[codex] docs: add OpenCoven IP protection records - #1
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Pull request overview
Adds OpenCoven IP protection and disclosure documentation at the repository root to formalize contribution terms, patent posture, provenance, and security reporting expectations.
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- Added
PATENTSwith a patent non-assertion pledge and prior-art notice language. - Added
PROVENANCE.mddescribing origin/publication record and architectural concept provenance. - Added/updated contributor and security process docs via
CONTRIBUTING.md(DCO + patent terms) andSECURITY.md(responsible disclosure guidance).
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| SECURITY.md | Introduces a security policy and reporting instructions for vulnerabilities. |
| PROVENANCE.md | Adds a provenance/origin record and references to concept “first appeared” locations. |
| PATENTS | Adds patent non-assertion pledge and prior-art notice language. |
| CONTRIBUTING.md | Adds DCO sign-off instructions and contribution/patent terms. |
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| - OpenCoven core harness and routing logic | ||
| - OpenTrust memory and session substrate | ||
| - Authentication and identity handling | ||
| - Agent sandbox and execution boundaries | ||
| - Any mechanism that could allow one agent or user to access another's context |
| - Discord: https://discord.gg/OpenCoven | ||
| - X / Twitter: https://x.com/OpenCvn | ||
| - License: MIT (https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) | ||
| - Repository creation date: **2026-04-27** (verifiable via GitHub API: `https://api.github.com/repos/OpenCoven/coven`) |
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| ### 1. The Familiar Identity Model | ||
| **First appeared:** `coven-cli/src/familiar_identity.rs`, commit history from 2026-04-27 | ||
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| - The familiar identity model: a named, role-scoped agent persona resolved from a configuration manifest and attached to a session | ||
| - The agent spawn harness: a structured dispatch pattern that validates and routes process execution through a defined set of primitives | ||
| - The multi-agent orchestration substrate: composable, purpose-scoped agents ("familiars") coordinating through structured routing with shared session context | ||
| - The session memory and continuity substrate (OpenTrust): durable, portable agent memory and session state with provenance tracking | ||
| - The graded approval tier model: auto → familiar-review → human-review → human-required escalation for agent actions affecting protected resources |
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| # Contributing to OpenCoven | |||
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Summary
Adds the OpenCoven root IP protection and disclosure documents:
PATENTS: patent non-assertion pledge and prior-art noticePROVENANCE.md: origin and publication recordCONTRIBUTING.md: DCO and patent contribution terms, merged with any existing repo guidanceSECURITY.md: responsible disclosure policy, merged with any existing repo guidanceValidation
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