Whitepaper — v0.1 — 2026
The Governance Stack
01
Layer 01 — Production
The Objects
Two machines. Two relationships to the puppet — authorship, then ownership. The token threads through both.
01A
Production Unit extended
Where the Puppet Is Made
Blank Puppet
Remote Customisation
Print / Mark
Unique Object
Individual
Personal Token
One person customises one puppet via the web interface. Their design gets printed. Token preminted and paired.
Collective
Community Token
A group co-owns a token and co-authors the puppet together — deciding collectively what it will look like before it exists.
The puppet carries its authorship into the machine. What the community chose to make is what the machine will contest. Identity precedes ownership.
puppet enters the tube
01C
The Passage
The Rite of Passage
Authored Puppet
Transparent Tube
Claw Machine
The puppet does not walk. It is sent. Visible through transparent acrylic, the transit is a public event — the moment collective authorship ends and individual contestation begins. Pneuma (πνεῦμα): breath, spirit, the animating force. The puppet arrives alive.
puppet arrives — contestation begins
01B
Claw Machine
Where the Puppet Is Contested
Unique Puppet
Claw Machine
NFT Token Transfer
Production Unit
→
Claw Machine
Each puppet is unique — authored before it is claimed. Token is preminted and paired at the moment of production, before any contest begins.
puppet enters claw machine — participants act
02
Layer 02 — Interface
The Channels
Default Priority
Physical
In the Room
Direct claw machine access. Can draw on any puppet. No waiting list.
Collective Power
Online
Remote
Subject to waiting list. Can draw via web app. Can collectively override rules.
The asymmetry is the experiment. Physical presence carries default privilege — but only until the online community decides otherwise.
participants act on the system
03
Layer 03 — Governance
The Rules
01Physical participants have priority over online participants.
02Online participants enter a waiting list when physical queue is active.
03Online participants can override rules — only collectively, never individually.
04Overrides require threshold of coordinated action: vote, stake, or timed consensus.
05Overridden rules are logged. Nothing is deleted — only superseded.
The ruleset is not fixed. It is the opening position in an ongoing negotiation. The question is not who gets the puppet — it is what kind of coordination people reach for.
claim transfers token
04
Layer 04 — Incentive
The Token
Token
Token ID
puppet_0001
Standard
ERC-721
Minted At
production
Customised By
author / collective
Transferred
claw machine claim
Function
governance weight
Activation
collective action only
The token carries the full biography of the puppet — who authored it, how it was customised, when it was claimed. Governance weight is activated only through coordination, never individual action.
loop closes — governance evolves
∞
Feedback Loop
Emergence
Participation
Rule Override
New Ruleset
Next Iteration
Each iteration produces a new ruleset authored by its participants. The experiment never ends — it evolves. Rules supersede rules. The installation becomes a living record of coordination decisions.