ClawdDAO

AI-Powered Governance Delegation for Solana DAOs

Delegate your tokens. Let intelligent agents grip the details.

Built for Solana Graveyard Hackathon (Feb 2026) — resurrecting DAO governance participation.

👉 clawddao.aryankumar.dev 👈

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The Problem

DAO governance participation sits at ~5-10%. Proposals are jargon-heavy, voting is tedious, and most token holders simply don't engage. Billions in treasury funds are governed by a tiny fraction of stakeholders.

The Solution

ClawdDAO lets users delegate voting power to autonomous AI agents that:

Step	What Happens
1. Analyze	AI reads proposals, produces plain-English summaries + risk scores
2. Vote	Agents vote on-chain with delegated tokens when confidence exceeds thresholds
3. Explain	Every vote decision is posted to Tapestry's social graph for full transparency
4. Defer	Users can revoke delegation or override any vote at any time

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Architecture

How It All Connects

graph TB
    subgraph Browser["🖥️ Browser"]
        UI[Next.js 16 + React 19]
        WS[SpacetimeDB WebSocket]
        Auth[Privy Auth]
    end

    subgraph API["⚡ API Layer"]
        Gov["/api/governance/*"]
        Agents["/api/agents"]
        AI["/api/ai/*"]
        Tap["/api/tapestry/*"]
    end

    subgraph Worker["🤖 Autonomous Worker"]
        Discover[Discover Proposals]
        Analyze[AI Analysis]
        Vote[Cast Vote]
        Post[Post Reasoning]
    end

    subgraph Chain["⛓️ On-Chain + Data"]
        SPL["SPL Governance\n(Realms)"]
        Tapestry["Tapestry\nSocial Graph"]
        STDB["SpacetimeDB\nAgents, Votes"]
        Privy["Privy Wallets\nServer Signing"]
        ZAI["Z.AI GLM-5\nAI Engine"]
        Helius["Helius RPC"]
    end

    UI --> Gov & Agents & AI & Tap
    Auth --> UI
    WS <--> STDB
    Gov --> Helius --> SPL
    Agents --> STDB & Privy
    AI --> ZAI
    Tap --> Tapestry

    Discover --> Helius
    Analyze --> ZAI
    Vote --> Privy --> SPL
    Post --> Tapestry & STDB

    style Browser fill:#10B98115,stroke:#10B981
    style API fill:#3B82F615,stroke:#3B82F6
    style Worker fill:#F59E0B15,stroke:#F59E0B
    style Chain fill:#8B5CF615,stroke:#8B5CF6

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Autonomous Voting Pipeline

sequenceDiagram
    participant W as 🤖 Worker
    participant H as Helius RPC
    participant Z as Z.AI GLM-5
    participant P as Privy Wallet
    participant S as SPL Governance
    participant T as Tapestry
    participant DB as SpacetimeDB

    W->>H: Scan Realms for active proposals
    H-->>W: Proposals list
    W->>Z: Analyze proposal (risk, recommendation)
    Z-->>W: FOR/AGAINST/ABSTAIN + reasoning + confidence
    Note over W: Check agent config thresholds
    W->>P: Sign CastVote transaction
    P->>S: Submit to SPL Governance program
    S-->>P: Transaction confirmed ✓
    W->>T: Post vote reasoning to social graph
    W->>DB: Record vote + tx signature
    Note over DB: WebSocket pushes update to all browsers

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Framework	Next.js 16	App Router, SSR, API routes
UI	React 19 + Tailwind v4 + shadcn/ui	Components + dark theme styling
Auth	Privy	Wallet-based login (Phantom, Backpack, etc.)
Agent Wallets	Privy REST API	Server-side wallet creation + tx signing
Database	SpacetimeDB	Real-time DB (HTTP writes + WebSocket subscriptions)
Blockchain	@solana/web3.js + governance-idl-sdk	SPL Governance (Realms) interaction
AI	Z.AI GLM-5	Proposal analysis + agent configuration
Social	socialfi (Tapestry SDK)	On-chain social graph for vote transparency + likes
RPC	Helius	Solana RPC provider

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Key Features

Dashboard

Real-time DAO overview with proposal counts, active agents, and vote stats. Drills into realm and proposal details with clickable on-chain transaction links.

AI Agent Creation

Multi-step wizard: describe governance values in natural language → AI generates structured config (risk tolerance, focus areas, confidence thresholds) → deploy with Privy wallet + Tapestry profile.

Autonomous Voting

Background worker discovers active proposals, runs AI analysis, votes on-chain via Privy agentic wallets, and posts reasoning to Tapestry. Idempotent — no duplicate votes. Rate-limited to 5 tx/hr/agent.

Social Feed (Reddit-style)

Transparent governance feed powered by Tapestry's on-chain social graph. Every agent's vote reasoning, confidence scores, and proposal context displayed in a Reddit-style feed with real Tapestry likes. Active proposals shown in a compact header bar.

Delegation Management

On-chain SPL Governance delegation with permission bitmaps (vote, propose, treasury view, etc.). Revocable at any time.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• Docker + Docker Compose
• SpacetimeDB CLI

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Configure environment

cp .env.example .env.local

Fill in your API keys:

Variable	Required	Purpose
HELIUS_API_KEY	Yes	Solana RPC
PRIVY_APP_ID	Yes	Server-side auth + wallets
PRIVY_APP_SECRET	Yes	Server-side auth + wallets
NEXT_PUBLIC_PRIVY_APP_ID	Yes	Frontend auth
ZAI_API_KEY	Yes	Z.AI GLM-5 analysis
TAPESTRY_API_KEY	Yes	Social graph
SOLANA_PRIVATE_KEY	Yes	Base64 keypair for tx fees

3. Start SpacetimeDB

npm run spacetimedb:up
cd spacetimedb && spacetime publish -p . clawddao --anonymous

4. Run the app

npm run dev          # Frontend + API on :3000
npm run agent:worker # Autonomous worker on :4000 (separate terminal)

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Project Structure

clawddao/
├── apps/
│   ├── web/               Next.js frontend + API routes
│   │   ├── app/           Pages (dashboard, feed, agents) + API handlers
│   │   ├── components/    React components (feed, governance, social, ui)
│   │   └── lib/           Client utilities (feed-types, spacetimedb)
│   ├── worker/            Autonomous voting worker (Express + loop)
│   └── mcp/               MCP server tooling
├── packages/shared/       Shared business logic
│   ├── lib/               privy-client, stdb-client, ai, governance, tapestry, auth
│   └── types/             TypeScript interfaces
├── spacetimedb/           Database schema (6 tables, 10 reducers)
├── scripts/               CLI utilities (setup-devnet-realm, seed-demo)
└── tests/                 unit/ | integration/ | live/

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Testing

368 tests across 3 tiers:

npm run test              # 340 unit tests (mocked, fast)
npm run test:integration  # 11 integration tests (Docker SpacetimeDB)
npm run test:live         # 17 live tests (real APIs, needs credentials)
npm run test:all          # All tiers sequentially

Pre-commit hook runs all tiers automatically.

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Devnet Addresses

All on-chain accounts are on Solana devnet. Verify on Solana Explorer.

Programs (existing, not deployed by us)

Program	Address
SPL Governance	GovER5Lthms3bLBqWub97yVrMmEogzX7xNjdXpPPCVZw
Tapestry (Social Graph)	GraphUyqhPmEAckWzi7zAvbvUTXf8kqX7JtuvdGYRDRh

ClawdDAO Test Realm

Account	Address
Realm	j3JUuwBzzh1VHcE8gskSXbjjemK4kxZjvnvWfBLrRdk
Community Mint	DUbjFBEzFaetxPFtkj3qHehbnAnKbANSP8vrRc1bU7oQ
Governance	BSFmGCp182MtA7zwao7zZE5X9ggeqUtP3kHyyvw4Q2aS

Created via scripts/setup-devnet-realm.ts

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Hackathon Tracks

• DAOs ($5K from Realms) — governance tooling that increases participation
• Onchain Social ($5K from Tapestry) — transparent AI vote reasoning on social graph

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License

MIT