Governance — Saint Errant Sovereign Digital Society

Saint Errant is governed by its members. Not by a board. Not by investors. Not by a single person.

Decisions are proposed, debated, voted on, and sealed to the chain permanently.

The Structure

◈ SOVEREIGN ARCHITECTS
│  Ahmad Parr — Reverse Engineer
│  EDUALC     — Sovereign Engineer
│  Final authority on architecture, agent design, security
│
├── ⚡ DEVELOPER GUILD
│    Verified contributors to the codebase
│    Vote weight: contributions × months active
│    Authority: feature decisions, technical direction
│
├── 🔐 CYPHERPUNK GUILD
│    Security, cryptography, zero-trust operations
│    Vote weight: security contributions × months active
│    Authority: security architecture, threat model
│
├── 🔨 BUILDER GUILD
│    Ecosystem builders, integrators, community tools
│    Vote weight: documented builds × months active
│    Authority: tooling decisions, integration priorities
│
├── 🇬🇧 UK BUILDER GUILD
│    UK Treasury Social Nest members
│    Vote weight: GBP contributions × months active
│    Authority: UK treasury decisions, compliance direction
│
└── 👁 OBSERVER GUILD
     Community members, supporters, learners
     Vote weight: tenure + Open Collective contributions
     Authority: community decisions, event planning

Decision Types

Minor (no vote required)

Bug fixes
Documentation updates
Dependency updates (non-breaking)
UI tweaks

These go through standard PR review. One Sovereign or Developer Guild member approval is sufficient.

Standard (guild vote)

New features
API changes
New integrations
Agent persona modifications

These require a 48-hour vote in Discord #governance. Simple majority of active guild members. Result sealed to chain by COMMONS agent.

Major (full society vote)

Architecture changes to the Rust core
New agent additions or removals
Treasury movements over £1,000 / $1,000
Governance changes
New guild creation

These require a 72-hour vote across all guilds. 60% supermajority required. Sovereign sign-off required. Result sealed with dual VAULT + ATLAS seal.

Sovereign (architects only)

Security architecture
Sealing algorithm changes
Emergency response to active threats
WORM chain integrity decisions

These are decided by the Sovereign Architects and recorded to chain immediately. The community is notified within 24 hours.

The Voting Process

1. Proposal posted in #governance with:
   - What: clear description of the change
   - Why: the problem it solves or opportunity it captures
   - Impact: what changes, who is affected
   - Duration: standard (48h) or major (72h)

2. Discussion period — anyone can comment

3. Voting opens — guild members vote with Discord reactions:
   ✅ For
   ❌ Against
   🔄 Abstain (recorded but not counted)

4. Vote closes — COMMONS agent tallies and announces result

5. If passed — change is implemented and sealed:
   SHA-256(decision:title:outcome:timestamp)

6. Permanent record written to WORM chain via LEDGE agent

The Role Map

Every member of Saint Errant occupies a role. Every role has a path forward.

ENTRY ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│
│  New member joins Discord
│  Selects guild → role assigned → briefing received
│
├── 👁 OBSERVER
│    Entry point for everyone
│    Access: read-only on all channels
│    Path to Builder: 30 days active + one documented project
│    Path to Developer: open a PR on DEVFLOW-FINANCE
│    Path to Cypherpunk: security audit contribution or disclosure
│    Path to UK Builder: join the UK Treasury Nest
│
├── 🔨 BUILDER
│    Working on something in the ecosystem
│    Access: #builder-lab, #projects, #resources
│    Path to Developer: merged PR on DEVFLOW-FINANCE
│    Path to Cypherpunk: security contribution
│
├── 🇬🇧 UK BUILDER
│    UK Treasury Social Nest participant
│    Access: #uk-treasury, #nest-pools, #hmrc-mtd
│    Path to Verified: Companies House number on record
│    Path to Developer: code contribution to UK Treasury repo
│
├── ⚡ DEVELOPER
│    Active codebase contributor
│    Access: #dev, #architecture, #rust-core, vote on standard decisions
│    Path to Verified Contributor: merged PR verified via /verify
│    Path to Sovereign (by invitation only)
│
├── 🔐 CYPHERPUNK
│    Security and cryptography focus
│    Access: #cypherpunk-ops, #threat-intel, #zero-trust
│    Authority: security architecture votes
│    Path to Verified: documented security contribution
│
├── ✅ VERIFIED CONTRIBUTOR
│    GitHub-verified, merged PR on record
│    Access: all developer channels + #war-room-ops
│    Vote weight: 2× standard developer
│    Path to Sovereign (by invitation only)
│
└── ◈ SOVEREIGN
     Ahmad Parr + EDUALC (founding architects)
     Final authority on architecture and security
     By invitation only — no application process

Transparency Commitments

All treasury movements are public — Open Collective shows every penny
All governance decisions are sealed — SHA-256 chain, permanent, unalterable
All agent decisions are logged — Bifrost event chain, WORM archive
No hidden votes — all Discord votes are visible to all members
No private deals — partnerships and integrations go through standard governance

Amending This Document

Changes to governance require a major vote (72 hours, 60% supermajority, Sovereign sign-off).

This document is sealed at: SHA-256(governance:v1:2026-05-16)

Saint Errant · Sovereign Digital Society — governance by the many, sealed by the chain