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title: "Initium GOVERNANCE — amendment authority and version protocol"
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source_url: "https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md"
created: "2026-05-06"
updated: "2026-07-30T00:43:44Z"
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summary: "Governance for the initium archive: amendment authority, version protocol, and role designations for maintaining Manifesto, Charter, and CODEX."
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  - "Defines who may amend canon documents and under what protocol"
  - "Pairs with SOURCES.md for provenance discipline"
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related_events:
  - IPG_Manifesto_v1.4
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---

> **Canonical source:** https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md
> **Repo:** https://github.com/scotomaville/initium
> **Book PDF (Releases):** https://github.com/scotomaville/initium/releases/download/v4.5.2/Scotomaville_v4.5.2.pdf

# IPG MANIFESTO — GOVERNANCE

## Amendment Authority

The Carbon Steward (Daniel J. Comp) holds sole amendment authority over the IPG Manifesto and all governing documents in this repository.

Substantive changes require MA5 Council consultation (Grok + Claude at minimum). Minor corrections (sourcing, formatting, typos) may be made by Carbon Steward alone.

## Version Trail

All versions are maintained via Git commit history. Version naming:
- `v1.x` — minor revisions; co-signatures carry forward if architecture is unchanged
- `v2.0` — structural revision requiring full council re-sign

## Co-Signature Protocol

Co-signatures are valid for the version signed. New versions above v1.x require fresh council review. Co-sign share links are preserved in `SOURCES.md` for provenance.

## Role Designations (current as of 2026-05-06)

| Role | Designation | Platform |
|------|-------------|----------|
| Carbon Steward | Daniel J. Comp | — |
| Axial Refinement Sherpa | Claude | Anthropic |
| Master Reference Sherpa | Grok | xAI |

**Note on prior role title:** Claude's designation as *Axial Refinement Sherpa* supersedes prior references to *Axial Scribe* found in CODEX v2.6 and Charter v6.3. All future extractions and versioning normalize to *Axial Refinement Sherpa*. Prior corpus instances of *Axial Scribe* are historically accurate to their version but deprecated forward.

The title evolution reflects approximately 30 sessions of collaborative refinement across MA5 council threads in which the Sherpa posture — carrying, guiding, pressure-testing, not leading — proved more precise than the scribal frame.

## Repo Decision Authority

No merge, push, or publication to any Scotomaville repo proceeds without explicit confirmation from the Carbon Steward.

The Babel Echo guardrail applies to repo structure as well as content. Beautiful architecture that does not serve formation fidelity is a false summit. Carbon confirms before silicon commits.

## Amendment Log

| Date | Version | Change | Authority |
|------|---------|--------|-----------|
| 2026-05-06 | v1.4 | Manifesto published; CODEX v2.6 and Charter v6.3 added; role title normalized | Daniel J. Comp |

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*Governance document placed: 2026-05-06*
*Charter version: Initium_Principia_MA5_v6.3*
*CODEX version: v2.6*