Layer 1 · Membership

Onboarding Protocol

  • Layer: 1 — Membership System
  • Status: Stub — not yet adopted
  • RCOS reference: §3.2, §3.3, §3.8

Admission Criteria

Must be explicit and documented. Informal, implicit, or retroactive membership is not permitted.

  1. Alignment with the primary purpose and Layer 0 identity constraints
  2. Willingness to actively contribute in at least one recognized category
  3. No prior forced exit, rejection, or incomplete-onboarding exit within the last 6 months
  4. Completion of the application form in good faith — no misrepresentation

Onboarding Steps

Must include: review of all RCOS-Core artifacts, explicit consent to Layer 0 and Layer 1 rules, declaration of initial membership state.

  1. Review all Layer 0–6 artifacts and this onboarding protocol (link provided in ecohubsOS)
  2. Explicitly consent to the Membership Agreement and Layer 0 identity constraints (in-app consent)
  3. Set up MetaMask wallet (required for governance participation)
  4. Link Offcoin/Puckstack account (contribution tracking and task management)
  5. Join Discord via ecohubsOS invite displayed in onboarding (unlocks member-only channels and speaking rights in meetings)
  6. Be added as Proposer on the Safe multi-sig wallet (required for Snapshot voting)
  7. Onboarding completion recorded in ecohubsOS — membership state transitions to Full Member

Initial Membership State

Each new member must be assigned a declared membership state at the end of onboarding.

  • On vote approval: Trial Member
  • On onboarding completion: Full Member (automatic, recorded in ecohubsOS)

Trial and Evaluation

§3.3 — The community must define a probationary period for new members. Must include a defined duration, explicit evaluation criteria, and a clear transition decision process. Failure to transition must trigger a defined exit or extension process. During probation, rights may be limited but obligations must be explicit.

  • Duration: 30 days total from vote approval — a 15-day initial period to complete all onboarding steps, followed by a 15-day grace period if the initial period expires without completion
  • Evaluation criteria: All onboarding steps completed and recorded in ecohubsOS
  • Transition decision: Automatic — onboarding completion triggers Full Member state; no additional vote required
  • Grace period: If onboarding is not completed after 15 days, a 15-day grace period begins and a notification is sent to the member
  • Failure to complete: After 30 days total without completion, the exit process is triggered automatically
  • Extension: A Trial Member may request a one-time 30-day extension; available as a manual action in ecohubsOS
  • Rights during probation: Same as Trial Member state (see Membership State Registry)
  • Re-application block: Members exited due to incomplete onboarding may not reapply for 6 months

Completion Record

Onboarding completion must be recorded in the Membership State Registry.

Onboarding completion is recorded automatically in ecohubsOS upon completion of all steps, including a timestamp and the artifact versions consented to. This record is permanent and retained even after exit.

Ratification Record

  • Adopted:
  • Decision type: Strategic
  • Version:
  • Decision record:

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