vac:rfc:codex:2026q1-rfc-iteration
Iteration commitments generally comprise: through discussion and curation, support the process of auditing raw, draft, mature selected RFCs.
This commitment covers this process for the following Codex RFCs: Block Exchange, Slot builder, Prover, Community history, DHT, Store, Merkle tree, Erasure Coding, Manifest.
Description
This commitment supports the process of the choosing which raw RFCs, from the existing documentation to be put in pipeline to be written or updated. This also includes the process of driving of the merge of open PRs and refining existing raw RFCs into more mature ones.
This commitment supports the audit of the following mature specifications, which are either in draft or raw states:
- WIP
We will also include specification validation - editorial work through previous and future RFCs to improve them (identify edge cases for example)
Task List
WIP (new RFCs/Specs)
- fully qualified name:
vac:rfc:codex:2026q1-rfc-iteration:wip - owner: cofson
- status: not started
- start-date: 2026/01/01
- end-date: 2026/03/31
Description
Adding new Codex PRs - or Logos Storage - to work in the pipeline.
Deliverables
- New specs (WIP)
Merge Open PRs
- fully qualified name:
vac:rfc:codex:2026q1-rfc-iteration:merge-open-prs - owner: cofson
- status: not started
- start-date: 2026/01/01
- end-date: 2026/03/31
Description
This task revolves around merging the existing open PRs, so that the process of merging PRs is as brief as possible.
Current pipeline:
- Block Exchange (Improvement): https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/215
- Community History: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/214
- DHT: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/210
- Slot Builder: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/209
- Codex Store: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/207
- Codex Prover: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/205
- Codex Merkle Tree: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/203
- Erasure Coding: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/192
- Manifest: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/191
Deliverables
- Merged PRs
Workshop
- fully qualified name:
vac:rfc:codex:2026q1-rfc-iteration:workshop - owner: cofson
- status: not started
- start-date: 2026/01/01
- end-date: 2026/03/31
Description
Organize and hold a Spec Improvement Workshop, in order to improve the process of specification writing.
Deliverables
- Presentation (potentially in multiple parts)
- Recording(s)
- Documentation
- Support by the RFC team