Engineered for Diplomatic Excellence.
MUN-Key is the definitive real-time operating system designed exclusively for Model United Nations. We eliminate logistical friction so you can focus on what truly matters: debate, diplomacy, and global solutions.
See How It WorksReal-Time Sync
Instantaneous updates across all devices. Watch motions, speaker lists, and voting procedures update live without ever hitting refresh.
Secure Integration
Built tightly with Google Drive. We request minimal access exclusively to let you securely import, share, and manage your MUN documents.
Chair Toolkit
A specialized dashboard for chairs. Manage timers, attendance, and complex parliamentary motions with unprecedented ease.
The Anatomy of a Perfect Committee
MUN-Key isn't just a timer or a directory. It is a comprehensive, real-time command center engineered to handle the grueling, unpredictable flow of a Model United Nations debate. From the first roll call to the final gavel strike, here is how MUN-Key seamlessly orchestrates the room.
Phase 1: Infinite Scalability & Instant Setup
The administrative friction of starting a committee is eliminated before the first delegate even walks into the room. Whether you are running a small crisis committee or a massive General Assembly, the platform is built to scale.
- Infrastructure: Your dashboard allows you to safely store unlimited sessions and committees, ensuring you never have to delete past conference data to make room for new ones.
- Collaborative Gaveling: Because large committees require teamwork at the dais, we feature shared chair access, ensuring the entire secretariat can manage the flow without passing a single laptop back and forth.
- Frictionless Onboarding: Bringing a room of 100+ delegates online takes seconds. The system generates a custom sharing code so delegates can easily join the committee.
- The Roster: Once they are in, you can easily manage attendance. If you need to populate the room manually, simply add delegates for roll call with auto-fill, allowing you to add multiple at a time.
Phase 2: Opening the Floor (The Dual-Device Ecosystem)
The core differentiator of MUN-Key is its real-time synchronization. The days of delegates constantly asking the chair "how much time is left?" are over.
- Total Synchronization: The platform runs on a dual-broadcast system. The chair's view instantaneously broadcasts to the delegate's view, ensuring the entire room is locked into the exact same reality.
- The General Speakers List (GSL): As the committee opens, the chair can instantly start opening speeches directly from the dashboard.
- Queue Management: As placards fly up, the chair can add delegates to the speaker queue. The queue is broadcast live, so everyone knows exactly when it is their turn to take the podium. When ready, the chair can instantly call any speaker and activate the built-in quick timer.
Phase 3: Navigating the Chaos of Motions
Committees do not follow a straight line. MUN-Key is designed to manage the rapid, unpredictable proposal of motions with absolute precision.
- Logging the Floor: When a delegate raises a motion, the chair selects to propose a new motion. Depending on the request, this branches into either proposing a moderated caucus (requiring a topic and speaking time) or an unmoderated caucus.
- Execution: If the committee votes favorably, the chair triggers the caucus and transitions the room into the live view, synchronizing the timer across all devices.
- The Lifeline: Frequently, a motion fails, but a delegate wishes to bring it back later in the session. Instead of wasting time re-typing the parameters, the chair can simply reintroduce previously rejected motions, keeping the momentum of the debate alive.
Phase 4: The Intelligent Resolution Hub
Transitioning from debate to drafting is where most conferences fall apart. MUN-Key integrates deeply with Google Drive to create a secure, centralized hub for all working papers and resolutions.
- Collaborative Drafting: In the early stages, delegates can quickly share documents with other delegates, granting edit access to build working blocks.
- Seamless Submission: When a draft is ready for the dais, delegates can submit the resolution directly from their Google Drive. Crucially, they submit it to the chair first for review before it is broadcast to the floor.
- The Vetting Process: The platform features automatic vetting of submitted resolutions to ensure formatting is sound. The interface provides the dais with a clear, time-stamped dashboard of all pending documents. Once fully reviewed, the chair can approve the resolution to allow all delegates to view it.
Phase 5: The Reading & Review Period (Window 2)
Before any text is debated, it must be read. MUN-Key forces a synchronized, digital pause to ensure equity across the room.
- The Lockout: The chair initiates reading time, which immediately broadcasts a synchronized lockout to the delegate view.
- The Transition: Once the countdown ends, the chair can open debate, leading to "Window 2". This transitions the software from the standard speaker's list into a specialized document review mode, perfectly aligning the room's focus onto the active text.
Phase 6: The Amendment Crucible
Debating specific clause alterations is an administrative nightmare that MUN-Key completely digitizes.
- Submitting Changes: While in Window 2, delegates can submit amendments straight from their portal. These do not go live automatically; the chair must approve the amendment to filter out duplicates or formatting errors.
- Live Text Manipulation: Once an amendment is on the floor, the platform displays the chair's view of the amendment alongside the synchronized delegate view.
- Targeted Debate: As delegates take the podium to make for and against speeches, everyone in the room can see the exact clause being targeted and the proposed alteration.
- The Living Document: As amendments pass or fail, the platform automatically generates the finalized resolution with all modifications, saving the chair from ever having to manually copy and paste text during a live session.
Phase 7: The Final Verdict & Historical Logging
After hours of grueling debate, the committee reaches voting bloc.
- The Tally: The chair moves through the final steps, triggering a vote on any remaining amendments. Following this, the dais initiates the final vote on the resolution (and handles multiple votes if competing documents are on the floor).
- The Archive: Long after the gavel strikes, every single action, motion, amendment, and roll-call vote is permanently archived in the event log, providing unassailable historical accountability for the entire conference.