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<h1 class="page-heading">PIPs
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<p>Pactus Improvement Proposals (PIPs) describe standards for the Pactus platform, including core protocol specifications, client APIs, and contract standards. Network upgrades are discussed separately in the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/pactus-project/pactus">Pactus Project</a> repository.</p>

<h2>Contributing</h2>
<p>First review <a href="PIPs/pip-1">PIP-1</a>. Then clone the repository and add your PIP to it. There is a <a href="https://github.com/pactus-project/PIPs/blob/main/pip-template.md?plain=1">template PIP here</a>. Then submit a Pull Request to Pactus's <a href="https://github.com/pactus-project/PIPs">PIPs repository</a>.</p>

<h2>PIP status terms</h2>
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  <li><strong>Draft</strong> - Proposal under active discussion and revision.</li>
  <li><strong>Accepted</strong> - Normative proposal accepted for implementation</li>
  <li><strong>Final</strong> - Accepted and implementation complete, or no longer active.</li>
  <li><strong>Rejected</strong> - Formally declined and will not be accepted.</li>
  <li><strong>Withdrawn</strong> - Removed from consideration by sponsor or authors.</li>
  <li><strong>Living</strong> - A special status for PIPs that are designed to be continually updated and not reach a state of finality. This includes most notably PIP-1.</li>
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