eips

name	eips
description	Ethereum Improvement Proposals — process, format, categories, and how to author or look up EIPs.
metadata	{"author":"Hairy","version":"2026.2.25","source":"Generated from https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs"}

The skill is based on the Ethereum EIPs repository (ethereum/EIPs), generated at 2026-02-25.

EIPs are design documents that specify features or conventions for Ethereum. This skill covers the EIP process (lifecycle, status, editors), document format (preamble, sections), categories, validation tooling, and best practices for writing and referencing EIPs. For the content of specific EIPs (e.g. EIP-155, EIP-712), read the source files in sources/eips/EIPS/eip-N.md or eips.ethereum.org.

Core References

Topic	Description	Reference
Overview	Repo structure, categories, canonical URLs	core-overview
Process and Status	Lifecycle, statuses, shepherding, validation	core-process-and-status
Format and Preamble	Document structure, required headers and sections	core-format-and-preamble
Editors and Validation	EIP Editors (EIP-5069), eipw, CI checks	core-editors-and-validation

Features

Topic	Description	Reference
Types and Categories	Standards Track, Meta, Informational; Core, Networking, Interface, ERC	features-categories
ERC / EIP Repo Split	Where ERCs live (ethereum/ercs), impact on this repo	features-erc-separation
Commonly Referenced EIPs	Short index of EIP-1, 155, 712, 1193 for agents	features-commonly-referenced-eips

Best Practices

Topic	Description	Reference
Writing EIPs	Style, external links (EIP-5757), tooling, copyright	best-practices-writing-eips
Referencing EIPs	EIP-N/ERC-N form, links, no backticks; use in docs and code	best-practices-referencing-eips