> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.adrena.trade/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.adrena.trade/about-adrena/governance.md).

# Governance

The Governance Shadow Token mechanism ensures that locked/vesting tokens still provide voting power, enabling the team and early contributors to guide the protocol during the early phases while remaining fully transparent and on-chain.

Realms is the upgrade authority for the smart contract. All administration functions and program upgrades require a majority DAO vote through Realms. All these actions have a 3 day timelock unless a quorum of 70% is reached. Execution is performed by the Realms PDA itself. The core team initiates it once majority vote and quorum is passed.


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