# 260608 — Federation concepts for unified information spaces

Date: 2026-06-08

## What this is

Research into **federation models** for decentralized but unified knowledge
spaces — with emphasis on **Federated Wiki** (Ward Cunningham, ~2011+) and
comparable approaches (git-backed wikis, ActivityPub, Xanadu patterns, yawex
REMOTE/VIRTUAL).

Complements `research/260608-c2-wiki-origins/` (pre-federation wiki culture)
and `research/260608-yawex-prior-art/` (Perl engine resolution states).

Focus: terms, architectural patterns, and **mapping to `shard-wiki` INTENT**
— not implementation specification.

## Contents

| Path | Role |
|------|------|
| `findings.md` | Glossary, model comparison, shard-wiki mapping, open questions, sources |

## Status

Initial exploration complete. Use cases promoted to `spec/UseCaseCatalog.md`
(UC-26–UC-33). Federation architecture design tracked in
`workplans/SHARD-WP-0002-federation-architecture.md`.