🚧 Draft in Progress — This narrative holon is evolving and open for remix.

🕸️ MAP Agreements¶

Interdependent networks of Promises that give rise to collective intelligence¶

🌐 What is a Promise Weave?¶

A Promise Weave is a living network of Promises among Cells that forms when:

Multiple Promises are accepted and activated
Those Promises involve shared capital flows, compatible memetic signatures, and agreed protocols
The participating Cells consent to relational interdependence under shared governance

🌱 A Promise Weave is how Cells self-organize into coherent systems of mutual support, purpose, and value flow.

Promise Weaves are the memetic and relational fabric out of which Agent Spaces emerge.

🧩 Structure of a Promise Weave¶

Each Promise Weave is a self-describing holon, containing:

participants: List of Cell IDs and their roles
componentPromises: References to the individual Promises comprising the weave
sharedMemeticSignature: Aggregated values and intentions
governanceScaffold: Agreed decision-making and participation model
vitalCapitalFlows: Flow map across Cells
thresholds: Optional sustainability or trust bounds
protocols: Interaction methods (e.g. MAPNative, Scuttlebutt, social ritual)
status: Proposed, Active, Dormant, Dissolving, Archived

The Weave is dynamic: it can grow, split, merge, evolve, or dissolve based on consent and flow coherence.

🧬 How a Promise Weave Forms¶

Initial Promises are made by Cells (individual or collective)
Offers are extended and Agreements are signed
Trust Channels open and capital begins to flow
If:
- Shared capital types are active
- Memetic alignment is high
- A governance scaffold is adopted
  → A Promise Weave is instantiated

🧠 The Weave is not imposed — it emerges when coordination becomes coherent.

🛠 How Weaves Are Used¶

Promise Weaves are the coordination layer for:

Collective action (e.g. stewarding a commons, launching a project)
Fractal nesting (Weaves of Weaves form Agent Spaces)
Capital pooling (e.g. mutual aid, land trusts)
Ritual practice (e.g. storytelling circles, care rituals, governance)
Protocol integration (automated or semi-automated services)

Weaves may be public, semi-permeable, or private, based on governance and membrane configuration.

🔄 Promise Weave Lifecycle¶

Stage	Description
Emergence	Sufficient trust, alignment, and active Promises trigger formation
Activation	Weave becomes coherent: flows are live, governance is in effect
Growth / Mutation	Promises are added, roles evolve, new Cells join or split off
Reflection	Periodic reviews, Life Code updates, realignment efforts
Dissolution	Flows end or diverge, agreements conclude, Weave archives itself

Each lifecycle stage may emit events (e.g. weave.activated, weave.split, weave.realigned).

📊 Visualizing a Weave¶

In DAHN, Promise Weaves appear as interactive constellations or weblike graphs, showing:

Participating Cells (nodes)
Capital flows (edges)
Agreement status (active, paused, at risk)
Alignment resonance (color-coded or heatmapped)
Promises as pulses or orbits within the system

This allows Cells to sense into the health of their collective coordination at a glance.

🔐 Governance of a Weave¶

Each Promise Weave adopts a Governance Scaffold, defining:

Decision-making modes (e.g. consent, voting, delegation)
Role configuration (e.g. steward, weaver, observer, membrane keeper)
Onboarding / exit protocols
Capital balance policies
Promise compliance / restoration mechanisms

This allows Weaves to self-manage while remaining open to evolution and divergence.

🔗 Integration with Other MAP Structures¶

MAP Structure	Relation to Weave
Cell	Cells are the agents making Promises within the Weave
Collective Cell	Emerges from sustained Weave coherence
Agreement	Each Promise in the Weave is backed by one or more Agreements
Trust Channel	Controls visibility and flow permissions across Weave members
Dance Protocol	Defines how services, interactions, and flows are invoked
Vital Capital Flow	The Weave maps total inflows/outflows across all members

🧭 Open Threads for Promise Weaves¶

1. Weave Health & Metrics¶

What are the best ways to assess: - Alignment strength? - Flow balance? - Memetic drift?

2. Weave Split / Merge Patterns¶

How do Weaves gracefully divide, recombine, or branch?

3. Nested Weaves¶

How do Promise Weaves nest inside each other — e.g. family Weave inside a bioregional Commons Weave?

4. Adaptive Governance¶

How do Weaves evolve scaffolds in response to shifting flows and contexts?

5. Public Discovery¶

What visibility models allow Cells to browse or join Weaves, while honoring privacy and sovereignty?

🌿 Why Promise Weaves Matter¶

Promise Weaves are the connective tissue of MAP. They allow:

Trust to scale without coercion
Action to coordinate without hierarchy
Capital to flow based on living consent
Intelligence to emerge from interdependence

The Weave is not just structure — it's relational intelligence in motion.

🕸️ Promise Weave Protocol Spec¶

A coordination pattern for interdependent promises, capital flows, and regenerative governance¶

🔧 Promise Weave Protocol¶

A Promise Weave is a dynamic coordination structure formed when multiple MAP Cells enter into active, interdependent Promises that are backed by Agreements, aligned by shared values, and scaffolded by governance protocols.

The Promise Weave Protocol specifies how Weaves:

Are formed, structured, and maintained
Enable trust-based collaboration
Govern shared capital flows
Support emergence of Agent Spaces

The protocol ensures that Cells retain full sovereignty while enabling coherent multi-agent action through consent, clarity, and contextual awareness.

📐 Core Protocol Concepts¶

Element	Description
Promise	A unilateral declaration of intent by a Cell, possibly referencing services, capital flows, or access.
Agreement	A consent-based contract between two or more Cells that activates one or more Promises.
Weave	A holonic structure containing interconnected Promises, shared capital flows, governance scaffolds, and active relationships.
Collective Cell	A higher-order holon that can emerge from a sufficiently cohesive and governed Promise Weave.
Governance Scaffold	A formalized structure for decision-making, participation, role assignment, and amendment within the Weave.
Vital Capital	The value types (Human, Natural, Social, etc.) flowing across the Weave, tracked and governed in context.

🧬 Weave Formation Protocol¶

Promise Origination
One or more Cells issue Promises (e.g. service offers, contributions, invitations) with compatible capital types and memetic signatures.
Offer & Agreement
Other Cells respond, forming Agreements that define access, expectations, and terms of fulfillment.
Capital Flow Activation
If reciprocal or networked capital flows are initiated (e.g. time-for-tools, care-for-space), the system qualifies for Weave formation.
Governance Scaffold Adoption
Cells adopt a shared governance pattern to steward the emerging relationship.
Weave Holon Instantiation
A PromiseWeave holon is created — self-describing, queryable, and visible through the DAHN.

🌀 Weave Lifecycle States¶

State	Description
`proposed`	Minimum viable Promises and Agreements are in place; governance is forming.
`active`	The Weave is live — capital is flowing, governance is functioning, and Dances are happening.
`mutating`	Promises or participants are changing, new thresholds or agreements being added.
`dormant`	Temporarily inactive; agreements and flows are paused, but not dissolved.
`dissolving`	Weave is being gracefully dismantled. Flows are stopped and roles exited.
`archived`	The Weave is closed and stored for reference, with full provenance intact.

Transitions between states must follow the governance scaffold's decision rules.

🧭 Roles Within a Weave¶

Role	Function
`participant`	Standard member actively offering or accepting Promises.
`steward`	Responsible for maintaining the health, coherence, and thresholds of the Weave.
`observer`	Has visibility into the Weave but no active Promises (used for mentoring, transparency, or governance support).
`membrane keeper`	Manages visibility, onboarding/offboarding, and access requests.
`weaver`	May introduce, refactor, or realign the structure of the Weave (e.g. roles, flow logic).

Roles are defined and managed within the governanceScaffold.

💧 Capital Flow Protocols¶

All capital flows within a Weave must:

Be explicitly declared in Promises and Agreements
Reference Vital Capital Types
Be optionally bound to Thresholds (e.g. minimum contribution, maximum usage)
Be tracked and visible in the Weave Dashboard (e.g. via DAHN’s Capital Compass)

Example flow declarations may include:

- from: cell:gardens.nora
  to: cell:fixit.tariq
  capitalType: Built Capital
  flowType: stewardship
  quantity: "4 tools"
  conditions: ["availableStock > 3", "trustLevel > 0.6"]

💧 Capital Flow Protocols¶

All capital flows within a Weave must:

Be explicitly declared in Promises and Agreements
Reference Vital Capital Types
Be optionally bound to Thresholds (e.g. minimum contribution, maximum usage)
Be tracked and visible in the Weave Dashboard (e.g. via DAHN’s Capital Compass)

Example capital flow declaration:

from: cell:gardens.nora  
to: cell:fixit.tariq  
capitalType: Built Capital  
flowType: stewardship  
quantity: "4 tools"  
conditions:  
  - availableStock > 3  
  - trustLevel > 0.6

📏 Thresholds and Sustainability Metrics¶

Each Weave may define context-aware thresholds for its capital types.

Thresholds are stored as holons and govern acceptable ranges of inflows/outflows
A Sustainability Quotient (SQ) is calculated per capital type
Flows are paused, rebalanced, or replenished based on these metrics

Governance rules may define responses to:

Overshoot (SQ > 1)
Undersupply (capital not meeting shared needs)
Burnout (uneven Human Capital contribution)

🔐 Trust, Privacy & Discovery¶

Promise Weaves respect sovereignty through membrane policies:

Discovery visibility: Public, local, invitation-only
Access rights: Defined in Agreements or governance rules
Trust Channels: Used to filter visibility and access to Weave elements

DAHN may allow Cells to:

Discover nearby or aligned Weaves
Request observation or participation roles
View resonance indicators (memetic alignment, flow balance)

🔄 Mutation & Adaptation¶

Weaves are designed to evolve. Protocols support:

Adding or removing Promises
Reconfiguring roles
Splitting a Weave into multiple threads
Merging Weaves under shared capital/governance logic
Amending governance scaffolds with consent

These mutations are logged in the events stream of the PromiseWeave holon.

📊 DAHN Integration¶

DAHN modules for interacting with Weaves include:

Weave Map: Visual graph of participants, flows, roles, and resonance
Capital Compass: Sustainability Quotient tracking per capital type
Promise Timeline: Event log of activations, fulfillments, and changes
Governance Console: Participate in decisions, proposals, and policy shifts
Memetic Alignment Viewer: Shared Life Code and signature constellation

📘 Summary¶

The Promise Weave Protocol enables:

Fractal, sovereign, regenerative coordination
Consent-based, memetic-aligned relationship building
Real-time flow awareness across diverse capital types
Emergence of Agent Spaces through trust, not control

A Promise Weave is not just a structure — it's a living agreement space, woven by intention, nurtured by flow, and sustained through mutual trust.