Best Practices for Safe Multisig Management in a Growing DAO

[Harry]

Hi everyone,

I’m currently helping a mid-sized DAO optimize its treasury and governance workflows using Safe, and while the core setup has been working well so far, we’re now encountering challenges as our contributor base and number of proposals grow.

Integrate Safe on my app web React

Hi everyone, I would like to integrate the Safe process for creating, signing, and confirming multisignature transactions into a web application built with React. For wallet connectivity, I want to use Rabby only. When creating a transaction, I’d like the user to be able to: enter or select the recipient address, define the signers, specify the amount of ETH to send, and optionally add other data. Has anyone already done this before? If so, could you share the complete process to follow, …

Specifically, I’m looking for best practices or recommendations for the following:

1. Multisig signer structure – How do you decide the optimal number of signers and threshold when the DAO scales? We’re trying to balance security with operational efficiency, but I’m not sure if increasing signers linearly with team size is the right approach.
2. Proposal execution workflow – Are there any preferred tools or Safe modules that can help automate or streamline execution once a proposal is approved off-chain (e.g., via Snapshot)? I’ve heard about Zodiac but haven’t implemented it yet—any tips or pitfalls?
3. Emergency access & contingency planning – In case multisig signers are unavailable or keys are lost, what are some community-trusted strategies for recovery or continuity? Have people here used timelocks or backup Safe setups successfully?

We’re also interested in any resources, community tools, or templates you’ve used that made your Safe experience smoother. I’ve browsed the docs and Discord, but thought it might help to hear directly from others who’ve faced similar scaling challenges in ccsp course in bangalore.

Appreciate any thoughts or shared experiences!

Thanks in advance

[tschubotz]

Hi there,

Unfortunately the answer to many of you question is “it depends”. There are some quite extensive guides on best practices when using multisigs out there:

• https://howtomultisig.com/
• Self-Assessment: Multisig OpSec. Modern multisig attacks may involve a… | by Mike Ryan | 1kxnetwork | Medium
• https://polygon.technology/blog/multisig-best-practices-to-maximize-transaction-security

As for DAOs, perhaps others have good resources they can share.

You mentioned offchain voting via Snapshot. There is the SafeSnap plugin which works quite well. It is used by a number of DAOs such as SafeDAO and GnosisDAO.

Hope this helps.