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MIP Process

1. Purpose

The MIP (MPLP Improvement Proposal) process is the primary mechanism for proposing new features, changes to the protocol specification, or community standards.

2. MIP Types

Type	Description
Standards Track	Describes a new feature or implementation for the protocol
Informational	Provides guidelines or information, does not propose a standard
Process	Describes a process (or an event in a process)

3. MIP Status

Status	Description
Draft	The author is writing the proposal
Review	Community is reviewing the proposal
Accepted	Approved for implementation
Rejected	Proposal denied
Final	Implementation complete, part of the standard
Deferred	Postponed for future consideration
Replaced	Superseded by a newer MIP

4. Contributing a MIP

1. Fork the repository
2. Copy mips/mip-template.md
3. Fill in the required sections:
   • Title: Short descriptive title
   • Author: Name/Email
   • Status: Draft
   • Abstract: Summary of the proposal
   • Motivation: Why is this needed?
   • Specification: Technical details
   • Backward Compatibility: Impact on existing systems
4. Submit a Pull Request to the mips/ directory

5. Review Process

1. Submission: Author submits PR with MIP markdown file
2. Discussion: Community discusses via GitHub Issues/PR comments
3. Voting: MPGC members vote on acceptance
4. Decision: MIP is accepted, rejected, or deferred