Core concepts

Quorum keeps a familiar multisig workflow while adding signer-scheme awareness to approval policy.

Multisig

The multisig is the root governed account. It stores policy values such as total threshold, post-quantum threshold, timelock, member configuration, and proposal counters.

Vault

The vault is a program-derived account controlled by the multisig. Assets or authorities can be placed behind the vault so actions require Quorum approval.

Member

A member is a registered identity with permissions. Members are not assumed to be Solana transaction signers. A member can be Ed25519, Secp256k1, Falcon-512, or Winternitz.

Proposal

A proposal is a pending action. It may represent a token transfer, a program authority action, or a settings change.

Vote

A vote is a scheme-specific signature over a canonical preimage. Votes can approve or reject a proposal. A vote counts only if the signer matches an eligible member and the signature verifies.

Execution

Execution submits the approved action. The executor pays network fees but does not replace the member approvals required by policy.

Settings proposal

A settings proposal changes governance itself: thresholds, timelocks, members, permissions, or other multisig policy. Treat settings proposals as high-impact actions.