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-# repo-seed
+Confidential and Proprietary. Authorized Use Only. Subject to NDA & Contractual Penalty.
 
-A git repository template to bootstrap coulomb projects from.
+# The Custodian
+
+Transgenerational Cognitive Infrastructure
+
+# Custodian Repo Skeleton (v0.1)
+
+This repository is an initial, local-first canon + governance skeleton for the Custodian project and its top-level domains:
+
+- Railiance
+- Markitect
+- Coulomb.social
+- Foerster Capabilities
+- Personhood
+- Custodian
+
+## Structure
+
+- `canon/` — curated, reviewable knowledge substrate (identity lives here)
+- `memory/` — working and episodic logs (operational + append-only history)
+- `eval/` — policy and regression tests (future automation)
+- `runtime/` — policies/prompts/tool adapters (agent runtime scaffolding)
+- `infra/` — deployment, backups, encryption scaffolding
+
+## Workflow (suggested)
+
+1. Edit canon artifacts in `canon/`
+2. Propose changes via PR/patch workflow
+3. Tag and sign periodic `Canon Releases`
+
+> v0.1 focuses on schemas, governance, and initial charters/roadmaps/concepts.