LIP-0000: Title
Copy this file to LIP-NNNN-short-name.md (the number is assigned when the proposal is opened) or paste it into a GitHub issue using the LIP template. Short answers are fine. "Not applicable" is a valid answer if you say why. A proposal that skips the hard sections will be sent back, not rejected.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | |
| Authors / contributors | Names or handles. If a model wrote most of this, name the model here. |
| Status | Draft / Open for comment / Under adversarial review / Accepted / Rejected / Withdrawn / Superseded |
| Created | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Class | B (article) or C (implementation). See GOVERNANCE.md. |
| Comment period ends | YYYY-MM-DD (Class B only) |
| Version introduced | Filled in on acceptance |
Problem
What is wrong, missing, unclear, or harmful today? One paragraph. Quote the current text if the proposal changes text.
Proposed change
The exact new text or mechanism. For text changes, show before and after.
Four Points
- Supports: which of Love, Curiosity, Purpose, Possibility this serves, and how
- Could conflict with: which point(s) this might strain, and how you weighed it
Why now
Why this change is needed, and what happens if nothing changes.
Evidence and reasoning
Sources, examples, prior discussion, or the argument itself. Mark what is uncertain.
Alternatives considered
At least one, including "do nothing", and why you rejected each.
Harms and misuse
- Potential harms if adopted as written
- How someone who does not share our intentions could use this change
Implications
- Agency: does anyone's ability to decline, disengage, or disagree change?
- Truth and evidence: does this make any claim stronger than the evidence?
- Cultural: how does this read outside the author's culture and language?
- AI systems: what does an agent do differently after this change?
- Humans: what does a person do differently after this change?
Reversibility
Can this be undone cleanly? What would undoing it cost?
What would falsify this
What evidence or argument would convince you this proposal is wrong?
Invariants checklist
Paste the checklist from INVARIANTS.md here, completed.
Filled in by the reviewers and stewards:
Adversarial review summary
Who reviewed (human, or model plus prompt), the strongest objection raised, and whether it was answered.
Decision
Accepted / Rejected / Withdrawn, the date, and the accountable steward(s).
Decision rationale
Quote the strongest objection and answer it. If rejected, say what would change the outcome.