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title: Domains — Reference
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# Domains — Reference

The Domains page shows the **14 fixed market domains** from the Repo
Classification Standard. These replaced the old ad-hoc coordination domains
(custodian, railiance, markitect, …) in STATE-WP-0065.

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## What is a domain?

A domain is an intended **market / user segment** — not a project org unit.
Each registered repo has exactly one primary domain (from its
`.repo-classification.yaml`), stored on `managed_repos.domain_id`.

| Slug | Segment |
|------|---------|
| `infotech` | Developers, platforms, internal tooling users |
| `financials` | Finance, trading, payments |
| `communication` | Messaging, social, collaboration |
| `consumer` | General consumers |
| `health` | Healthcare, wellness |
| `industrials` | Manufacturing, logistics |
| `energy` | Energy sector |
| `utilities` | Utilities infrastructure |
| `materials` | Materials / commodities |
| `realestate` | Property, housing |
| `crypto` | Crypto / web3 |
| `agents` | AI-native agent users |
| `space` | Space industry |
| `government` | Civic, public sector |

Canon: `the-custodian/canon/standards/repo-classification-standard_v1.0.md`

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## Domain statuses

| Status | Meaning |
|--------|---------|
| **active** | Live domain — repos and workplans may reference it |
| **archived** | Retired; no new registrations |

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## Relationship to repos and workplans

- **Repos** are the primary anchor — classification file is source of truth.
- **Workplans** require `repo_id`; market domain is derived from the repo.
- **Topics** are optional legacy tags; workplan frontmatter `domain:` may still
  use old coordination slugs — the consistency checker maps these to market domains.

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## Related

- **[Repos](/docs/repos)** — portfolio view with category / capability filters
- **[Repo Integration](/docs/repo-integration)** — onboarding with classification file