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+    ZIP: Unassigned {numbers are assigned by ZIP editors}
+    Title: {Something Short and To the Point}
+    Owners: First Owner <email>
+            ...
+    Credits: First Credited
+             ...
+    Status: Draft
+    Category: {Consensus | Standards Track | Network | RPC | Wallet | Informational | Process}
+    Created: yyyy-mm-dd
+    License: {usually MIT}
+    Pull-Request: <https://github.com/zcash/zips/pull/???>
+
+
+# Terminology
+
+{Edit this to reflect the key words that are actually used.}
+The key words "MUST", "REQUIRED", "MUST NOT", "SHOULD", and "MAY" in this
+document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [^BCP14] when, and
+only when, they appear in all capitals.
+
+The character § is used when referring to sections of the Zcash Protocol Specification. [^protocol]
+
+The terms "Mainnet" and "Testnet" are to be interpreted as described in § 3.12 ‘Mainnet and Testnet’. [^protocol-networks]
+
+The term "full validator" in this document is to be interpreted as defined in § 3.3 ‘The Block Chain’. [^protocol-blockchain].
+
+The terms below are to be interpreted as follows:
+
+{Term to be defined}
+
+: {Definition.}
+
+{Another term}
+
+: {Definition.}
+
+
+# Abstract
+
+
+# Motivation
+
+
+# Privacy Implications
+
+
+# Requirements
+
+
+# Non-requirements
+
+
+# Specification
+
+<details>
+<summary>
+{details heading}
+</summary>
+
+{ details body }
+</details>
+<br/>
+
+# Rationale
+
+
+# Deployment
+
+
+# Reference implementation
+
+
+# Open issues
+
+
+# References
+
+[^BCP14]: [Information on BCP 14 — "RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels" and "RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp14)
+
+[^protocol]: [Zcash Protocol Specification, Version 2025.6.3 [NU6.1] or later](protocol/protocol.pdf)
+
+[^protocol-blockchain]: [Zcash Protocol Specification, Version 2025.6.3 [NU6.1]. Section 3.3: The Block Chain](protocol/protocol.pdf#blockchain)
+
+[^protocol]: [Zcash Protocol Specification, Version 2025.6.3 [NU6.1]. Section 3.12: Mainnet and Testnet](protocol/protocol.pdf#networks)