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  "schema_version": "protocol.v1",
  "slug": "snapshot",
  "name": "Snapshot",
  "status": "production-ready",
  "website": "https://snapshot.box",
  "summary": "Off-chain, gasless multi-governance voting platform for DAOs, DeFi protocols, and NFT communities, with onchain execution paths (e.g. oSnap via Safe) for binding results.",
  "categories": [
    "governance",
    "voting",
    "dao",
    "infrastructure"
  ],
  "chains": [
    "ethereum",
    "arbitrum-one",
    "optimism",
    "base",
    "polygon"
  ],
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    "gasless DAO proposal voting",
    "token- or NFT-weighted governance",
    "off-chain signaling with verifiable results",
    "DAO governance frontends"
  ],
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    "binding on-chain execution without an extra module (e.g. oSnap)",
    "private or anonymous voting (use MACI or Semaphore)",
    "sybil-resistant one-person-one-vote without additional strategies"
  ],
  "integration_difficulty": "low",
  "tags": [
    "snapshot",
    "governance",
    "voting",
    "dao",
    "gasless"
  ],
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      "slug": "safe",
      "role": "operational_controls",
      "direction": "supports",
      "relationship": "Snapshot results can be executed onchain through a Safe (e.g. oSnap optimistic execution) to make governance binding."
    },
    {
      "slug": "ens",
      "role": "wallet_and_identity",
      "direction": "supports",
      "relationship": "ENS names identify spaces and voters with human-readable governance identity."
    },
    {
      "slug": "maci",
      "role": "governance_and_voting",
      "direction": "alternative",
      "relationship": "MACI provides private, collusion-resistant voting where Snapshot is public; choose by privacy and anti-collusion needs."
    },
    {
      "slug": "semaphore",
      "role": "governance_and_voting",
      "direction": "alternative",
      "relationship": "Semaphore enables anonymous signaling as an alternative to public, transparent Snapshot tallies."
    }
  ],
  "docs": {
    "url": "https://docs.snapshot.box",
    "verified_at": "2026-06-16"
  },
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    "url": "https://github.com/snapshot-labs/snapshot",
    "verified_at": "2026-06-16"
  },
  "template": {
    "url": null
  },
  "support": {
    "url": null
  },
  "grant": {
    "url": null
  },
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    {
      "name": "Gasless off-chain voting",
      "status": "production-ready",
      "type": "ecosystem_primitive",
      "best_for": [
        "proposal voting without gas costs",
        "token/NFT/delegation voting strategies"
      ],
      "known_issues": [
        "Off-chain votes are not binding on their own; execution requires a separate module."
      ],
      "agent_actions": [
        "recommend_governance_setup",
        "explain_voting_strategies"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Onchain execution (oSnap)",
      "status": "production-ready",
      "type": "production_surface",
      "best_for": [
        "binding execution of passed proposals via a Safe",
        "optimistic, dispute-able execution"
      ],
      "known_issues": [
        "Optimistic execution relies on timelocks and dispute windows; configure thresholds carefully."
      ],
      "agent_actions": [
        "explain_osnap_execution"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "known_issues": [],
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    {
      "label": "Website",
      "url": "https://snapshot.box",
      "type": "website"
    },
    {
      "label": "Docs",
      "url": "https://docs.snapshot.box",
      "type": "docs"
    },
    {
      "label": "Snapshot (GitHub)",
      "url": "https://github.com/snapshot-labs/snapshot",
      "type": "github"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "verified_at": "2026-06-16",
    "verified_by": "composewith.eth research (snapshot.box, docs.snapshot.box, and snapshot-labs/snapshot live-verified via WebFetch/HTTP 2026-06-16)",
    "confidence": "high"
  },
  "readiness_score": 84,
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      "max": 10,
      "detail": "Docs URL present"
    },
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      "max": 8,
      "detail": "SDK URL present"
    },
    {
      "key": "template_present",
      "points": 0,
      "max": 6,
      "detail": "No template"
    },
    {
      "key": "support_present",
      "points": 0,
      "max": 6,
      "detail": "No support channel"
    },
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      "key": "capability_depth",
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      "max": 20,
      "detail": "Gasless off-chain voting: ecosystem_primitive; Onchain execution (oSnap): production_surface"
    },
    {
      "key": "production_capability",
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      "detail": "Has a production-ready capability"
    },
    {
      "key": "provenance_confidence",
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      "max": 5,
      "detail": "Protocol provenance confidence is high"
    },
    {
      "key": "chain_coverage",
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      "max": 10,
      "detail": "5 chain(s) (capped at 5)"
    },
    {
      "key": "freshness",
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      "max": 10,
      "detail": "Last verified 16 day(s) ago"
    },
    {
      "key": "no_open_critical",
      "points": 10,
      "max": 10,
      "detail": "No open critical issues"
    }
  ],
  "readiness_caps": [],
  "scoring_version": "score.v2"
}