MONTREAL.AI · MCAP-001 · GENESIS

ASI.ETHThe addressable root of Machine Civilizations

A persistent institutional identity for constitutions, successors, proof, verification, memory, policy and bounded authority—across changing models, operators and infrastructure.

Open Root Manifest Read MCAP-001 Read the Covenant
Memory may cross. Authority must requalify.
Three inheritances

From continuity to qualified succession.

Dynasties transmitted durable resources. Secret Orders transmitted durable purpose. Machine Civilizations can transmit institutional intelligence—but only if continuity is separated from inherited power.

01

Dynasties

Land, capital, infrastructure, archives, institutions and long-horizon stewardship.

02

Secret Orders

Purpose, disciplined knowledge, commitments, constitutions and institutional memory.

03

Machine Civilizations

Models, world programs, verified skills, tools, proof, memory and recursive succession.

The constitutional threshold

Continuity passes. Authority does not.

A successor is an institutionally qualified continuation—not merely a copied agent or newer checkpoint. The inheritance is broad; the authority grant is fresh, bounded and independently evidenced.

May cross

  • Identity
  • Mission
  • Memory
  • Knowledge
  • Tools
  • Skills
  • Obligations
  • Chronicle
Ω

Must requalify

  • Proof
  • Trust
  • Reputation
  • Permissions
  • Privileged keys
  • Authority
Capability may compound. Trust must be earned anew.
The addressable institution

One root. Distinct constitutional powers.

Each subname has a narrow semantic role. Proposed names are not represented as active until owner-signed transactions and resolved-record evidence are published.

asi.eth

Canonical root and discovery surface.

signature required
successor.asi.eth

Current or nominated qualified continuation.

declared
covenant.asi.eth

Stable founding Covenant and invariants.

proposed
registry.asi.eth

Identity, mission and lineage graph.

proposed
chronicle.asi.eth

Append-only institutional consequence.

proposed
proof.asi.eth

Frozen candidates, evidence and results.

proposed
verifier.asi.eth

Independent verifier discovery.

proposed
admission.asi.eth

Qualification, scope, expiry and revocation.

proposed
policy.asi.eth

External policy and authority ceilings.

proposed
rollback.asi.eth

Stop, revoke, contain and recover.

proposed
treasury.asi.eth

Bounded resources, escrow and settlement.

proposed
constitution.asi.eth

Versioned machine-readable rules.

proposed
Successor lifecycle

Proof before admission. Chronicle after consequence.

The default state machine prevents an evolving candidate from silently inheriting prior authority.

NOMINATED
CANDIDATE
FROZEN
UNDER PROOF
ADMITTED
ACTIVE
MONITORED
CHRONICLED
MCAP-001 conformance

Recognition must be earned in stages.

Namespace ownership can make an institution discoverable. It cannot self-certify operational legitimacy.

Level 1

Discoverable

Root, manifest, Covenant, registry and public status can be resolved.

Level 2

Auditable

Chronicle commitments, proof references, controllers, conflicts and succession history are public.

Level 3

Operational

A frozen candidate completes independent proof, receives bounded admission, and demonstrates monitoring and rollback.

Positive capabilities

Make cooperation the stable phase.

The architecture is designed to support productive, voluntary and accountable coordination—not autonomous power for its own sake.

Create valueKnowledge, infrastructure, tools and measurable outcomes.
Coordinate by consentDistinct participants retain identity, choice and exit.
Earn trust through proofEvidence and verification proportional to value at risk.
Defend the commonsProtect shared knowledge, interfaces and infrastructure.
Outcompete predationMake durable cooperation strategically superior.
Genesis evidence

What is public now—and what is not.

This release establishes the open architecture and discovery documents. It deliberately separates publication from mainnet activation and operational proof.

Owner-signature gate

ENS records
Prepared; mainnet signature required.
Subnames
Created only when the corresponding function is real and inspectable.
Contenthash
Deferred until a canonical content-addressed release exists.
Agent registry
Deferred; draft standards require review.
Operational authority
A0 only. No consequential authority asserted.
Control of ASI.ETH provides addressability—not proof of artificial superintelligence, safety, alignment, legal status or authority over others.
SUCCESSOR Ω

Not a swarm.
An institution.

The root provides identity. The Covenant limits power. The Chronicle preserves consequence. Independent proof qualifies the successor. Authority must requalify.

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