Athena

A governance framework for building organizations designed to outlive their creators.

Why Athena?

Athena is the governance layer for *Space, a decentralized organization designed to evolve from founder-led to fully community-governed. The system is built with hardcoded transition triggers that automatically dissolve centralized control when the community proves itself ready.

The Vision

Founder Control → Earned Trust → Community Sovereignty

*Space starts with a benevolent dictator model (you hold veto + keys), but the contracts enforce a path to decentralization. When the DAO hits maturity metrics, control burns automatically. No promises—just code.

Two-Currency Model

Organizations can name these currencies however they want at formation and can rename them later. *Money and *Time are examples, not hard requirements.

Economic Currency

• Buyable — functions like an equity analog
• Zero voting weight — money can't buy governance
• Use cases:
  • 💰 Fund proposals
  • 🔐 Stake for incubator project access
  • 🔥 Burn → mint dev credits in ecosystem projects

Governance Currency

• Earned only — never purchasable
• Decays slowly — prevents whale hoarding
• Earned through:
  • ✅ Completing tasks & proposals
  • 🗳️ Correct governance votes (outcome-verified)
  • 🎯 Passing internal qualification tests

Governance Transition

Initial State

• Founder holds 100% veto
• Founder controls treasury keys
• Founder controls contract upgrade keys

Transition Triggers (Hardcoded)

Control auto-revokes when ALL conditions are met:

Result: Veto burns. Upgrade keys burn. Voting becomes purely governance-currency weighted.

Proposal System

Every proposal contains:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  BUDGET          Economic currency or stablecoins │
│  REWARD          Governance currency to executor  │
│  VOTER REWARD    Governance currency to correct voters │
│  SUCCESS METRIC  Measurable outcomes    │
│  EXECUTION       Auto-runs or escrows   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Incentive alignment:

• Work = minted governance currency
• Correct governance = minted governance currency
• Bad actors = nothing

Legal Structure

Entity: Wyoming DAO LLC
Operating Agreement declares:

• Token holders = members
• Smart contracts = operating rules
• Founder = "Initial Controller" with transition conditions
• Trigger conditions dissolve special rights automatically

Tech Stack

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Discord OAuth app (create here)
• MetaMask or Coinbase Wallet
• Token contracts on Polygon

1. Clone & Install

git clone https://github.com/starspacegroup/athena.git
cd athena && npm install

2. Configure Environment

cp .env.example .env

3. Run

npm run dev

→ Open http://localhost:5173

Project Structure

src/
├── lib/
│   ├── server/session.ts     # Session management
│   ├── stores/
│   │   ├── auth.ts           # Auth state
│   │   └── tokens.ts         # Token balances
│   └── wallet.ts             # Web3 utilities
├── routes/
│   ├── api/
│   │   ├── auth/             # Auth endpoints
│   │   └── tokens/           # Token endpoints
│   ├── dashboard/            # Main dashboard
│   └── tokens/               # Purchase & transfer
└── app.html                  # Shell

Auth Flow

┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐
│ Connect     │ → │ Connect     │ → │ Dashboard   │
│ Wallet      │    │ Discord     │    │ Access      │
└─────────────┘    └─────────────┘    └─────────────┘
     ↓                   ↓                   ↓
  Polygon           OAuth2             Session
  Network           Flow               Cookie

• Both wallet + Discord required for new accounts
• Returning users can auth with either
• HTTP-only secure cookies

Deploy

GitHub → Cloudflare Pages

1. Push to GitHub
2. Connect repo in Cloudflare Pages
3. Build: npm run build → .svelte-kit/cloudflare
4. Add env vars
5. Deploy

CLI

npm run build
npx wrangler pages publish .svelte-kit/cloudflare

Usage

Development Notes

Current State: Mock Data

Security Checklist

• Wallet signature verification
• Rate limiting on API endpoints
• HTTPS everywhere
• CSRF protection
• Discord secrets secured

Roadmap

Phase 1: Auth + Balances     ← You are here
Phase 2: Real token contracts
Phase 3: Proposal system
Phase 4: ST earning mechanics
Phase 5: Governance voting
Phase 6: Transition trigger implementation

License

MIT