New projects move through a public governance path before becoming active PRAGMA projects. Twice a year, the Project Committee (the group that reviews incoming project applications) announces an application period, reviews candidates, recommends projects to the Administrative Board (the board that handles day-to-day operations) and helps oversee the process through incubation.

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01 apply
Applications are open now. Project owners submit through the intake form during the application period.
02 review
The Project Committee checks fit, openness, legal readiness and roadmap clarity.
03 incubate
The Administrative Board may approve incubation and assign a PRAGMA Guide.
04 graduate
After successful quarterly reviews, the board may propose the project for full acceptance.
05 join
The General Assembly accepts the project and creates its Maintainer Committee, the group that runs the project.