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🟢 Status: STABLE
Applies to: Community
Last updated: 2026-02-01
CXP stands for Context Execution Proposal. CXPs are the primary mechanism for proposing substantial changes to CXP.

When to use a CXP

  • New protocol features or schemas
  • Breaking changes
  • Interoperability standards
  • Governance or process changes

CXP lifecycle states

  • draft → in-review → accepted → final
  • rejected / withdrawn / superseded / dormant

CXP structure (summary)

  1. Preamble
  2. Abstract
  3. Motivation
  4. Specification
  5. Rationale
  6. Backward compatibility
  7. Reference implementation
  8. Security implications