Doctrine
Founding principles that bind the substrate
The doctrine section of the constitution articulates the foundational principles from which every rule, obligation, and right derives. Understanding the doctrine is the starting point for understanding why the substrate is built and governed as it is.
Non-enclosure floor
The substrate may not be enclosed. No operator, steward, or amendment may remove a participant's ability to take their data, their identity, and their coordination history elsewhere. The non-enclosure floor is the constitutional root from which all other rights flow, it cannot be bargained away or administratively suspended.
Coordination over control
The substrate is designed to enable coordination among parties who share no common owner, employer, or legal jurisdiction. The doctrine treats control as a last resort, the default is transparent, attested mutual arrangement. Where control is necessary, it must be scoped, delegated, and auditable.
Accountability to participants
Governance authority over the substrate derives from the participants it serves, not from capital or administrative convenience. The doctrine encodes this as a binding obligation on the Foundation and on every operator acting within its frameworks. Authority without accountability to participants is constitutionally void.