Service Nervous System (SNS)

Advanced

Governance

Overview

These pages introduce instructions needed when considering handing over control of a dapp to a Service Nervous System (SNS) or integrating with an SNS. If this is the first time you hear about the SNS, it is recommended to take a look at the high level SNS and FAQ pages to get an overview of what is discussed in more detail here.

This page provides an overview of how the SNS developer documentation is organized and also lists references to other relevant SNS documentation.

Introduction to the SNS

This section gives a high level overview of the SNS lifecycle, including the architecture and how an SNS is launched. You will find

• SNS introduction giving a quick introduction.
• SNS architecture explaining how SNSs are deployed and upgraded and what canisters are involved.
• Alternative DAOs presenting alternative ways how to get a DAO.

Preparing an SNS launch

This section introduces the ideas and tools needed when considering to form a DAO, including less technical aspects, such as designing a tokenomics proposal, as well as more technical aspects, such as how different configuration choices can technically be set in the SNS.

In this documentation you will find

• An introduction to SNS preparation.
• The SNS launch checklist providing a summary of what to consider when launching an SNS.
• Pre-deployment considerations introducing some non-technical considerations to take into account when planning an SNS launch.
• SNS tokenomics providing and introduction to tokenomics that can be considered when designing an SNS's tokenomics.
• SNS rewards providing and introduction to SNS rewards that can be considered when planning an SNS's tokenomics.
• A (technical) introduction how to convert the configurations into SNS parameters.

Integrating with an SNS

This section not only targets developers that have a dapp that they would like to decentralize with an SNS, but also developers that want to build services that integrate with SNSs, such as wallet dapps or decentralized exchanges.

It includes

• An introduction to SNS integration.
• Guidelines how to integrate with the ledger canister.
• Guidelines how to integrate with the index canister.

Testing an SNS

An important part of preparing an SNS launch, integrating with an SNS, and managing an SNS, is testing. This section provides

• An introduction to SNS testing.
• Guidelines how to test an SNS locally, including the SNS launch.
• Guidelines how to test the operation of the dapp under SNS control, including on the mainnet.

Launching an SNS

This section of documentation explains the SNS launch in detail. It contains:

• An introduction of how to read the launch pages.
• A detailed description of all stages included in an SNS launch.
• The technical actions that are needed to complete the SNS launch stages.

Managing an SNS

After an SNS is launched, the SNS community needs to manage it, including ensuring that the canisters have enough cycles, govern the dapp, and manage SNS canister upgrades. This section includes

• An introduction to managing an SNS.
• An introduction to SNS proposals.
• Tips regarding cycles management for the canisters.
• An introduction to how to use the asset canister with an SNS-controlled dapp.

Explanations and guides for users

Finally, the website and Wiki contain information relevant for users of the SNS.

On the website, you will find explanations on:

• SNS overview page.
• SNS FAQ including, for example:
  • A guide how to participate in the SNS decentralization swap.

The Wiki contains more information about

• DAOs.
• Service Nervous System (SNS).
• Neurons' Fund.
• SNS Rewards.
• SNS Tokenization Considerations.
• SNS decentralization swap trust.

The Wiki also contains guides for the following topics:

• How to: get a DAO on ICP providing a summary of how someone can get a DAO on ICP, but this is largely subsumed by the developer documentation here.
• How to: SNS tokenomics configuration providing material enabling teams to choose a tokenomics set-up for their SNS DAO.
• How to: verify SNS decentralization swap proposal which is a guide how to verify the NNS proposal that starts a SNS decentralization swap.
• How to: interact with SNS canisters which is a guide on how to interact with SNS canisters.
• How to: participate in the SNS decentralization swap via quill, which is a command line tool for interacting with canisters.
• How to: join the community fund via quill, which is a command line tool for interacting with canisters.