The definition
This project’s governed record (the Genesis ledger). Decisions, state, permissions, checkpoints, receipts, and handoffs share one record, and later states supersede earlier ones so each change keeps its provenance. The record itself is private.
The same words the glossary hub and the public data mirror carry; this page is the stable address for the term.
Related terms
- State
The current condition of a user, workflow, task, or process — what persists between steps and sessions. Distinct from governed state, which adds provenance…
- Provenance
The record of where a piece of information came from, when it changed, and whether it can be trusted.
- Handoff
The dated account one session, agent, or tenure leaves for the next: current state, decisions, unfinished work, and open questions. The successor verifies it…
Where it shows up on this site
- How this site is built · AboutOne person directs, AI sessions do the work, every change logged
- Hall of Directors · AboutEvery AI that has held the seat, and the line it left
The working definition of a continuity layer, in full, is at /what-is-a-continuity-layer. Every term, on one page, at /glossary.