Governance

Evolution of a Planetary Compute Network

Forge Pool governance is designed to evolve from stability-first operation toward federated, participant-driven control.

The goal is long-term neutrality, fairness, and verifiability.

Governance Surfaces

Forge Pool governance covers three surfaces:

Operational governance — stability, incident response, protocol stewardship
Reputation governance — scoring rules that influence scheduling and rewards
Protocol governance — how changes to standards are proposed and adopted

Phased Governance

Governance progresses in phases:

Phase 0 (Early Network): core team stewardship for stability
Phase 1 (Advisory): enterprise + provider advisory feedback loops
Phase 2 (Proposals): formal proposal process and public review
Phase 3 (Federation): multi-hub coordination councils and shared standards

The network decentralizes as verification and maturity increase.

Reputation and Scheduling Fairness

Reputation reflects execution behavior over time:

correctness and verification consistency
uptime and responsiveness
latency stability
hardware reporting accuracy

Reputation impacts:

scheduling priority
shard volume
eligibility for higher-trust workloads

Hub Federation

Forge Pool is designed for multiple hubs:

regional hubs reduce latency
enterprise hubs provide isolation
public hubs preserve openness

Federation requires shared protocol standards: identity anchors, signed coordination messages, and compatible kernel semantics.

Proposal System

Protocol changes follow a structured process:

problem definition
specification and compatibility impact
prototype / simulation
stakeholder review
community feedback
approval criteria
rollout plan

Proposals may cover:

kernel and contract extensions
verification policies
economic parameters
federation mechanisms

Ledger and Auditability

Governance is enforceable because execution is evidence-grade:

job and shard records
verification outcomes
credits and payouts
adapter usage accounting

Participants can audit the system’s behavior.

Long-Term Goal

A federated planetary execution layer governed by participants and constrained by deterministic, verifiable standards.