In May 2026, contributions concentrated on stellar/stellar-docs to improve validator monitoring and Tier 1 onboarding. Key work replaced obsolete tooling references with Obsrvr Radar across validator docs, and delivered a comprehensive Tier 1 onboarding guide with requirements, estimated costs, evaluation criteria, and a concrete onboarding path. Admin and prerequisites sections were polished, and monitoring references updated to include health indicators and Grafana tables. The updates also reworked storage guidance and hardware details, clarified archiving behavior, and restructured pages for easier navigation and quicker onboarding. The work enhances operator readiness, aligns documentation with current tooling, and improves the accuracy and maintainability of critical onboarding content.

Monthly summary for 2025-10 focused on governance and lifecycle improvements in the stellar-protocol repository. Delivered a key feature: CAP-0076 lifecycle update to FCP: Acceptance, including a direct link to the mailing list discussion and an informational metadata refresh to reflect lifecycle progression. No major bug fixes were recorded for this period; efforts centered on documentation, traceability, and governance readiness. This work enhances transparency, improves cross-team collaboration, and accelerates consensus-building for protocol changes.