[codex] docs: add OpenCoven IP protection records - #2
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This PR adds root-level IP protection and disclosure documentation for the OpenCoven ecosystem, including security reporting guidance, provenance/origin record, patent non-assertion terms, and contribution terms (DCO + patent non-assertion for contributors).
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- Add a
SECURITY.mdresponsible disclosure policy and security design-goal summary. - Add
PROVENANCE.mdto record origin/publication claims and third-party acknowledgments. - Add
PATENTSand extendCONTRIBUTING.mdwith DCO v1.1 and patent non-assertion contribution terms.
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| File | Description |
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| SECURITY.md | Adds a security reporting policy and architectural security properties. |
| PROVENANCE.md | Adds an origin/provenance record describing key architectural concepts and acknowledgments. |
| PATENTS | Adds a patent non-assertion pledge and prior-art notice language. |
| CONTRIBUTING.md | Extends contribution guidance with DCO sign-off instructions and patent non-assertion terms. |
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| ## Architectural Concepts and Their Origins | ||
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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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| A named, role-scoped agent persona — a "familiar" — resolved from a configuration manifest (`familiars.toml`) and attached to a session via a CLI flag or runtime config. Each familiar has an `id`, `display_name`, and `role`. The familiar model is the foundational identity primitive for multi-agent systems in OpenCoven. | ||
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| This concept was original to this repository. It has been independently acknowledged as prior art by third parties in their own published documentation. |
| This concept was original to this repository. It has been independently acknowledged as prior art by third parties in their own published documentation. | ||
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| ### 2. The Agent Spawn Harness | ||
| **First appeared:** `pty_runner.rs:307` (`spawn_piped_with_observer`), commit history from 2026-04-27 |
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| OpenCoven is MIT licensed. The maintainers of this project have not filed and do not intend to file patents on the architectural patterns, protocols, or mechanisms described in this repository. | ||
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| **Architectural concepts originating in this repository include, but are not limited to:** |
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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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