governance

name	governance
description	Manage DAO proposals, voting, delegation, and voting power across Snapshot and on-chain governance

DAO Governance

Use the governance tool for DAO proposals, voting, delegation, and voting power checks.

When to Use

• User asks about active governance proposals for a protocol
• User wants to vote on a proposal (Snapshot or on-chain)
• User wants to delegate voting power
• User asks about their voting power or governance participation

Platforms

Platform	Type	Coverage
Snapshot	Off-chain (gasless)	20K+ spaces (Aave, Uniswap, ENS, Safe, etc.)
On-chain Governor	On-chain (gas required)	Uniswap, Aave, ENS, Aerodrome

Actions

Action	Description	Required Params
proposals	List proposals from a space	space
vote	Cast a vote	space, proposal_id, choice
delegate	Delegate voting power	space, delegatee
voting_power	Check VP for an address	space
spaces	Browse well-known spaces	(none)
governors	List on-chain Governors	(none)

Common Flows

Browse active proposals

governance action=proposals space=aave.eth
governance action=proposals space=uniswap state=closed limit=5

Vote on a Snapshot proposal

governance action=vote space=aave.eth proposal_id=0x... choice=for

Snapshot votes are gasless but require signing via the Snapshot UI.

Vote on-chain (Governor)

governance action=vote space=uniswap proposal_id=12345 choice=for reason="Support this improvement"

On-chain votes submit a transaction directly. Supports castVoteWithReason.

Delegate voting power

governance action=delegate space=ens delegatee=vitalik.eth

Supports ENS names for the delegatee.

Check voting power

governance action=voting_power space=aave.eth
governance action=voting_power space=uniswap address=0x...

Vote Choices

Input	Value	Meaning
for, yes, 1	1	Vote in favor
against, no, 0	0	Vote against
abstain, 2	2	Abstain

Important Notes

1. Snapshot is gasless — off-chain voting requires no gas, but cannot be submitted programmatically (user signs in Snapshot UI)
2. On-chain voting costs gas — submitted as an Ethereum L1 transaction
3. Delegation is required — many governance tokens require self-delegation before voting power activates. If VP is 0 but balance > 0, delegate to yourself.
4. Wallet required — vote and delegate actions require a connected wallet
5. Known Governors — Uniswap, Aave, ENS, Aerodrome are pre-configured. Custom Governor addresses can be added.