entities
SCP operates through distinct roles — each with a clear mandate and separated responsibilities.
Early on, these functions can be lightweight.
Over time, they can be formalized or decentralized without changing the system boundary.
Foundation
Protocol stewardship and boundary definition.
The Foundation maintains the integrity of SCP’s governance framework.
It defines system boundaries, approves rule evolution, and safeguards long-term neutrality.
It does not operate products, execute decisions, or touch capital.
Labs
Research, validation, and reference implementations.
Labs develop and test coordination mechanisms, decision patterns, and evaluation harnesses.
It is where architectures are validated through controlled pilots.
Labs inform the protocol — they do not control it.
Protocol Forum
Structured participation in protocol-level discussion and rule proposals.
The Protocol Forum enables bounded, non-executive participation in discussions around decision structures, rule evolution, and system boundaries.
It does not execute decisions, allocate capital,or override institutional authority.
Participation is consultative, scoped, and constrained by protocol-defined decision ownership.
