# 4.3 Governance Model

#### Decentralized Control

Stratos is designed to evolve into a fully community-owned protocol. The Governance Model allows STRT holders to steer the direction of the project, replacing centralized decision-making with collective intelligence.

#### What Governance Controls

The Stratos DAO has the power to propose and vote on specific changes to the smart contract parameters:

* **Strategy Parameters:** Adjusting the volatility thresholds that trigger the switch between Growth and Protection modes.
* **Asset Whitelisting:** Approving new assets and stablecoins for inclusion in the protocol's vaults.
* **Fee Structure:** Modifying the deposit, withdrawal, or performance fees applied to vaults.
* **Treasury Allocation:** Deciding how to utilize the accrued protocol revenue.

#### The Proposal Process

1. **Discussion:** Ideas are discussed in the community forum to gauge sentiment and refine details.
2. **Proposal (SIP):** A formal Stratos Improvement Proposal (SIP) is submitted to the governance portal.
3. **Voting:** STRT holders vote "For" or "Against" the proposal using their staked tokens. Voting power is proportional to the amount of STRT staked.
4. **Execution:** If the proposal passes the quorum and approval thresholds, the changes are queued for implementation via the protocol's timelock controller.

#### Security Timelock

To prevent malicious governance attacks, all passed proposals are subject to a time delay (Timelock) before execution. This gives the community time to audit the code changes and withdraw funds if they disagree with the new direction.


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