What is an Ethereum Request for Change (ERC)?

The goal of Ethereum Request for Change (ERCs) is to standardize and provide high-quality documentation for the Ethereum application layer. This repository tracks past and ongoing improvements application standards in the form of ERCs.

ERC-1 governs how ERCs are published.

The status page tracks and lists ERCs, which can be divided into the following categories:

• Interface ERCs standardize interfaces to Ethereum, determining how users and applications interact with the blockchain.
• Meta ERCs are miscellaneous improvements that nonetheless require some sort of consensus.
• Informational ERCs are non-standard improvements that do not require any form of consensus.

Before you write an ERC, ideas MUST be thoroughly discussed on Ethereum Magicians or Ethereum Research. Once consensus is reached, thoroughly read and review ERC-1, which describes the ERC process.