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An approval group is a set of people, or other approval groups, who approve an action together. Each group has a threshold, such as 2 of 3 required, so important actions never rest on one person unless you choose that.

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The governance group

Every organization has a Governance approval group. It’s the default approval group for organization policies unless they’re assigned elsewhere, such as adding members or changing approval groups.

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Create an approval group

1

Open Approval groups

Open Organization and select the Approval groups tab.
2

Name it

Select Create an approval group and enter a Name and a Slug. Other organizations address it as your-org/group-slug.
3

Add participants

Add members or other approval groups, and mark each one Required or Optional.
4

Set the threshold

Choose Approvals required:
  • 1 of M: any one approval passes it.
  • M of M: every member must approve.
  • N of M: the number you set, for example 2 of 3.
5

Create it

Select Create. If changes to approval groups need approval, this opens a proposal for your governance group.
To change a group later, select Edit, review the changes, and save. Removing a group cancels any proposals it has open.

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Vote on a proposal

When an action needs your group’s approval, it appears in Approvals in your organization workspace and in the Approvals bell in the header.
  1. Open Approvals and select Vote on the item.
  2. Review the details. They were fixed when the proposal opened, so you’re approving exactly what was proposed.
  3. Select Approve or Reject, and approve the passkey prompt.
Each item shows progress such as 1 of 2 approved. When the threshold is met, the change runs right away and the item moves to Closed.
A rejection doesn’t block a change if enough other members approve it. Items that don’t reach their threshold expire.

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What the confirmation dialog tells you

When you submit an action, the dialog says who signs it before you confirm:
  • Runs now, signed by you: you can carry out this action directly.
  • Opens a proposal at a group: the action waits until the group approves it.

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Assign approval groups to actions

Which group decides each action is set on the Policies tab. See Delegation and policies.
A common setup: a Governance group of directors for membership and policy changes, a Treasury group with a 2 of 3 threshold for mints and burns, and a single compliance officer for disclosures.