Local nodes coming Q3 2026 — pilot applications open

Local Nodes

Community chapters running the stack on the ground — education, mutual aid, governance, and digital rights. Voluntary. Federated. Bound by the same charter, free to operate in their own context.

What is a node?

The federation, in one diagram

A node is a local community chapter — independent in operation, bound to the charter, federated with peers.

Foundation (charter, federation services)↓Local Node (chapter — your town)↓Citizens (you)

Four node types

Pick the kind that fits your community

Most nodes start with one focus and add others as they grow.

Education Node

Learning circles & civic literacy

Local groups running open-curriculum courses on governance, finance, health, and digital rights. Free to attend. Volunteer-taught. Forkable lesson plans.

·Weekly civic literacy circles
·Volunteer-led skill workshops
·Translation & accessibility groups

Mutual Aid Node

Community support & care

Coordination hubs for emergency response, food security, healthcare navigation, and elder care. Rooted in voluntary cooperation, not state delivery.

·Emergency-response coordination
·Healthcare navigation support
·Food cooperatives & meal trains

Governance Node

Participatory budgeting & local councils

Local councils running participatory budgeting, transparent decision-making, and recall-enabled delegate elections — bound by the constitution.

·Participatory budgeting cycles
·Open council meetings & minutes
·Recall & sortition juries

Digital Rights Node

Privacy, security, civic tech

Digital rights advocates running cryptography clinics, privacy literacy, secure-communication training, and surveillance-resistance workshops.

·Cryptography & secure-comms training
·Privacy literacy workshops
·Open-source civic tooling

How it works

Four steps from idea to operating node

Form a circle

5–25 founding members commit to the charter.

Adopt the constitution

Public ratification. Sign and publish minutes.

Connect to federation

Operate

Run your activities. Stay transparent. Stay forkable.

Start a node

Pilot applications are open

Q3 2026 is the first pilot cohort. Below is what we're looking for from applicants.

Founding criteria

→5–25 founding members in your locale
→Public commitment to the Constitution
→At least one steward willing to maintain transparent records
→Quarterly cadence: open meetings, posted minutes
→No exclusionary entry tests; opt-in association only

Apply for the pilot

Read the related specs

Manifesto

The narrative behind the federation.

Constitution

The charter every node ratifies.

Governance Annex

How councils, recall, and sortition work.