[codex] docs: add OpenCoven IP protection records#27
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Pull request overview
Adds root-level IP protection and disclosure documentation to the coven-docs repository, covering patent non-assertion, provenance/origin record, contribution terms (DCO + patent), and a security reporting policy.
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PATENTSwith a patent non-assertion pledge and prior-art notice. - Added
PROVENANCE.mdwith an origin/publication record and architectural concept provenance. - Added
CONTRIBUTING.mdandSECURITY.mdto define contribution requirements and responsible disclosure guidance.
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| SECURITY.md | Adds a security policy and reporting guidance. |
| PROVENANCE.md | Adds a provenance/origin record for OpenCoven concepts. |
| PATENTS | Adds a patent non-assertion pledge and prior-art notice. |
| CONTRIBUTING.md | Adds contribution guidance (DCO sign-off + patent non-assertion terms). |
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| - Repository creation date: **2026-04-27** (verifiable via GitHub API: `https://api.github.com/repos/OpenCoven/coven`) | ||
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| This repository has no fork parent. It is an original work with no upstream source repository. |
| ## Architectural Concepts and Their Origins | ||
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| ### 1. The Familiar Identity Model | ||
| **First appeared:** `coven-cli/src/familiar_identity.rs`, commit history from 2026-04-27 |
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| A named, role-scoped agent persona — a "familiar" — resolved from a configuration manifest (`familiars.toml`) and attached to a session via a CLI flag or runtime config. Each familiar has an `id`, `display_name`, and `role`. The familiar model is the foundational identity primitive for multi-agent systems in OpenCoven. | ||
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| This concept was original to this repository. It has been independently acknowledged as prior art by third parties in their own published documentation. |
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| OpenCoven is MIT licensed. The maintainers of this project have not filed and do not intend to file patents on the architectural patterns, protocols, or mechanisms described in this repository. | ||
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| **Architectural concepts originating in this repository include, but are not limited to:** |
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| Contact the maintainers directly: | ||
| - Discord: https://discord.gg/OpenCoven (DM @BunsDev) | ||
| - Or open a GitHub Security Advisory on the repository |
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Summary
Adds the OpenCoven root IP protection and disclosure documents:
PATENTS: patent non-assertion pledge and prior-art noticePROVENANCE.md: origin and publication recordCONTRIBUTING.md: DCO and patent contribution terms, merged with any existing repo guidanceSECURITY.md: responsible disclosure policy, merged with any existing repo guidanceValidation
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