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docs: add domain working group nomination process - #43

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Key changes

  • Create the nomination process for Domain Working Groups (DWG).
  • Add a new DOMAIN_WORKING_GROUP_CHARTER.md template for working group nominations.

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  • Core Protocol: Changes to the base communication layer, global context, or breaking refactors. (Requires Technical Council approval)
  • Governance/Contributing: Updates to GOVERNANCE.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, or CODEOWNERS. (Requires Governance Council approval)
  • Capability: New schemas (Discovery, Cart, etc.) or extensions. (Requires Maintainer approval)
  • Documentation: Updates to README, or documentations regarding schema or capabilities. (Requires Maintainer approval)
  • Infrastructure: CI/CD, Linters, or build scripts. (Requires DevOps Maintainer approval)
  • Maintenance: Version bumps, lockfile updates, or minor bug fixes. (Requires DevOps Maintainer approval)
  • SDK: Language-specific SDK updates and releases. (Requires DevOps Maintainer approval)
  • Samples / Conformance: Maintaining samples and the conformance suite. (Requires Maintainer approval)
  • UCP Schema: Changes to the ucp-schema tool (resolver, linter, validator). (Requires Maintainer approval)
  • Community Health (.github): Updates to templates, workflows, or org-level configs. (Requires DevOps Maintainer approval)

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  • I have followed the Contributing Guide (including Conventional Commits title requirements and ! for breaking changes).
  • I have updated the documentation (if applicable).
  • My changes pass all local linting and formatting checks.
  • I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works.
  • New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes.
  • (For Core/Capability) I have included/updated the relevant JSON schemas.
  • I have regenerated Python Pydantic models by running generate_models.sh under python_sdk.

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amithanda requested a review from tdjin-stripe July 28, 2026 04:19

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Looks good overall. Minor suggestion below.

Comment thread GOVERNANCE.md Outdated
in the [UCP Issues
tracker](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/issues).
- GC reviews the DWG charter and approves or rejects the DWG nomination.
- GC assigns chairs/co-chairs for the DWG, who are accountable for the

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s/assigns/approves ?

Ideally, the DWG nomination also has proposals for chair etc otherwise its hard for the DTC to be accountable for DWGs if we're doing the assigning...

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I changed it but also added another line below to add flexibility to add more co-chairs ( if needed) and avoid self selection. Also modified the template to get the chair/co-chairs
Let me know it this look ok.

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amithanda merged commit e11416d into main Jul 29, 2026
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