RISC-V Quick Start for New Members

1. Set up your LFX profile

Your LFX account is the master record several RVI tools key off: meeting attendance, voting rolls, group membership. Get this right first; everything else depends on it.

→ Action: Go to openprofile.dev, sign in (or create an account with your work email), and complete:

• Full name (not a nickname)

• Employer / Affiliation

• GitHub handle

• Profile photo (optional)

2. Update your Groups.io profile

Groups.io (lists.riscv.org) is the source of truth for identifying RISC-V Member Representatives. The accuracy of these fields directly affects how quickly and effectively the RVI team can support you, and is what authorizes your access to members-only resources.

Four fields are required:

• Email address

• Display name

• GitHub username

• Affiliation

→ Action: Edit your profile at lists.riscv.org/g/main/editprofile and make sure all four fields above are set and current.

3. Subscribe to the must-read mailing lists

These two lists carry every announcement, vote, and ratification across RVI. Subscribe to both — at minimum.

• tech-announce — official announcements: CfCs, ratifications, fast-track votes (read-only)

• tech-exchange — open technical discussion across the project

Then browse all groups and join the TG/SIG lists for the specifications you want to contribute to.

4. Read the Policies & Procedures

One 10-minute read covers quorum thresholds, voting rules, probation, and the full spec lifecycle (Planning → Development → Stabilization → Freeze → Ratification). Cite-able for every governance question.

→ Action: Read the RVI Policies & Procedures.

5. Find your meetings

Most TGs and SIGs meet weekly or biweekly via Zoom (managed by LFX). Attending is the single biggest signal of engagement and is the basis for voter eligibility.

→ Action: Browse the RISC-V Tech Calendar, then add the meetings of the TGs/SIGs you joined in Step 3 to your own calendar.

6. Connect your GitHub

Spec work happens in the riscv (ISA) and riscv-non-isa orgs.

Once your Groups.io GitHub username field is set (Step 2), you'll be added to the RISC-V Members team automatically within ~3 hours. That team membership is what grants access to members-only repos and resources.

For your spec contributions to attribute correctly in engagement reports and PR sign-offs, GitHub must also know your work email.

→ Actions:

• In GitHub → Settings → Emails, add and verify the same email address you used for your Groups.io profile

• Accept the RISC-V Members team invitation when it arrives in your GitHub notifications

• Star or watch the spec repos relevant to your TG/SIG so you see PRs and issues in your feed

7. Introduce yourself and start small

Every TG/SIG has a wiki page that lists the Chair, Vice-Chair, and mailing list. Find your group's page in the Technical Committees List and:

Tools worth bookmarking

The dashboards and editors below are the day-to-day tools the RVI tech-admin team and TG/SIG leads use to track committees, specifications, and proposals. Bookmark the ones relevant to your work.

Quick reference