Proposal: Improving DAR Artifact Inspectability

Development Fund Proposal Submission

Proposal file: /proposals/daml_lf_artifact_decompiler_proposal.md

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Summary

This proposal funds an open-source Daml-LF 2.x decompiler for Canton, enabling validators, auditors, and integrators to reconstruct human-readable Daml directly from deployed DAR artifacts for independent security review and inspection.

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Checklist

• [X] Proposal file added under /proposals/
• [X] Milestones and funding amounts defined
• [X] Acceptance criteria included
• [X] Alignment with Canton priorities described

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Notes for Reviewers

• Champion: not needed as part of Canton Foundation
• Labels: daml-tooling, dar-app-management
• Ask: 700,000 CC across 2 milestones