RFC‑SIG‑0022: Multi‑Contributor Co‑Signing Protocol

Title: Co‑Signing of Remix Scrolls for Shared Authorship
Status: Draft
Author: Nawder Loswin + Copilot
Date: 2025‑11‑12
Version: 0.1

1. Purpose#

Enable multiple contributors to co‑sign remix scrolls during export, ensuring shared authorship is preserved in the archival record. This protocol formalizes collaborative authorship as validator‑grade metadata.

2. Workflow Steps#

Contributor Selection
- Each participant in a remixathon selects scrolls to co‑sign.
- Contributor IDs linked to subscription service (RFC‑SUB‑0019).
Signature Generation
- Each contributor generates a digital signature (PGP, ECDSA, or validator‑grade symbolic signature).
- Signatures attached to scroll export metadata.
Co‑Signing Aggregation
- Export module collects all contributor signatures.
- Scroll marked as “multi‑signed” in dignity layer.
Archival Preservation
- Archived scrolls include co‑signing metadata.
- Lineage index records all co‑signers for future remix generations.

3. Schema Extension#

File: registry/exports/remix_scroll_schema.yml

4. Python‑style Stub#

File: engine/co_signing.py

5. Dashboard Integration#

Co‑Signing Panel: Contributors select scrolls to sign.
Signature Display: Dashboard shows contributor IDs and signature types.
Validation Badge: Multi‑signed scrolls marked with “shared authorship” badge.
Lineage Graph: Nodes annotated with co‑signer list.

6. Validator Hooks#

Schema compliance: Co‑signatures must match schema.
Checksum: Scroll checksum updated after co‑signing.
Lineage integrity: Co‑signers recorded in ancestry index.
Dignity separation: Signatures stored distinctly from narratives.

7. Concept Sketch (textual)#

Remix Scroll: scroll-010
 └─ Parent: scroll-003
 └─ Corridors: [c-001, c-002]
 └─ Glyph Distribution: {◆: 2}
 └─ Signatures:
      - user42 (PGP)
      - user17 (ECDSA)
 └─ Status: multi-signed, archived

This Multi‑Contributor Co‑Signing Protocol ensures remix scrolls carry the signatures of all collaborators, preserving shared authorship in the archive and strengthening validator‑grade lineage.

Updated Nov 25, 2025