Likwid is a modular governance engine designed for communities that need structured decision-making, transparent moderation, and flexible delegation systems.
Not a social network. Not a simple polling tool. A complete governance layer for complex, distributed organizations.
Every component is a plugin. Voting methods, delegation systems, integrations, and workflows can be added, removed, or customized per community.
Governance is a process, not a feature. Likwid structures deliberation, voting, and implementation as distinct phases with clear transitions.
All moderation actions are logged publicly. No shadow banning. No hidden decisions. Every action has a reason, and every reason is visible.
Maintainers, contributors, and communities making technical and organizational decisions together.
Member-driven organizations requiring transparent voting, delegation, and accountability.
Parties, civic lists, and grassroots movements needing structured collective decision-making.
Distributed organizations coordinating across chapters, regions, or working groups.
Schulze, STAR, Quadratic, Ranked Choice, and Approval voting. Each method is a plugin that can be enabled per community.
Global and community-scoped delegation that is always revocable. Delegate your voice to trusted members while retaining control.
Inform → Discuss → Decide workflow. Ensures members understand proposals before voting begins.
Every moderation action is logged with reasons. Cryptographic audit trail ensures accountability.
Configure who can view voting results details while keeping participation accessible.
Connect communities across instances. Share decisions while maintaining autonomy.
Likwid is built from composable governance modules. Communities assemble what they need: voting methods, delegation rules, deliberation structure, moderation policy, federation, and more.
Governance is not a single flowchart. In Likwid, the core platform provides identities, communities, proposals, and data integrity. Plugins define how decisions move, how moderation is logged, what voting method is used, and what integrations run.
One community can enable liquid delegation and Schulze voting, another can use quadratic voting with a stricter deliberation lifecycle. The platform stays consistent; behavior is configured by enabled modules.
Delegate through a trust network. Vote directly anytime to override your delegation.
Core platform + modules. Enable what you need per community.
Select the tally that matches the decision. The method is a module—swap it without changing the rest of the platform.
These modules ship with Likwid. Some are core/global, others can be enabled per community.
proposal_lifecycle
Proposal lifecycle with versioning, diffs, and forks
decision_workflows
Composable decision-making workflows with configurable phases
moderation_ledger
Immutable, cryptographically-chained log of all moderation decisions
structured_deliberation
Pro/con arguments and collaborative summaries
self_moderation_rules
Community-configurable moderation rules with escalation
conflict_resolution
Structured conflict resolution with mediation
comment_notifications
Sends proposal authors a notification when someone comments
public_data_export
Privacy-aware CSV/JSON data exports
governance_analytics
Aggregate governance analytics and health metrics
federation
Multi-community federation and cross-instance collaboration
Voting is a plugin: choose the tally that fits the decision.
Consensus-seeking elections with many candidates (Condorcet).
Score + runoff: captures intensity and broad support.
Prioritization and budgeting: reveals preference intensity.
Simple single-winner elections with transfers.
Fast, robust decisions: choose all acceptable options.
Different organizations enable different governance “stacks”.
Strong deliberation + consensus elections for maintainers and roadmap decisions.
Clear phases, exports for record-keeping, and simple member-friendly voting.
Cross-community coordination, visibility into governance health, and prioritization across chapters.
Likwid is free and open source software, built with modern, auditable technology.
Self-hostable. No vendor lock-in. Your governance data stays under your control.
The best way to understand Likwid is to see it working. Explore our demo instance with pre-populated communities, ongoing decisions, and real governance history.