> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.hover.market/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.hover.market/governance.md).

# Governance

As Hover matures, governance will play an increasingly critical role. However, until that point, the team of core contributors will take the lead in making protocol decisions.

When the governance phase commences, users will need to hold staked HOV (either esHOV or xHOV) to participate in governance voting.