Overview
The GovTool DRep Directory is a searchable list of Delegated Representatives (DReps), the people and groups who vote on network decisions on behalf of the ADA holders who choose them. You can look a DRep up by name or ID, read the profile they wrote about themselves, and hand them your voting power from the same page1. Anyone can browse the list without connecting a wallet2.
The directory is one page of GovTool, a governance app for Cardano. Its code sits in a public repository run by Intersect, a member organization that coordinates Cardano development, and is released under the Apache 2.0 open-source license3. Intersect announced GovTool with finding and delegating to DReps as a headline feature4. The directory works with Cardano's on-chain voting system, set out in CIP-1694, where ADA holders either vote themselves or pick a DRep to vote for them2. In September 2026, the developer team Sireto took over GovTool's code, releases and hosted site5.
Key Features
- Find a DRep by name or ID. A search box at the top of the directory looks up a representative by display name or by DRep ID, the unique code each DRep receives when they register on the network1.
- Narrow the list by status. Filters split DReps into Active, Inactive and Retired groups, and the directory opens with the Active filter already applied1,6.
- Sort the list your way. Five sort orders are available: voting activity, registration date, voting power, status, and a random order that shuffles the list6.
- Read each DRep's pitch in their own words. Profile pages show the objectives, motivations and qualifications a DRep has published, along with their links, status and voting power7.
- Delegate without leaving the page. Each DRep card carries a Connect to delegate button, and the user's own wallet signs the transaction that assigns their voting power to that DRep1,2.
What to Expect
You land on a page headed "Find a DRep" with a column of cards. Each card shows a DRep's name, their ID in both the current and older formats, how much ADA voting power has been delegated to them, and their status1. Results come five to a page by default, with buttons for the full profile or for delegating1.
For ADA holders, delegating takes one wallet signature. If your stake key (the part of your wallet that carries staking and voting rights) is not yet registered, the same transaction registers it for a refundable deposit8. You can later switch to another DRep, or pick one of the automated voting options, Abstain or No Confidence, instead of a person8. Choosing a DRep is separate from stake pool delegation and does not change it9.
For representatives, the directory is where their public profile appears. DReps who registered with profile details show up in the list, while ADA holders registered only to vote for themselves do not2. The wider GovTool app also covers registering as a DRep, and its Governance Actions page shows the proposals DReps vote on3.
For developers, the full code is on GitHub, and a preview copy of GovTool runs on a Cardano test network at preview.gov.tools3.
