# Overview ## Requirements In order to progress to a distributed governance practice there should be 1\) Full transparency of *what* decisions are made and *how* they are made (the decision-making process). 2\) This requires tracking of *who* is involved in the decision-making process and the recording of *what* decisions are made. 3\) This should be fully accessible on an open-source, web based platform. The full content of a distributed governance practice should be easily copied and reproduced elsewhere on a non-proprietary platform. 4\) Ideally there should be web-based user-friendly dashboard, so information can be found *without any specialized knowledge*. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://catalyst-swarm.gitbook.io/catalyst-swarm-genesis/governance/overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.