Vocabulary cardano
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cardano:ActionChaining
Action Chaining
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:AdaHolder
Ada Holder
A holder of ada who can delegate voting power, delegate stake, submit governance actions, and register as a DRep.
cardano:BootstrapPhase
Bootstrap Phase
Initial governance phase where DRep participation was not required. Ended with Plomin hard fork.
cardano:BudgetLineItem
Budget Line Item
One row in a Work Package's budget breakdown: an ADA amount in a specific Cost Category, optionally attributed to a partner organisation or named role.
cardano:BudgetProcess
Cardano Budget Process
A multi-cycle treasury budgeting process running under CIP-1694 governance — for example Cardano Budget 2026. Aggregates submitted proposals, defines submission/voting windows, and gates Treasury Withdrawal actions.
cardano:BudgetProposal
Budget Proposal
A proposal submitted to a BudgetProcess. Carries an applicant identity, a requested ADA amount, an estimated duration, an administrator, alignment with one or more Cardano 2030 strategic pillars, the KPIs it claims to support, a structured set of work packages, and treasury repayment terms. Approved proposals are enacted via Treasury Withdrawal governance actions.
cardano:BudgetProposalScheme
Budget Proposal Classification
Two-axis classification for cardano:BudgetProposal instances: Workstream (what the proposal builds) and Status (lifecycle stage). Proposals declare membership via dcterms:subject; the two axes are independent and may both be set.
cardano:CIP
Cardano Improvement Proposal
A formal specification document in the CIP process.
cardano:CardanoGovernanceScheme
Cardano Governance
Top-level concept scheme for CIP-1694 on-chain governance.
cardano:CardanoSmartContractScheme
Cardano Smart Contracts
Plutus platform, languages, EUTxO model, and tooling.
cardano:Constitution
Cardano Constitution
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:ConstitutionalCommittee
Constitutional Committee
A body that evaluates governance actions for constitutional compliance.
cardano:CostCategory
Cost Category
A budget category used by Intersect's Budget process: Labor, Infrastructure, Security & Audits, Legal & Compliance, Engagement & Ecosystem support, Development.
cardano:DApp
Decentralized Application
A decentralized application built on the Cardano platform.
cardano:DRep
Delegated Representative
A registered delegate who votes on governance actions on behalf of ada holders.
cardano:DepositMechanism
Deposit Mechanism
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:DeveloperTool
Developer Tool
A tool or SDK for building on Cardano.
cardano:EnactmentProcess
Enactment
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:GovernanceAction
Governance Action
An on-chain proposal submitted by an ada holder that undergoes voting, ratification, and enactment.
cardano:GovernanceActionType
Governance Action Type
One of the seven categories of governance action defined by CIP-1694.
cardano:GovernanceActor
Governance Actor
An entity that participates in Cardano on-chain governance.
cardano:GovernanceArtifact
Governance Artifact
A document or on-chain script that defines or constrains governance behavior.
cardano:GovernanceMechanism
Governance Mechanism
A rule or structure that governs how governance actions are evaluated, constrained, or ordered.
cardano:GovernanceOrganization
Governance Organization
An off-chain organization that supports governance (e.g. Intersect, Cardano Foundation).
cardano:GovernanceProcess
Governance Process
A stage in the governance action lifecycle.
cardano:GuardrailsScript
Guardrails Script
On-chain Plutus script that encodes constitutional constraints on parameter changes and treasury withdrawals.
cardano:HardForkInitiation
Hard Fork Initiation
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:HotColdKeySystem
Hot/Cold Key System
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:InfoAction
Info Action
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:L2Component
Layer 2 Component
A component of a Layer 2 scaling protocol.
cardano:L2Lifecycle
Layer 2 Lifecycle Phase
A phase in the lifecycle of a Layer 2 head or channel.
cardano:L2Protocol
Layer 2 Protocol
A scaling protocol that processes transactions off-chain while inheriting L1 security.
cardano:LedgerEra
Ledger Era
A major version of the Cardano ledger rules, bounded by hard forks.
cardano:MotionOfNoConfidence
Motion of No-Confidence
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:NewConstitution
New Constitution / Guardrails Script
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:ParameterGroup
Parameter Group
A grouping of protocol parameters (Network, Economic, Technical, Governance).
cardano:PredefinedDRep
Pre-defined DRep Option
A pre-defined delegation target (Abstain or No Confidence) that ada holders can delegate to.
cardano:ProposalComment
Budget Proposal Comment
A community comment posted on a Budget Proposal's discussion thread. Carries author stake or DRep ID and a timestamp.
cardano:Proposer
Proposer
The applicant submitting a Budget Proposal. May be a Company or an Individual; recorded via cardano:applicantType on the proposal.
cardano:ProtocolParameter
Protocol Parameter
A configurable parameter of the Cardano protocol.
cardano:ProtocolParameterChange
Protocol Parameter Changes
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:RatificationProcess
Ratification
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:RepaymentClause
Treasury Repayment Clause
A commitment a proposal makes about returning value to the Cardano Treasury — for example a percentage of future protocol revenue, a buffer surplus return on FX-rate movement, or unused budget at project close.
cardano:SPO
Stake Pool Operator
An operator of a Cardano stake pool who votes on hard forks and security-relevant parameter changes.
cardano:SecurityRelevantParameter
Security-Relevant Parameter
Parameters whose changes require SPO approval in addition to DRep approval.
cardano:SmartContractConcept
Smart Contract Concept
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:SmartContractLanguage
Smart Contract Language
A programming language that targets Plutus Core for on-chain execution.
cardano:SmartContractPattern
Smart Contract Pattern
A design pattern for building Cardano smart contracts.
cardano:SmartContractRuntime
Smart Contract Runtime
An execution environment for Cardano smart contracts.
cardano:Status-Approved
Status-Approved
Proposal cleared all voting thresholds and is ratified or already enacted. Treasury funds are released per the proposal's milestone schedule.
cardano:Status-Rejected
Status-Rejected
Proposal failed to clear voting thresholds, expired, or was withdrawn before enactment. No treasury funds released.
cardano:Status-Submitted
Status-Submitted
Proposal is published on Intersect and open for community comment, but the on-chain DRep voting window has not opened yet.
cardano:Status-Voting
Status-Voting
Proposal is live on-chain as a Treasury Withdrawal governance action; DReps, SPOs, and the Constitutional Committee are voting within the action lifetime.
cardano:StrategicPillar
Cardano 2030 Strategic Pillar
One of the five strategic pillars of the Cardano 2030 Strategy Framework. A Budget Proposal declares which pillars it advances and explains the rationale.
cardano:StrategyKPI
Cardano 2030 Strategy KPI
A measurable target defined by the Cardano 2030 Strategy Framework — e.g. Total Value Locked, Monthly Transactions, Annual Protocol Revenue. Proposals declare which KPIs they support and may propose new ones.
cardano:TransactionComponent
Transaction Component
A component of a Cardano transaction (datum, redeemer, script context, etc.).
cardano:TreasuryBudgeting
Treasury Budgeting Process
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:TreasuryWithdrawal
Treasury Withdrawal
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:UpdateCommittee
Update Committee / Threshold
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:VasilFeature
Vasil-Era Feature
A ledger feature introduced in the Vasil/Babbage hard fork.
cardano:VotingProcess
Voting
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:VotingThreshold
Voting Threshold
A quorum or approval threshold required for ratification, specific to a governance body and action type.
cardano:WorkPackage
Work Package
A discrete delivery unit within a Budget Proposal with its own budget, cost categories, milestones, and success criteria. Approved budget for the next work package is typically gated by demonstrated delivery of the previous one.
cardano:WorkPackageMilestone
Work Package Milestone
A milestone inside a Work Package, marked by a month offset (M1, M3, M15, ...) from project start. Distinct from cardano:GovernanceAction milestones.
cardano:Workstream-Consensus
Workstream-Consensus
Ouroboros consensus protocol research, design, and implementation — Leios, Peras, Tachýs, certificate aggregation, header diffusion.
cardano:Workstream-DeFi
Workstream-DeFi
Application-layer DeFi: lending, AMMs, stablecoins, oracles, BTC bridges, cross-chain liquidity, dApp protocols.
cardano:Workstream-Ecosystem
Workstream-Ecosystem
Ecosystem development: marketing, demand generation, partnerships, events, education, community programs.
cardano:Workstream-Infrastructure
Workstream-Infrastructure
Infrastructure providers and indexers: Blockfrost, db-sync, Ogmios, Kupo, chain-following, RPC layers, monitoring.
cardano:Workstream-L2
Workstream-L2
Layer 2 scaling: Hydra, Midgard, partner chains, isomorphic state channels, sidechains, optimistic rollups.
cardano:Workstream-Maintenance
Workstream-Maintenance
Core platform maintenance: cardano-node, cardano-cli, ledger, security patches, performance regressions, operational reliability.
cardano:Workstream-SmartContracts
Workstream-SmartContracts
Plutus core: language design, runtime, cost model, builtins, formal specification, formal verification toolkits.
cardano:Workstream-Tooling
Workstream-Tooling
Developer experience: SDKs, IDE plugins, CLIs, transaction builders, simulators, documentation, onboarding paths.
cardano:adaUsdRate
ADA/USD conversion rate
Conversion rate (USD per 1 ADA) the proposer used to derive the USD equivalent.
cardano:addsBuiltInsTo
adds built-ins to
A CIP that adds new built-in functions to a runtime.
cardano:administeredBy
administered by
The organisation responsible for milestone oversight, smart-contract disbursement, third-party reviews and reporting (e.g. Intersect).
cardano:affects
affects
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:alignsWithPillar
aligns with strategic pillar
A Cardano 2030 Strategy Framework pillar the proposal claims to advance.
cardano:applicantType
applicant type
Whether the applicant is registered as a Company or as an Individual.
cardano:belongsToGroup
belongs to
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:buildsTransactionsFor
builds transactions for
Tool constructs off-chain transactions for a platform.
cardano:builtOn
built on
A dApp built on a smart contract platform.
cardano:canChange
can change
Protocol Parameter Changes action type can modify parameters in this group.
cardano:canDelegateTo
can delegate to
Ada holder can delegate to a pre-defined DRep option.
cardano:canRegisterAs
can register as
Any ada holder can register as a DRep.
cardano:changesMembershipOf
changes membership of
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:codifiedIn
codified in
Constitutional constraints encoded as on-chain Plutus script.
cardano:commentBy
comment by
Display name or stake/DRep alias of the commenter.
cardano:commentPostedOn
comment posted on
Timestamp at which the comment was posted.
cardano:compilesTo
compiles to
Language compilation target (e.g. Aiken compiles to UPLC via Plutus Core).
cardano:componentOf
component of
A component belonging to an L2 protocol.
cardano:constrains
constrains
A rule or artifact that limits what a governance action can do.
cardano:delegatesStakeTo
delegates stake to
Ada holder delegates stake to a stake pool for block production rewards.
cardano:delegatesVotingPowerTo
delegates voting power to
Ada holder delegates governance voting power to a DRep or pre-defined option.
cardano:documents
documents
A CIP documenting a platform or protocol feature.
cardano:enables
enables
A tool or feature that enables a capability.
cardano:estimatedDurationMonths
estimated duration (months)
Total project duration in months.
cardano:evaluatedBy
evaluated by
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:evaluatesAgainst
evaluates actions against
CC evaluates governance actions for compliance with the Constitution.
cardano:evaluatesAndVotesOn
evaluates and votes on
CC evaluates actions for constitutionality before casting a vote.
cardano:facilitates
facilitates
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:hasBudgetLineItem
has budget line item
A line in the work package's budget breakdown.
cardano:hasComment
has comment
A community comment on the proposal's discussion thread.
cardano:hasRepaymentClause
has repayment clause
A repayment commitment the proposal makes to the Cardano Treasury.
cardano:hasWorkPackage
has work package
A work package belonging to the proposal.
cardano:hasWorkPackageMilestone
has milestone
A delivery milestone inside a work package.
cardano:implementedIn
implemented in
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:indexes
indexes
Tool indexes chain data.
cardano:initiativeStatus
initiative status
Whether the work is a 'New Initiative' or a 'Continuation of existing work', per the application form.
cardano:kpiCurrentValue
KPI current value
Current measured value of the KPI, as cited in the proposal.
cardano:kpiTargetValue
KPI target value
Target value the KPI is meant to reach (typically by 2030).
cardano:leadsTo
leads to
Governance lifecycle sequencing (voting leads to ratification leads to enactment).
cardano:lifecyclePhaseOf
lifecycle phase of
A lifecycle phase belonging to an L2 protocol.
cardano:lineItemAdaAmount
line item ADA amount
ADA amount for a single budget line item.
cardano:lineItemCategory
line item category
The cost category an individual budget line falls under.
cardano:lineItemPerformedBy
line item performed by
The partner organisation or named role responsible for delivering this line item.
cardano:maintainedBy
maintained by
An entity that maintains a project or tool.
cardano:milestoneMonth
milestone month
Month offset (M1, M3, M15) from project start at which the milestone is due.
cardano:modifiesVotingFor
modifies voting for
A threshold exception that modifies voting requirements for specific action types.
cardano:optimizes
optimizes
A CIP that improves the performance of a runtime.
cardano:partOfBudgetProcess
part of budget process
Identifies which annual budget process a proposal was submitted to.
cardano:pricedBy
priced by
Execution cost determined by a protocol parameter (cost model).
cardano:profileFollows
profile follows
An actor publishes profile metadata following a CIP standard.
cardano:proposalIdentifier
proposal identifier
Stable identifier on the Hydra Voting site.
cardano:proposalNature
proposal nature
Whether the work package is Technical or Non-technical, per the application form.
cardano:proposedBy
proposed by
The applicant submitting the proposal.
cardano:proposesNewKPI
proposes new KPI
A novel KPI introduced by the proposal beyond the framework's defined set.
cardano:putsIntoNoConfidenceState
puts into no-confidence state
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:registersMetadataFor
registers metadata for
No description provided in the ontology.
cardano:rendersProfilesFrom
renders profiles from
A tool renders actor profile data structured according to a CIP.
cardano:repaysToTreasury
repays to treasury
The treasury process that receives repaid value.
cardano:requestedAdaAmount
requested ADA amount
ADA amount requested from the treasury.
cardano:requestedUsdAmount
requested USD equivalent
USD equivalent of the requested ADA amount, computed at the proposer-specified ADA/USD rate.
cardano:requires
requires
A concept or action that depends on a governance mechanism (e.g. deposit).
cardano:settlesOn
settles on
An L2 protocol that settles state transitions on an L1 ledger.
cardano:specifies
specifies
A CIP that defines or specifies a concept.
cardano:subjectTo
subject to
A governance body whose votes are governed by a threshold.
cardano:submits
submits
Actor submits a governance action on-chain.
cardano:submittedOn
submitted on
Submission timestamp on the Hydra Voting site.
cardano:succeeds
succeeds
A CIP that supersedes or extends a previous CIP.
cardano:supportsKPI
supports KPI
An existing Cardano 2030 Strategy Framework KPI the proposal claims to contribute to.
cardano:unifiesScriptTypesIn
unifies script types in
A CIP that unifies the script interface for a smart contract platform.
cardano:votesOn
votes on
Indicates which governance action types an actor body votes on.
cardano:wpAdaAmount
work package ADA amount
Total ADA budget for a work package.
cardano:writtenIn
written in
No description provided in the ontology.