generated: '2026-08-17'
method: searched
source: https://docs.rainbowstandard.io/rainbow-standard-documents/procedures-manual/standard-and-methodologies
scope: standard-and-methodology-lifecycle
note: >-
  Rainbow (formerly Riverse) publishes no API, so there is no API version/deprecation
  policy to capture. It does publish a genuinely rigorous lifecycle policy for the
  artifacts its market depends on — the Standard Rules, the Procedures Manual, and each
  methodology — including a written discontinuation procedure with an explicit transition
  window for already-validated projects. That is the deprecation contract captured here,
  and the Deprecation pointer in apis.yml points at it. There is NO status page anywhere on
  the estate (status.rainbowstandard.io does not resolve), so NO StatusPage pointer is
  emitted, and no SLA or uptime target is published.
versioning:
  scheme: major.minor integer suffix on the document name
  current:
    standard_rules: V7.2
    procedures_manual: V3.2
  docs: https://docs.rainbowstandard.io/rainbow-standard-documents/procedures-manual/standard-and-methodologies
  revision_cadence: >-
    Methodologies are evaluated against the discontinuation criteria at least once every
    three years during the mandatory major revision process, and may be reviewed at any time.
  public_consultation_required: true
  governing_body: Standard Advisory Board (SAB)
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://docs.rainbowstandard.io/rainbow-standard-documents/procedures-manual/standard-and-methodologies
  archive_url: https://docs.rainbowstandard.io/other/archived-methodologies
  sunset_header: false
  policy: >-
    A methodology may be discontinued where it consistently overestimates credits and cannot
    be revised to ensure conservativeness. Projects already validated under a discontinued
    methodology may continue using it until their next verification; after that they must
    transition to a new methodology or become ineligible for new RCCs. Previously issued RCCs
    remain valid and tradable.
  supersession: >-
    Superseded versions of the Standard Rules, the Procedures Manual and every methodology are
    archived at the Archived documents pages "for continuity, transparency, and traceability",
    and every change is recorded in the corresponding Version history page.
  project_compliance: https://docs.rainbowstandard.io/rainbow-standard-documents/procedures-manual/project-certification-procedure
status_page: null
sla: null
support:
  general: https://rainbowstandard.io/general-inquiries
  climate_team: climate@rainbowstandard.io
  platform_support: support@rainbowstandard.io
deprecated_operations: []
x-evidence:
- url: https://docs.rainbowstandard.io/rainbow-standard-documents/procedures-manual/standard-and-methodologies.md
  status: 200
- url: https://docs.rainbowstandard.io/other/archived-methodologies
  status: 200
- url: https://status.rainbowstandard.io/
  status: 0
  note: NXDOMAIN — no status page exists.