Process

Requestsfor Comment

The RFC process is how the Foundation considers substantive changes to its specifications. Every significant modification begins as a public, reviewable proposal.

RFC Process

Structured changeby design

The RFC (Request for Comment) process ensures that all meaningful changes to Fabric Payment Standards specifications are subject to community review, technical scrutiny, and explicit acceptance criteria before adoption.

An RFC is not a discussion thread — it is a structured proposal document that includes motivation, detailed design, implementation considerations, and drawbacks. This rigour ensures the Foundation's specifications remain coherent and interoperable across diverse deployment contexts.

The RFC register and submission tooling are currently in preparation. When live, this page will list all open, accepted, and archived RFCs with full status tracking.

  • 🟡 Draft Proposal is open for community review and comment. Author may revise based on feedback.
  • 🔵 Final Comment Period The RFC has reached rough consensus. A final 10-day window for objections before disposition.
  • 🟢 Accepted RFC has been accepted and is pending or undergoing implementation.
  • ⚫ Withdrawn / Superseded Archived RFCs that were withdrawn by the author or superseded by a later proposal.

Submit an RFC

Propose a change to the specification

Before submitting Review existing RFCs and open issues to avoid duplication. Discuss the idea informally in the Community Hub before drafting.
steps
✍ Sign the CLA Required before any submission → 📄 Use the RFC Template Available in the community repository →

The RFC submission portal will be available when the public repository launches.

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RFC register coming soon.

The public RFC register, submission workflow, and comment tooling are under preparation. All active and historical RFCs will be listed here at launch.