Governance Instance Lifecycle Model
State Transitions & Structural Maturation
Purpose
The Governance Instance Lifecycle Model defines the structural states through which a governance instance evolves, from initialization to federation or archival.
Lifecycle states are discrete and transition-bound.
I. Lifecycle States
1. Draft
Constitutional core defined but not ratified Entry Condition:
Config exists but GAR score < Emergent threshold 2. Ratified
Constitutional core adopted Roles and decision systems active Entry Condition:
Constitutional amendment mechanism validated 3. Active
Decision throughput functional Accountability records maintained Entry Condition:
4. Federated
Interoperability standards declared Cross-instance credential recognition active Status: active + federation.enabled=true Entry Condition:
Federation Control Protocol compliance 5. Adaptive
Version upgrade completed Structural changes applied via change_control Status: active with incremented version 6. Paused
Treasury frozen or limited Decision throughput halted 7. Sunset
Structural dissolution initiated 8. Archived
Immutable record preserved Instance no longer active Transition Controls
Transitions must:
Be recorded in accountability ledger Pass decision thresholds defined in config Emit lifecycle event telemetry