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2424| [**Lead Maintainer**](#lead-maintainer) | Ultimate project authority (founders) | All Core Maintainer privileges, veto authority, appoints Core Maintainers | Reserved for project founders; succession only |
2525| [**Community Moderator**](#community-moderator) | CoC enforcement and community health | Moderation rights on community platforms, incident handling | Parallel track: Member status + appointment |
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27<Note>
28 Timelines are minimums, not guarantees. They protect the project from rapid
29 privilege escalation and ensure a high bar of demonstrated commitment. Actual
30 advancement is discretionary and may take longer. Exceptions require explicit
31 Core Maintainer approval with documented rationale.
32</Note>
27> [!NOTE]
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29> Timelines are minimums, not guarantees. They protect the project from rapid
30> privilege escalation and ensure a high bar of demonstrated commitment. Actual
31> advancement is discretionary and may take longer. Exceptions require explicit
32> Core Maintainer approval with documented rationale.
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135135Core Maintainers hold final decision-making authority for MCP's technical direction. This is the highest level of trust in the community.
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137<Note>
138 The Core Maintainer role is intentionally limited. This ensures a coherent
139 technical vision while the project scales. Bandwidth concerns are addressed
140 through delegation to Maintainers, Working Group Leads, and Interest Group
141 Facilitators, not by expanding Core Maintainer numbers.
142</Note>
137> [!NOTE]
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139> The Core Maintainer role is intentionally limited. This ensures a coherent
140> technical vision while the project scales. Bandwidth concerns are addressed
141> through delegation to Maintainers, Working Group Leads, and Interest Group
142> Facilitators, not by expanding Core Maintainer numbers.
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144144**Requirements:**
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