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Ramses Concepts

This section explains the on-chain mechanics that show up throughout the Ramses contracts, API, and integration guides.

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What is Ramses?

Ramses is a concentrated-liquidity DEX with:

• Weekly period-based liquidity accounting
• Gauge-directed emissions
• Protocol-fee routing to treasury and voter markets
• An address-based governance stack built around xRAM, VoteModule, Voter, and AccessHub
• A liquid governance wrapper exposed through R33 / hyperRAM

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Core Mechanics

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1. Concentrated liquidity with weekly accounting

Ramses extends Uniswap V3-style pools with weekly accounting that is later used by gauges and reward distributors.

• Learn about Concentrated Liquidity →

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2. Non-custodial gauge rewards

CL positions can earn rewards without moving the underlying pool liquidity into a separate staking contract.

• Learn about the Protocol →

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3. xRAM governance stack

The current governance model is address-based:

• XRam.sol converts RAM into transfer-restricted xRAM
• VoteModule.sol holds staked xRAM and exposes voting power
• Voter.sol stores votes for the next weekly period
• FeeDistributor.sol pays rewards to voter addresses based on periodized vote weight
• Learn about Token Contracts & Emissions →

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4. Liquid governance wrapper

R33.sol is the vault contract for the liquid governance wrapper. The token it mints is hyperRAM, an ERC4626 share token backed by xRAM staked in VoteModule.

• Learn about Token Contracts & Emissions →

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5. Governance routing through AccessHub

Operational changes across pools, gauges, xRAM, fee routing, and vault automation are coordinated through AccessHub.

• Learn about the Contract Architecture →

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Key Concepts to Understand

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Getting Started

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For Traders

1. Understand concentrated liquidity and swaps
2. Learn pool fee behavior and pool selection
3. Explore pool and route concepts

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For Liquidity Providers

1. Learn how active ranges work
2. Understand weekly reward accounting
3. Review the contracts overview

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For Governance Participants

1. Learn how RAM, xRAM, VoteModule, and Voter fit together
2. Review xRAM conversion and exit semantics
3. Read the Voter reference

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For Developers and Integrators

1. Review the contracts overview
2. Use the REST API overview
3. Explore the contract references
4. Follow the local environment guide

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Additional Resources

• Ramses V3 Contracts Repository
• ConsenSys Diligence Audit
• Cantina / Spearbit Audit
• Code4rena Audit Report
• Contract Addresses
• Research Papers

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Community and Support

• Official Documentation
• Discord Community
• Twitter/X
• GitHub