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Governance Instance Lifecycle

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

Configuration incomplete
Constitutional core defined but not ratified
Status: draft
Entry Condition:
Config exists but GAR score < Emergent threshold

2. Ratified

Constitutional core adopted
Roles and decision systems active
Status: ratified
Entry Condition:
Constitutional amendment mechanism validated
GAR ≥ Emergent

3. Active

Treasury operational
Decision throughput functional
Accountability records maintained
Status: active
Entry Condition:
GAR ≥ Operational
No critical risk flags

4. Federated

Federation enabled
Interoperability standards declared
Cross-instance credential recognition active
Status: active + federation.enabled=true
Entry Condition:
Federation Control Protocol compliance
GAR ≥ Operational

5. Adaptive

Version upgrade completed
Structural changes applied via change_control
Amendment logged
Status: active with incremented version

6. Paused

Temporary suspension
Treasury frozen or limited
Decision throughput halted
Status: paused

7. Sunset

Structural dissolution initiated
Assets distributed
Roles revoked
Status: sunset

8. Archived

Immutable record preserved
Instance no longer active
Status: archived

Transition Controls

Transitions must:
Be recorded in accountability ledger
Pass decision thresholds defined in config
Update version metadata
Emit lifecycle event telemetry
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