Declarative Reality

This document introduces the concept of Declarative Reality, a mechanism that emerges when identity is represented as a declarative model rather than a predefined schema. The idea originates from a simple principle:
identity fields, semantics, and namespaces should emerge from user declarations, not from system-imposed structures.

The result is a programmable identity model where relationships, contexts, and new digital spaces can be created entirely through declarations.

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1. Identity as a Declarative Model

In traditional systems, identity is a structured object:

{
"name": "...",
"email": "...",
"profilePhoto": "...",
"roles": [...]
}

This requires schemas, validation rules, and predetermined fields.

In a declarative identity model, identity is produced through declarations:

me.instrumento("Moog Matriarch")
me.device("iPhone")
me.color("blue")

Characteristics:
• No predefined keys
• No schema
• No required fields
• Keys are arbitrary strings
• Values can be single or multi-value
• All declarations are signed
• The system does not interpret semantics

Identity is expressed purely as key → value statements authored by the user.

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2. Declarative Reality Definition

Declarative Reality occurs when declarations between identities produce new shared namespaces, which then become accessible digital spaces.

Example declaration:

me.cleaker("locationA", userB, userC)
This establishes:
• A context
• A relationship between multiple identities
• A new namespace derived from the declaration

After the declaration is persisted, the system can construct a context URL:

username.cleaker.me/@userB@userClocal

This URL was not defined in a router or configuration file.
It emerged directly from a declaration.

This is Declarative Reality:
user-authored declarations produce navigable digital spaces.

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3. How Namespaces Emerge

A namespace is generated from:
• the declaring identity
• the referenced identities
• the context key
• the declared label

General structure:

<root-identity>.cleaker.me/@<identityA>@<identityB><label>

The system does not assign meaning to the label or the grouping—
it simply stores the declaration and computes a deterministic namespace.

This namespace becomes a “context” that other layers (e.g., UI) can render.

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4. System Responsibilities

ME (Declarative Identity Engine)
• Creates declarations
• Supports dynamic keys
• Supports multi-value arrays
• Signs each declaration
• Provides chainable syntax
• Does not impose semantics
• Does not validate meaning

Cleaker (Semantic Ledger)
• Accepts declarations from ME
• Persists them as append-only records
• Computes derived namespaces
• Resolves identity references
• Exposes namespaces for access (e.g., HTTP/Web protocol)

Cleaker does not decide what declarations “mean.”
It only stores them and exposes contexts based on them.

GUI Layer (optional)
• Reads declarations
• Renders contexts visually
• Applies meaning according to application logic

This separation keeps the system flexible.

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1. Properties of Declarative Reality
   1. Schema-less • There is no predefined ontology. • Users create their own “vocabulary.”
   2. Deterministic • Namespaces follow consistent derivation rules. • No manual routing or backend configuration.
   3. Composable • Multiple identities can co-declare contexts.
   4. Extensible • Applications can build interfaces, visualizations, or behaviors on top of namespaces.
   5. Emergent Semantics • Meaning arises from repeated use of similar declarations across different users. • The system does not enforce interpretation.

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6. Example Workflow

1. User creates identity instance: const me = new ME(secret, namespace)
2. User declares a shared space: me.context("sessionA", userB, userC)
3. ME signs and emits the declaration.
4. Cleaker persists it:

{
"key": "context",
"value": ["sessionA", "userB", "userC"],
"signature": "0x...",
"timestamp": 1732384422
}

5. System generates a deterministic URL:
me.cleaker.me/@userB@userCsessionA
6. GUI renders the new context.
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7. Summary

**Declarative Reality **is not a feature; it is a property of a declarative identity model.
Whenever an identity declares relationships involving other identities, a new contextual namespace emerges. This creates a digital “space” accessible by URL, generated purely from declarations, with no predefined schema or backend configuration.

This mechanism enables:
• dynamic multi-user spaces
• emergent semantics
• identity-driven context formation
• UI-renderable namespaces
• flexible and decentralized identity communication

It can be applied to collaboration environments, messaging contexts, digital identity graphs, or any system that benefits from contextual, user-defined semantic spaces.
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