliance DAO.
- Launch CHM governance token.
- Enable partial treasury control.
- Begin proposal simulations and shadow governance.
Phase 5:
- Transition full treasury control.
- DAO controls all protocol parameters.
- Full automation of governance execution.
7. Documentation Deliverables
- Smart Contract Specs.
- API Documentation for DAO-compliance integration.
- UI/UX Wireframes for governance portal.
- Deployment Playbooks.
- Governance Process Manuals.
Summary: This document is the central developer and architect guide for CHLOM’s Phase 4 DAO rollout, containing all high-level technical and procedural details required for successful implementation and controlled decentralization.