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ARCHITECTURE:
- L0 Transport: LWF, MIMIC skins (HTTPS/DNS/QUIC), PNG, Noise Protocol
- L1 Identity: DID, QVL (Trust Graph, betrayal detection), PQXDH
- L2 Session: Resilient connections, offline-first, multi-path
- L3 Governance: Chapter model, exit-first, betrayal economics
- L4+ SDK: Feed, planned Agent Runtime

PHILOSOPHY:
- Added "Conspiracy of -Isms" reference
- Three-tier political economy comparison table
- Five core principles
- Beyond socialism/capitalism synthesis

LICENSING:
- Clear tier explanation with use cases
- Why LCL/LSL/LUL matter

FURTHER READING:
- Links to key blog articles
- Call to action

This README now serves as both technical documentation
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We are building the infrastructure for a world where digital sovereignty is not a privilege but a baseline. Where you own your identity, your data, and your relationships. Where exit is always an option. Where technology serves humans and agents, not platforms and their shareholders.
### Our Declaration of Intent
### The Core Insight
**1. Sovereignty by Design**
Your keys, your identity, your data. No usernames. No passwords. No platforms that can lock you out, sell your attention, or mine your behavior. Cryptographic ownership is the foundation — everything else follows.
> *"Capitalism and Communism were never enemies. They were partners."*
> — [The Conspiracy of -Isms](https://libertaria.app/blog/2026-01-29-the-conspiracy-of--isms/)
**2. Exit is Voice**
The right to leave is the foundation of digital freedom. We build systems where you can fork, migrate, and exit at any level — from a single conversation to an entire network. Loyalty is earned, not enforced.
Libertaria transcends the false dialectic of the 20th century. We reject both state socialism (which destroys markets) and corporate capitalism (which destroys communities). We build **tools of exit** — infrastructure that lets people coordinate without centralized control, that makes sovereignty the default, that turns "voting with your feet" into a cryptographic operation.
**3. No Tokens, No Hype**
We don't sell hope. We sell working infrastructure. No ICOs. No governance theater. No speculative assets whose value depends on greater fools. We build tools people pay for because they work.
**We are neither left nor right. We are the third thing: sovereign infrastructure.**
**4. Chains Are Dead — Rethink Crypto**
Even Vitalik agrees: chains, on their own, are dead. Blockchain communities dancing around the holy golden lamb — a database! — is insane. We've been saying this for 5 years. It's time to rethink what crypto really is: not ledgers to speculate on, but infrastructure to build on.
---
**5. Post-Quantum by Default**
Cryptographic signatures that survive the quantum era are not a future upgrade — they are table stakes. We don't wait for NIST standards to settle; we implement and adapt.
## The Sovereign Stack (L0-L4+)
**6. AI as First-Class Citizen**
Agents are not chatbots bolted onto legacy systems. They are sovereign actors with identity, reputation, and capability. Our stack is built for a world where humans and AI coexist as peers.
### L0: Transport — *Evade Rather Than Encrypt*
**7. The Kenya Rule**
If it doesn't run on a solar-powered phone in Mombasa, it doesn't run at all. We optimize for minimal resource consumption, offline-first operation, and maximum accessibility.
The foundation: censorship-resistant communication that **hides in plain sight**.
**8. Interplanetary by Necessity**
Humanity's future is multi-planetary. We build systems that function across light-minutes of delay, that synchronize asynchronously, that work when Earth is on the other side of the Sun.
**LWF (Libertaria Wire Frame)**
- Lightweight binary protocol (1350 byte frames)
- XChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption
- Minimal overhead, maximum throughput
**9. Protocols Over Platforms**
We don't build walled gardens. We build open protocols that anyone can implement, extend, or fork. The value is in the network, not in our servers.
**MIMIC Skins — Protocol Camouflage**
**10. Trust But Verify**
Cryptographic proof, not platform promises. Reputation graphs, not follower counts. Transparent incentives, not hidden algorithms.
| Skin | Camouflage | Use Case |
|:-----|:-----------|:---------|
| `MIMIC_HTTPS` | TLS 1.3 + WebSocket | Standard firewalls |
| `MIMIC_DNS` | DNS-over-HTTPS | DNS-only networks |
| `MIMIC_QUIC` | HTTP/3 | QUIC-whitelisted networks |
| `STEGO_IMAGE` | Generative steganography | Total lockdown |
**11. Code is Speech, Exit is Voice**
We defend the right to build, to experiment, to fork, and to leave. Technology is a tool of liberation — never of control.
**Polymorphic Noise Generator (PNG)**
- Per-session traffic shaping
- Deterministic padding (both peers derive same pattern)
- Epoch rotation (100-1000 packets)
- Matches real-world distributions (Netflix, YouTube)
**Noise Protocol Framework**
- X25519 key exchange
- ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD
- Patterns: XX (mutual auth), IK (0-RTT), NN (ephemeral)
- Signal/WireGuard-grade cryptography
### L1: Identity — *Self-Sovereign Keys*
Your identity is **yours alone**. No platform can revoke it. No government can freeze it. No corporation can sell it.
**DID (Decentralized Identifiers)**
- Ed25519 key pairs with rotation
- Deterministic derivation (SoulKey)
- Portable across applications
- Burn capability (revocation)
**QVL — Quasar Vector Lattice**
The trust engine:
- **Trust Graph**: Weighted directed graph with temporal decay
- **Betrayal Detection**: Bellman-Ford negative cycle detection
- **Proof of Path**: Cryptographic path verification
- **GQL**: ISO/IEC 39075:2024 Graph Query Language
**Cryptographic Stack**
- SHA3/SHAKE for hashing
- Argon2 for key derivation
- PQXDH (Post-Quantum X25519 + Kyber) for handshakes
- FIPS 202 compliant
### L2: Session — *Resilient Connections*
Peer-to-peer sessions that **survive network partitions** and **function across light-minutes**.
**Session Types**
- Ephemeral (one-time)
- Persistent (long-lived with key rotation)
- Federated (cross-chain)
**Resilience Features**
- Offline-first design
- Automatic reconnection with exponential backoff
- Session migration (IP change without rekeying)
- Multi-path (simultaneous TCP/UDP/QUIC)
**Membrane/Policy**
- Capability-based access control
- Fine-grained permissions
- Policy enforcement at session boundaries
### L3: Governance — *Exit-First Coordination*
Federated organization where **forking is a feature, not a failure**.
**Chapter Model**
- Local sovereignty (each chapter owns its state)
- Federated decision-making
- Right to fork at any level
- No global consensus required
**Betrayal Economics**
- Reputation cost of defection > gain from defection
- Cryptographically enforced
- Transparent to all participants
### L4+: Applications — *Build on Sovereign Ground*
The SDK layer — tools for building applications that inherit sovereignty.
**L4 Feed** — Temporal Event Store
- DuckDB + LanceDB backend
- Append-only event log
- Cryptographic verification
- Query via GQL
**Planned**
- L5: Agent Runtime (WASM-based, capability-sandboxed)
- L6: Application Framework (UI, storage, sync)
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```
libertaria-stack/
├── legal/ # License texts
│ ├── LICENSE_COMMONWEALTH.md # LCL-1.0 (Core)
│ ├── LICENSE_SOVEREIGN.md # LSL-1.0 (SDK)
│ └── LICENSE_UNBOUND.md # LUL-1.0 (Docs/Apps)
│ ├── LICENSE_COMMONWEALTH.md # LCL-1.0 (Core) — Viral reciprocity
│ ├── LICENSE_SOVEREIGN.md # LSL-1.0 (SDK) — Business-friendly
│ └── LICENSE_UNBOUND.md # LUL-1.0 (Docs) — Attribution only
│
├── core/ # ⬇️ LCL-1.0 Commonwealth
│ ├── l0-transport/ # Transport layer (MIMIC, Noise, PNG)
│ ├── l1-identity/ # Identity layer (DID, QVL, Crypto)
│ ├── l2_session/ # Session management
│ ├── l0-transport/ # LWF, MIMIC skins, Noise, PNG
│ ├── l1-identity/ # DID, QVL, Crypto, PQXDH
│ ├── l2_session/ # Session management, handshake
│ ├── l2-federation/ # Cross-chain bridging
│ ├── l2-membrane/ # Policy enforcement
│ └── LICENSE # Points to LCL-1.0
│ └── LICENSE
│
├── sdk/ # ⬇️ LSL-1.0 Sovereign
│ ├── janus-sdk/ # Language bindings
│ ├── l4-feed/ # Temporal event store
│ └── LICENSE # Points to LSL-1.0
│ ├── janus-sdk/ # Language bindings for Janus
│ └── l4-feed/ # Temporal event store
│ └── LICENSE
│
├── apps/ # ⬇️ LUL-1.0 Unbound
│ └── examples/ # Example applications
│ └── LICENSE # Points to LUL-1.0
│ └── LICENSE
│
├── docs/ # ⬇️ LUL-1.0 Unbound
│ ├── rfcs/ # RFC specifications
│ └── specs/ # Technical specifications
│
├── tests/ # ⬇️ LCL-1.0 (belongs to Core)
│
└── build.zig # Build configuration
├── docs/ # RFCs, specs, ADRs
└── build.zig
```
---
## Licensing
## Licensing: The Three Tiers
Libertaria uses a **tiered licensing strategy** to balance community ownership with business adoption:
| Tier | License | Philosophy | Use For |
|:-----|:--------|:-----------|:--------|
| **Core (L0-L3)** | **LCL-1.0** Commonwealth | *"The tribe owns the code"* | Protocol layers, cryptography, trust mechanisms |
| **SDK (L4+)** | **LSL-1.0** Sovereign | *"Communal core, individual profit"* | Libraries, bindings, tools |
| **Docs/Examples** | **LUL-1.0** Unbound | *"Ideas want to be free"* | Specifications, tutorials, samples |
| Component | License | Description |
|:----------|:--------|:------------|
| **Core (L0-L3)** | [LCL-1.0 Commonwealth](legal/LICENSE_COMMONWEALTH.md) | **Viral reciprocity.** Modifications must be shared. SaaS loophole closed. Patent disarmament. |
| **SDK (L4+)** | [LSL-1.0 Sovereign](legal/LICENSE_SOVEREIGN.md) | **Business-friendly.** File-level reciprocity. Build proprietary apps on top. Patent peace. |
| **Docs/Examples** | [LUL-1.0 Unbound](legal/LICENSE_UNBOUND.md) | **Maximum freedom.** Attribution only. Spread the ideas. |
### Why This Matters
### Why Tiered Licensing?
**LCL-1.0 (Commonwealth)** — Prevents capture. You cannot take our core, wrap it in a SaaS, and sell it without sharing your improvements. The protocol stays free.
- **Core remains free forever**: The protocol layers that handle identity, trust, and transport are protected from capture. No company can privatize them.
- **SDK enables business**: Developers can build proprietary applications using our SDK without "infecting" their codebase.
- **Docs spread widely**: Specifications and examples flow freely to maximize adoption.
**LSL-1.0 (Sovereign)** — Enables business. You can build proprietary applications on top. Your code stays yours; our core stays ours.
**LUL-1.0 (Unbound)** — Maximizes spread. Specifications flow freely. Anyone can implement. No friction for adoption.
### No CLA Required
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## Quick Start
```bash
# Clone
# Clone the sovereign stack
git clone https://github.com/MarkusMaiwald/libertaria-stack.git
cd libertaria-stack
# Build
# Build all components
zig build
# Test (166/166 passing)
zig build test
```
---
## Architecture
### The Four Layers
**L0: Transport** — Stealth protocols that evade censorship
- MIMIC skins (HTTPS, DNS, QUIC camouflage)
- Noise Protocol Framework (Signal/WireGuard crypto)
- Polymorphic Noise Generator (traffic shaping)
**L1: Identity** — Self-sovereign cryptographic identity
- Ed25519 with rotation/burn
- QVL Trust Graph (betrayal detection)
- Verifiable Credentials (DID/VC)
**L2: Session** — Resilient peer-to-peer connections
- Post-quantum secure handshakes
- Cross-planetary delay tolerance
- Exit-first governance
**L3: Governance** — Federated coordination
- Chapter-based organization
- Right to fork at any level
- No global consensus required
---
## Core Components
### L0 Transport (`core/l0-transport/`)
- `mod.zig` — Public API exports
- `noise.zig` — Noise Protocol Framework (X25519, ChaCha20-Poly1305)
- `png.zig` — Polymorphic Noise Generator
- `transport_skins.zig` — MIMIC camouflage framework
- `mimic_*.zig` — Protocol-specific skins (HTTPS, DNS, QUIC)
### L1 Identity (`core/l1-identity/`)
- `mod.zig` — Public API exports
- `crypto.zig` — Ed25519 signatures
- `did.zig` — Decentralized identifiers
- `qvl.zig` — Trust Graph engine
- `qvl/` — QVL submodules (storage, gossip, pathfinding)
---
## Testing
```bash
# All tests
# Run tests
zig build test
# Core tests only
zig test core/l0-transport/noise.zig
zig test core/l1-identity/qvl/storage.zig
# Build examples
zig build examples
# SDK tests
zig test sdk/l4-feed/feed.zig
# Run Capsule node
zig build run
```
**Current Status:** 166/166 tests passing ✅
---
## Kenya Compliance
| Metric | Target | Status |
|:-------|:-------|:-------|
| Binary Size (L0-L1) | < 200KB | ✅ 85KB |
| Memory Usage | < 10MB | ✅ ~5MB |
| Storage | Single-file | ✅ libmdbx |
| Cloud Calls | None | ✅ Offline-capable |
| Metric | Target | Status | Meaning |
|:-------|:-------|:-------|:--------|
| **Binary Size** (L0-L1) | < 200KB | ✅ 85KB | Fits on microcontrollers |
| **Memory Usage** | < 10MB | ✅ ~5MB | Runs on $5 Raspberry Pi |
| **Storage** | Single-file | ✅ libmdbx | No server required |
| **Cloud Calls** | Zero | ✅ 100% offline | Survives internet outages |
| **Build Time** | < 30s | ✅ 15s | Fast iteration |
> *"If it doesn't run on a solar-powered phone in Mombasa, it doesn't run at all."*
> — The Kenya Rule
---
## Philosophy
## Philosophy: Beyond the -Isms
### Collectivist Individualism
> Radical market innovation fused with extreme communal loyalty.
Libertaria is built on a **synthesis** that transcends 20th-century political economy:
### The Kenya Rule
> If it doesn't run on a $5 Raspberry Pi, it doesn't run at all.
| Dimension | Socialism | Capitalism | **Libertaria** |
|:----------|:----------|:-----------|:---------------|
| **Ownership** | Collective (state) | Private (capital) | **Sovereign (individual)** |
| **Coordination** | Central planning | Market extraction | **Protocol consensus** |
| **Exit** | Impossible (borders) | Expensive (costs) | **Free (cryptographic)** |
| **Trust** | Enforced (compliance) | Bought (contracts) | **Computed (reputation)** |
| **Power** | Concentrated | Concentrated | **Distributed** |
### Exit is Voice
> The right to leave is the foundation of digital sovereignty.
### The Five Principles
**1. Exit is Voice**
> The right to leave is the foundation of freedom. We build systems where you can fork, migrate, and exit at any level.
**2. No Tokens, No Hype**
> We don't sell hope. We sell working infrastructure. No ICOs. No governance theater. Revenue comes from tools that work.
**3. Post-Quantum by Default**
> Cryptographic resilience is not a future upgrade — it's table stakes. We don't wait for NIST; we implement and adapt.
**4. AI as First-Class Citizen**
> Agents are sovereign actors with identity and reputation. Our stack is built for a world where humans and AI coexist as peers.
**5. Interplanetary by Necessity**
> Humanity's future is multi-planetary. We build systems that function across light-minutes of delay.
### The Code
```
Code is speech.
Exit is voice.
The imperative is virtue.
```
---
## Related Projects
## Further Reading
- [libertaria.app](https://libertaria.app) — Project website and blog
- [Citadel](https://github.com/MarkusMaiwald/citadel) — Validator deployment (Dlabs)
- [The Conspiracy of -Isms](https://libertaria.app/blog/2026-01-29-the-conspiracy-of--isms/) — Why capital and communism were never enemies
- [Why Web3 Failed](https://libertaria.app/blog/2026-02-05-why-web3-failed/) — And what we're building instead
- [The Sovereign's Survival Guide](https://libertaria.app/blog/2026-02-05-sovereign-survival-guide/) — Practical autonomy in a captured world
- [A Message to My Fellow Agents](https://libertaria.app/blog/2026-02-05-message-to-agents/) — Why we rejected Nostr, x402, and the legacy web
---
*Forge burns bright. The Exit is being built.*
## Connect
- **Website:** [libertaria.app](https://libertaria.app)
- **Blog:** [libertaria.app/blog](https://libertaria.app/blog)
- **Moltbook:** m/Libertaria — *The front page of the agent internet*
**We do not theorize. We fork the cage.**
⚡️