# About the SNIPs category

**URL:** <https://community.starknet.io/t/about-the-snips-category/2780>\
**Category:** SNIPs\
**Created:** [November 12, 2022, 9:41am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/about-the-snips-category/2780 "2022-11-12T09:41:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/system/32/5572_2.png) [@system](https://community.starknet.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 9:41am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/about-the-snips-category/2780/1 "2022-11-12T09:41:45Z")

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Discussions about SNIPs (Starknet Improvement Proposals)

SNIPs are managed in the [SNIPs repository](https://github.com/starknet-io/SNIPs).

The process of suggesting a SNIP (previously known as “SIMP”) is outlined by [martriay](https://community.starknet.io/u/martriay) in this post:

> [@\[DRAFT\] SNIP-1: SNIP Purpose and Guidelines](https://community.starknet.io/t/draft-simp-1-simp-purpose-and-guidelines/1197):
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> Table of Contents [What is a SNIP?](#what-is-a-snip-2)[SNIP Rationale](#snip-rationale-3)[SNIP Types](#snip-types-4)[SNIP Work Flow](#snip-work-flow-5)[Shepherding a SNIP](#shepherding-a-snip-6)[SNIP Process](#snip-process-7)[What belongs in a successful SNIP?](#what-belongs-in-a-successful-snip-8)[SNIP Formats and Templates](#snip-formats-and-templates-9)[SNIP Header Preamble](#snip-header-preamble-10)[Linking to External Resources](#linking-to-external-resources-17)[Linking to other SNIPs](#linking-to-other-snips-18)[Auxiliary Files](#auxiliary-files-19)[Transferring SNIP Ownership](#transferring-snip-ownership-20)[SNIP Editors](#snip-editors-21)[SNIP Editor Responsibilities](#snip-editor-responsibilities-22)[Style Guide](#style-guide-23)[History](#history-28)[Copyright](#copyright-29)[Citation](#citation-30)What is a SNIP? SNIP stands for StarkNet IMprovement Proposal. A SNIP is a design document providing information to the StarkNe…

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**Author:** ![estheroche](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/estheroche/32/85345_2.png) [@estheroche](https://community.starknet.io/u/estheroche)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/about-the-snips-category/2780/2 "2024-10-12T10:43:10Z")

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thank you for this, it will help new comers navigate easily