Livepeer Governance Overview
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Not present in production builds. Safe no-op in prod. */
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#3CB540 - Jade Green
#2b9a66 - Light Green
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Complementary Greens
See https://coolors.co/004225-1a794e-08a045-3cb540-62ba4f
#004225 - Deep Forrest
#1A794E - Turf Green
#08A045 - Medium Jungle
#3CB540 - Jade Green
#6BBF59 - Moss Green
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#0C0C0C - Onyx Black
#073B3A - Dark Teal
#1A794E - Turf Green
#08A045 - Medium Jungle
#6BBF59 - Moss Green
See https://coolors.co/fffffa-073b3a-1a794e-08a045-6bbf59
#FFFFFA - Porcelain
#073B3A - Dark Teal
#1A794E - Turf Green
#08A045 - Medium Jungle
#6BBF59 - Moss Green
Pink Offset Colour
See https://coolors.co/073b3a-1a794e-f61067-08a045-6bbf59
#F61067 - Razzmatazz Pink
#073B3A - Dark Teal
#1A794E - Turf Green
#08A045 - Medium Jungle
#6BBF59 - Moss Green
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GLOBAL THEME VARIABLES
Component governance source of truth
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/* Code block themes
hiki codeblock themes:
Popular Dark Themes:
github-dark (what you have now)
github-dark-dimmed
github-dark-high-contrast
dracula
dracula-soft
monokai
nord
one-dark-pro
poimandres
rose-pine
everforest-dark
vitesse-dark
Popular Light Themes:
github-light (what you have now)
github-light-high-contrast
solarized-light
rose-pine-dawn
everforest-light
vitesse-light */
/* img[alt="dark logo"],
img[alt="light logo"] {
max-width: 180px;
} */
/* V2 TEST */
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a.nav-tabs-item[href="/pages/08_help/README"] {
color: rgba(255, 90, 90, 0.342) !important;
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/* Make the nav-tabs container full width */
.nav-tabs {
width: 100%;
justify-content: flex-start;
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/* Fix Mintlify content width and centering.
Regular pages: balance padding + widen inner cap.
Portal/frame pages: balance padding (smaller) + widen inner cap for full-width hero. */
@media (min-width: 1024px) {
/* Regular pages */
#content-container:not(:has(.frame-mode-hero-full)):not(
:has(.frame-mode-container)
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padding-right: 3rem !important;
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#content-container:not(:has(.frame-mode-hero-full)):not(
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a.nav-tabs-item[href$='/07_resources/redirect'],
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background-color: transparent;
border: 1px solid var(--accent) !important;
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border-radius: 4px;
font-size: 0.7rem;
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flex-direction: column !important;
gap: 0rem !important;
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/* Reduce footer padding */
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padding-top: 2rem !important;
padding-bottom: 1rem !important;
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/* Accessibility: prevent hidden assistant sheet from receiving focus */
#chat-assistant-sheet[aria-hidden='true'] {
display: none !important;
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/* Accessibility: ensure CTA buttons meet minimum target size */
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padding-top: 4px;
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color: red !important;
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color: green !important;
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/* Fix bad styling of cards with arrows */
[data-component-part='card-content-container'] {
padding-right: 2.5rem; /* Creates space for the arrow */
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/* Reposition View component dropdown */
/*
To find the correct selector:
1. Open your page with View components in the browser
2. Right-click on the dropdown in the top-right corner
3. Select "Inspect Element"
4. Find the class name or data attribute
5. Replace the selector below with the actual one
*/
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/* Option 1: If it has a data attribute */
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/* Option 4: Move it inline with content instead of fixed position */
/* Replace 'ACTUAL_SELECTOR' with the real class name from browser inspection */
/* ACTUAL_SELECTOR {
position: static !important;
display: inline-block !important;
margin-bottom: 20px !important;
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.code-block > div > div > svg {
background-color: #18794e !important;
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/* Error 404 Styling */
#error-description > span > div > div {
border: 1px solid #18794e !important;
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/* Turn off bg-white in dark mode for multi-view dropdown (PALM THEME BUG) */
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/* Sidebar collapse button - bigger and easier to click */
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padding: 0.75rem !important;
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/* Override US flag with UK flag in language selector */
/* Hide the original img and use background-image instead */
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#localization-select-item-en img[alt="US"],
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#localization-select-item-en img[alt="US"]::before,
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content: "" !important;
position: absolute !important;
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/* Hide the panel on frame mode pages (MINTLIFY SUCKS) */
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Mintlify's Tailwind prose resets table-layout to auto — !important required. */
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Mint wraps rendered tables in a scroll container with vertical padding,
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margin-left: -96px;
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position: relative;
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}
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height: 100%;
pointer-events: none;
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/* Target the card content container */
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padding-top: 0.5rem;
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/* Target the arrow icon */
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top: 0.75rem;
right: 0.75rem;
}
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padding-top: 0.5rem;
padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
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} */
Executive Summary Livepeer governance is a stake-weighted, on-chain decision system that controls protocol parameter updates, contract upgrades (where upgradeable), and treasury allocations.
Governance authority derives exclusively from bonded LPT . It operates at the protocol layer (on-chain) and modifies economic and contractual rules that constrain the network layer.
Let:
= bonded stake attributed to participant
= total bonded stake
Voting power:
Governance is therefore a capital-weighted decision system over bonded stake. Only bonded stake contributes to voting weight.
2. Governance Scope Governance may modify:
Inflation parameters (e.g., adjustment coefficient, target bonding rate)
Contract implementations (via upgrade patterns where enabled)
Treasury disbursements
Protocol configuration constants
Governance does not directly control:
GPU scheduling
Job routing
Gateway pricing strategies
Off-chain operational behavior
Those belong to the network layer.
3. Hybrid On-Chain/Off-Chain Model Livepeer uses a hybrid on-chain/off-chain governance model. Off-chain processes (discussion, working groups and signalling) allow the community to debate and refine ideas in an open forum. On-chain votes then bind those ideas into protocol upgrades or fund allocations. This separation keeps on-chain transactions minimal while maximising community input and transparency.
Livepeer Improvement Proposals (LIPs) The primary mechanism for protocol change is the Livepeer Improvement Proposal (LIP). LIPs are structured documents (hosted on GitHub) that specify technical changes, parameter adjustments or governance processes-similar to Ethereum’s EIPs.
The lifecycle of a LIP follows a deliberate cadence:
Idea & discussion – Anyone can raise an idea on the Livepeer forum or Discord. Early feedback from developers, orchestrators and delegators helps identify trade-offs.
Special-Purpose Entity formation – Complex ideas often result in the formation of a Special-Purpose Entity (SPE): a working group of community members who scope the problem, research alternatives, produce specifications and estimate resource requirements. SPEs operate off-chain and are accountable to the community.
Drafting & staking requirement – Once a proposal is mature, the authors draft a LIP using a standard template and open a pull request against the protocol repository. Proposers must have at least 100 LPT bonded on-chain to submit a LIP.
Formal review & revision – The LIP is reviewed by the community, core developers and the Livepeer Foundation. The review period typically lasts at least two weeks.
Snapshot signalling – Before moving on-chain, proposers may conduct a Snapshot vote (off-chain token-weighted poll) to gauge sentiment.
On-chain vote – Finally, the LIP is submitted to the governance smart contract for a binding vote. If quorum and majority thresholds are met, the proposal is queued for execution.
4. Voting Mechanics Let a proposal be active during a voting window.
Total voting power cast:
A proposal passes if it satisfies quorum and majority thresholds as defined in governance contract logic. These thresholds are enforced on-chain.
5. Governance as Security Layer Governance security depends on bonded stake distribution.
Let be the fraction of stake required to influence an outcome.
Minimum capital required:
Security increases with total bonded stake and decreases with stake concentration:
6. Architectural Context 6.1 Protocol Layer Contracts Governance logic interacts with contracts responsible for:
Proposal creation
Vote casting and tallying
Timelock enforcement
Execution of approved proposals
Canonical contract addresses: Contract Registry
6.2 Network Layer Interaction Governance decisions may indirectly influence network behavior by modifying:
Incentive parameters
Reward dynamics
Upgradeable contract logic
However, execution of workloads remains off-chain.
7. System Diagram 8. Protocol vs Network Separation Protocol (On-Chain):
Proposal creation
Vote casting and tallying
Parameter updates
Contract upgrades
Treasury execution
Network (Off-Chain):
Node operation
Workload execution
Routing and pricing
Governance modifies rules; network actors execute within those rules.
References Last modified on April 7, 2026
