# Matchmaker Governance Developer

This page is meant as an introduction for developers planning to use our DAO MatchMaker governance feature. For a user focused version please check: 

{% content-ref url="/spaces/-MjoGoMS0wqMF7Accm3h/pages/xM0QqJTSWxC9DFiAYWCm" %}
[Matchmaker Governance User](/dao/matchmaker-governance-user.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

This documentation explains our open-source DAO infrastructure and how other projects can use it to build **on-chain governance with Batcher oversight**.

Our product is designed to help DAOs move beyond simple voting and discussion. Instead of votes being only advisory, governance decisions in our system directly control **who is allowed to operate important infrastructure**. In our first use case, this infrastructure is **matchmakers (also called batchers)**, but the same approach can be applied to many other roles.

The core idea is simple:\
**operational power should be granted by the DAO, limited in time, and always revocable through continued voting**.

To achieve this, our infrastructure issues **time-limited on-chain licenses** that are controlled by DAO governance. These licenses are real blockchain assets and can be checked by smart contracts or off-chain services. If a license expires or is not renewed, the operator automatically loses their rights without any centralized intervention.

Our open-source release consists of two main parts. The first part is a **DAO governance dashboard**, which provides a complete frontend for interacting with on-chain governance. The second part is a **license governance framework**, which shows how governance decisions can mint, renew, and expire licenses in a fully decentralized way.

#### Repositories

The **DAO Governance Dashboard** is available here and should be used from the `release/matchmaker` branch:

[https://github.com/MuesliSwapTeam/dao-governance-dashboard/tree/release/matchmaker](https://github.com/MuesliSwapTeam/dao-governance-dashboard/tree/release/matchmaker?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

This repository contains the frontend part of the DAO monitoring setup. It includes wallet connection, proposal creation, voting, staking, treasury views, and dedicated pages for matchmaker governance and monitoring.

The **Batcher / Matchmaker DAO Governance** repository is available here:

[https://github.com/MuesliSwapTeam/batcher-dao-governance](https://github.com/MuesliSwapTeam/batcher-dao-governance?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

This repository contains the smart contracts, off-chain transaction code, tests, and the monitoring backend that together power license issuance and renewal.

#### Live example (Preprod)

A working deployment of our product is available on Cardano Preprod:

<https://preprod.dao.muesliswap.com/matchmakers>

This live version shows how the dashboard, governance contracts, license system, and monitoring all work together.


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.muesliswap.com/dao/matchmaker-governance-developer.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.