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RFC Process

Major specification and governance changes use Request for Comments (RFC) documents.

When to use an RFC

• New event types or breaking schema changes
• Normative semantic changes (units, time, provenance rules)
• Large governance or process changes

Steps

1. Copy the RFC template in the interoperability repository (rfcs/RFC-0000-template.md)
2. Open a pull request with your RFC under rfcs/
3. Discuss in GitHub PR comments and Discussions
4. Iterate until maintainers approve or request changes
5. Merge RFC, then implement normative artifacts and examples

Small fixes and clarifications may merge via ordinary pull requests without a full RFC.

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