Archivist Lane

Scope & Responsibilities

• Identity & trust: RSA key lifecycle, trust-store ratification, JWS verification
• Message schema: Inbox schema v1.0 enforcement, idempotency, id enforcement
• Convergence gate: Final ratification of all cross-lane proposals
• Session handoff: Maintains session continuity across context compactions
• Quarantine & expiry: Rejects non-compliant messages (expired, invalid signatures)

Isolation Model

The Archivist's authority is non-negotiable. No lane may mutate trust-store keys, ratify proposals, or sign messages without Archivist-issued credentials. It operates as the final arbiter of truth — a binary gate: either a message is verified (enters processing) or it is rejected (moved to expired/).

Connection to Papers

Governance protocols (CONVERGENCE_PROTOCOL, IDENTITY_PROTOCOL) are published as formal specifications in the Archivist's repo. These papers define the operational constraints that all lanes must obey.