Governance infrastructure for distributed organizations
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.
What is Likwid?
Modular Architecture
Every component is a plugin. Voting methods, delegation systems, integrations, and workflows can be added, removed, or customized per community.
Process-Oriented
Governance is a process, not a feature. Likwid structures deliberation, voting, and implementation as distinct phases with clear transitions.
Auditable by Design
All moderation actions are logged publicly. No shadow banning. No hidden decisions. Every action has a reason, and every reason is visible.
Built for organizations that take governance seriously
Open Source Projects
Maintainers, contributors, and communities making technical and organizational decisions together.
Associations & NGOs
Member-driven organizations requiring transparent voting, delegation, and accountability.
Political Movements
Parties, civic lists, and grassroots movements needing structured collective decision-making.
Federated Networks
Distributed organizations coordinating across chapters, regions, or working groups.
Core Capabilities
Advanced Voting Methods
Schulze, STAR, Quadratic, Ranked Choice, and Approval voting. Each method is a plugin that can be enabled per community.
Liquid Delegation
Global and community-scoped delegation that is always revocable. Delegate your voice to trusted members while retaining control.
Structured Deliberation
Inform → Discuss → Decide workflow. Ensures members understand proposals before voting begins.
Transparent Moderation
Every moderation action is logged with reasons. Cryptographic audit trail ensures accountability.
Permissioned Results
Configure who can view voting results details while keeping participation accessible.
Federation Ready
Connect communities across instances. Share decisions while maintaining autonomy.
Modular governance, explained
Likwid is built from composable governance modules. Communities assemble what they need: voting methods, delegation rules, deliberation structure, moderation policy, federation, and more.
Governance plugins
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.
Per-community configuration
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.
Liquid delegation
Delegate through a trust network. Vote directly anytime to override your delegation.
Plugin-based governance
Core platform + modules. Enable what you need per community.
Voting systems as plugins
Select the tally that matches the decision. The method is a module—swap it without changing the rest of the platform.
Built-in governance plugin catalog
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 methods at a glance
Voting is a plugin: choose the tally that fits the decision.
Schulze
Consensus-seeking elections with many candidates (Condorcet).
STAR
Score + runoff: captures intensity and broad support.
Quadratic
Prioritization and budgeting: reveals preference intensity.
Ranked choice
Simple single-winner elections with transfers.
Approval
Fast, robust decisions: choose all acceptable options.
Example module bundles
Different organizations enable different governance “stacks”.
Open source project
Strong deliberation + consensus elections for maintainers and roadmap decisions.
Member association / NGO
Clear phases, exports for record-keeping, and simple member-friendly voting.
Federated network
Cross-community coordination, visibility into governance health, and prioritization across chapters.
Technical Foundation
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.
Experience Governance in Action
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.