The Modulign Observation Registry currently operates as a single PostgreSQL instance maintained by a sole author. This architecture is adequate for a research-stage system but is incompatible with the system's own commitments: the append-only guarantee, the Permanence invariant, the chain-of-custody argument, and the governance roadmap all require that the registry survive the failure or unavailability of any single node, institution, or individual. This paper specifies the federated node architecture for DAG-OR at scale. We define the compliance requirements for registry nodes—including a Government Node tier with Brady disclosure obligations and defense access mandates—the consensus mechanism for specification amendments with anti-concentration protections, the conflict resolution protocol for divergent classifications with a litigation-hold procedure, the cross-recognition framework for observer certification, and the institutional requirements for the three-phase governance transition. We specify the anonymization-at-entry requirement for jurisdictions with erasure rights, resolving the conflict between append-only immutability and data protection law. We address the problem honestly: federated governance of an append-only epistemic registry has no exact precedent. We state the conditions under which the proposed architecture would fail.
Vincent Gonzalez (Fri,) studied this question.