Membership Management

On-chain group membership management can be useful in governance systems, access control, and permissioned modules. These contracts track who is in a group and how much voting weight each member has, forming the backbone for more complex systems like multisigs (CW3), DAOs, and role-based permissions.

Membership Contracts

Contract	Membership Type	Voting Power Source	Admin Controlled	Staking Required	Use Case
cw4-group	Appointed (manual)	Configured weights	Yes	No	Static groups, multisig backends, role-based access
cw4-stake	Dynamic (via staking)	Token stake	No (stake-based)	Yes	Token-based DAOs, governance by stake

1. cw4-group

A core implementation of the CW4 specification for managing static or admin-controlled groups. Features:

• Manages a list of members and their voting weights

• Admin can add, remove, or update members

• Queryable by external contracts (like CW3 multisigs)

• Fully compatible with CW3 for governance use

Ideal for: DAOs, governance systems, and multisigs where membership is appointed by an admin or another smart contract 📦 Repo: cw4-group

2. cw4-stake

An alternative CW4 implementation that calculates group membership based on staked tokens instead of manual assignment. Features:

• Membership and weight derived from staked token amounts

• Staking and unstaking adjust voting power dynamically

• Fully implements the CW4 spec and integrates with CW3 contracts

• Allows DAO participation to be directly tied to token economics

Ideal for: Token-weighted governance, DAOs with dynamic membership, and voting systems where stake = influence 📦 Repo: cw4-stake