# Governance Model Gnosis Layer adopts a governance framework that balances token-based authority with reputation derived from meaningful contributions. Because the protocol oversees knowledge integrity rather than purely financial transactions, governance assigns influence not only to GNO holders but also to participants who demonstrably improve the quality, reliability, and resilience of the knowledge ecosystem. This hybrid model ensures that decision-making reflects both economic alignment and epistemic competence. Governance responsibilities include maintaining staking and validation parameters, defining royalty distribution logic, evolving asset standards, and overseeing treasury use. Proposals follow a structured process—submission, technical assessment, community review, and on-chain voting—allowing protocol upgrades to occur transparently. Reputation signals from Knowledge Originators (KO) and Knowledge Assessors (KA) inform governance outcomes where domain expertise is required, ensuring that quality standards remain a core asset of the network. Principle:\ \&#xNAN;*Economic coordination via tokens; knowledge integrity via reputation.* --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.gnosislayer.xyz/6.-governance-model/governance-model.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.