This repository is the public entry point for the IPI GitHub organization. It contains the organization profile, contributor standards, governance rules, security policy, roadmap, and the IPI Improvement Proposal process.
GitHub automatically uses supported community-health files from this repository as defaults for organization repositories that do not define their own. Repository-specific instructions always take precedence.
| Document | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Organization profile | Public mission, project map, and entry points |
| Architecture | Target layers, trust boundaries, and current maturity |
| Contributing | How to discuss, build, test, and submit changes |
| Code of Conduct | Expected community behavior |
| Security | Private vulnerability reporting |
| Support | Where to ask questions and report problems |
| Governance | Roles and decision-making |
| Maintainers | Access, review, and stewardship expectations |
| Roadmap | Milestones and public exit criteria |
| Licensing | Licensing and upstream-attribution policy |
| Trademarks | Fair use, independent forks, and endorsement rules |
| IPI proposals | Protocol and governance proposal process |
An IPI Improvement Proposal uses the identifier IPI-####. The process definition is IPI-0000, the first technical principles proposal is IPI-0001, and new proposals start from the template.
IPI is under active development and is not yet a production-ready public network. A repository, endpoint, or testnet must not be presented as a stable release unless its documentation explicitly says so and provides reproducible verification evidence.
Files under statements/ and translations/ are preserved separately from the technical and community standards in this repository. They are excluded from the Apache-2.0 and CC0-1.0 grants and remain all rights reserved unless a file says otherwise. Their presence does not make them a current protocol specification or a substitute for qualified legal review. See the legal-document notice before relying on them.
General repository content is Apache-2.0. IPI proposals under ipi/ are
CC0-1.0. Historical legal documents are excluded as described above. Names and
marks are governed by TRADEMARKS.md. See NOTICE and
LICENSING.md for the exact scope.
The knowledge/ tree and the root-level workflows/ directory predate this community baseline and are preserved for traceability. They are not canonical protocol specifications or active GitHub Actions. Executable organization workflows live only under .github/workflows/. New normative protocol work belongs in an IPI proposal and an identified implementation repository.