Zoo Improvement Proposals (ZIPs) are the primary mechanism for proposing new features, gathering community input, and documenting design decisions for the Zoo ecosystem. This process ensures that changes to the Zoo platform are transparently reviewed and achieve community consensus before implementation.

Zoo Labs Foundation (501c3 non-profit) is building a decentralized network to democratize access to AI through:

• Decentralized AI Training: Distributed compute marketplace enabling anyone to contribute GPU resources for training frontier AI models
• Open Source Frontier AI: Zen model family - ultra-efficient LLMs from 600M to 480B parameters, co-developed with Hanzo AI Inc (Techstars '17)
• Collective Intelligence: Byzantine-robust coordination enabling multiple AI agents to learn and adapt together (Decentralized Semantic Optimization)
• Verifiable AI Compute: Proof of AI (PoAI) consensus mechanism ensuring quality and authenticity of AI inference and training work
• Fair Distribution: Historic October 2021 genesis with 100% airdrop to CryptoZoo community - no presale, no VC allocation

Website: zoo.ngo | AI Chat: ai.zoo.ngo | Training Library: gym.zoo.ngo Blockchain: zoo.network | Models: zenlm.ai | Papers: github.com/zooai/papers

A Zoo Improvement Proposal (ZIP) is a design document that provides information to the Zoo community about a proposed change to the system. ZIPs serve as the formal pathway to introduce improvements and build agreement on their adoption. They are used for:

• Proposing new DeFi protocols and NFT standards
• Defining AI-powered gaming mechanics
• Collecting community input on metaverse features
• Documenting design decisions for DAO governance

• 📖 New to ZIPs? Begin with ZIP-0, which provides an overview of the Zoo ecosystem
• 🚀 Create a new ZIP: Use the provided template to scaffold a proposal draft
• 📋 View all ZIPs: See docs/INDEX.md for a complete list
• 🔍 Check status: See docs/STATUS.md for current status

Zoo Labs Foundation publishes academic and technical papers documenting the research behind our protocols:

• Zoo DSO Paper - Decentralized Semantic Optimization: Byzantine-robust prior aggregation for collective AI intelligence
• Zoo Genesis Whitepaper - October 2021 foundational paper on AI agent-backed NFTs
• Zen Models Documentation - Ultra-efficient frontier LLMs (600M-480B parameters)
• Hanzo ASO - Active Semantic Optimization (foundation for Zoo DSO)
• Hanzo HMM - Hamiltonian Market Maker for AI compute marketplace

1. 💡 Have an idea – Discuss with the community
2. 📝 Draft your ZIP – Use the template provided
3. 🔄 Submit a Pull Request – To the zoo/zips repository
4. 👥 Get reviewed – ZIP editors review for completeness
5. 🤝 Build consensus – Community discussion and feedback
6. ⏰ Last Call – Final 14-day review period
7. ✅ Final – Accepted as standard

• Standards Track: Technical changes affecting Zoo
  • Core: Blockchain, consensus, AI models
  • DeFi: Financial protocols and mechanisms
  • Gaming: GameFi and metaverse features
  • ZRC (Zoo Request for Comments): Token and NFT standards
• Meta: Process proposals
• Informational: Guidelines and best practices

• 🌐 Website: zoo.ngo - Zoo Labs Foundation (501c3 non-profit)
• 🤖 AI Chat: ai.zoo.ngo - Chat with Zoo AI agents
• 🏋️ Training Library: gym.zoo.ngo - Decentralized AI training network
• ⛓️ Blockchain: zoo.network - Zoo blockchain explorer
• 📊 Models: zenlm.ai - Zen model family documentation
• 📥 Model Downloads: huggingface.co/zenlm - Pre-trained models
• 📄 Research Papers: github.com/zooai/papers - Academic publications
• 💬 Contact: foundation@zoo.ai

All ZIPs are released under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.