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55The Model Context Protocol contributor ladder defines roles, responsibilities, and advancement criteria for the project. It shows community members how to grow their involvement from a first contribution to project leadership.
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7This document implements [SEP-2148](/seps/2148-contributor-ladder). For Working Group and Interest Group governance, see [SEP-2149](/seps/2149-working-group-charter-template).
7This document implements [SEP-2148](/seps/2148-contributor-ladder.md). For Working Group and Interest Group governance, see [SEP-2149](/seps/2149-working-group-charter-template.md).
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99## Guiding Principles
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4242**Getting started:**
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44* Review the [Contributing Guide](/community/contributing)
44* Review the [Contributing Guide](/community/contributing.md)
4545* Join community channels (Discord, GitHub Discussions)
4646* Look for issues tagged `good-first-issue` or `help-wanted`
4747* Attend working group meetings
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168168**Privileges:**
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170170* Final approval on breaking changes and major spec revisions
171* Voting rights on [SEPs](/community/sep-guidelines)
171* Voting rights on [SEPs](/community/sep-guidelines.md)
172172* Approval of Maintainers
173173* Governance voting rights and expectation of governance participation
174174* Administrative rights to all MCP GitHub repositories
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248248Working Group (WG) Leads and Interest Group (IG) Facilitators are a form of community leadership that does not require Maintainer status. WG and IG leadership centers on facilitation and coordination rather than merge authority.
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250The full governance rules for WGs and IGs are defined in [SEP-2149: MCP Group Governance and Charter Template](/seps/2149-working-group-charter-template). These include participation tiers, decision-making process, meeting requirements, and lifecycle.
250The full governance rules for WGs and IGs are defined in [SEP-2149: MCP Group Governance and Charter Template](/seps/2149-working-group-charter-template.md). These include participation tiers, decision-making process, meeting requirements, and lifecycle.
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252252**Requirements:**
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309309When in doubt, make the decision at your level and document it. Escalate only when blocked, when the decision has project-wide implications, or when process explicitly requires it.
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311The detailed escalation procedure for Working Group and Interest Group disputes is defined in [SEP-2149 §1.5](/seps/2149-working-group-charter-template). It includes the designation of a Core Maintainer without shared organizational affiliation to resolve the issue.
311The detailed escalation procedure for Working Group and Interest Group disputes is defined in [SEP-2149 §1.5](/seps/2149-working-group-charter-template.md). It includes the designation of a Core Maintainer without shared organizational affiliation to resolve the issue.
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313313### Escalation Matrix
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338338**Code Contributions.** SDK development (TypeScript, Python, etc.), testing infrastructure, tooling and developer experience.
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340**Specification Work.** Drafting or refining spec text, [SEP](/community/sep-guidelines) authorship or co-authorship, protocol design participation, compatibility analysis.
340**Specification Work.** Drafting or refining spec text, [SEP](/community/sep-guidelines.md) authorship or co-authorship, protocol design participation, compatibility analysis.
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342342**Documentation.** User guides and tutorials, API documentation, architecture documentation, keeping content current.
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