CIC Tech-Artifacts

Description: The cic-tech-artifacts repository is a collection of new technical concepts, proof-of-concept modules, and reference artifacts related to the CIC ecosystem. It is not part of the CIC-core codebase, but rather a sandbox where we can experiment and document ideas safely.

---

🎯 Purpose

• Incubator for ideas in the concept phase.
• Publish reference specifications and API definitions.
• Share proof-of-concept (PoC) code, adapters, and examples.
• Keep the main CIC-core codebase clean and focused.

---

📂 Structure

concept/              ← each new concept in its own folder
  ├─ dgp-provenance/   ← Deterministic Graph Provenance concept
  │    ├─ spec/        ← API, schema, definitions
  │    ├─ examples/    ← sample MANIFEST, audit-passport
  │    └─ notes.md
  ├─ ois-interop/      ← ideas for OIS integration
  ├─ ...
LICENSE               ← CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
README.md             ← this document
CONTRIBUTING.md       ← short guide for contributions

---

📜 Guidelines

• Each concept lives under its own folder in concept/.
• Documentation in Markdown, API definitions in OpenAPI/Protobuf or YAML.
• Sample data, configurations, and code should be minimal.
• Once a concept matures, it can move to a dedicated repository or into the CIC-core.

---

⚖️ License

• CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 – content is freely available for non-commercial use with attribution and under the same terms.
• Code samples default to the same license unless otherwise noted.

---

🤝 Contribution

1. Fork the repository and create a new branch.
2. Add a new folder under concept/ for your idea.
3. Write documentation and add example code if needed.
4. Open a Pull Request with a short explanation.

---

🌱 Examples

• dgp-provenance – triad-based provenance gate and audit passport.
• ois-interop – ideas for secure data exchange between CIC and OIS.

---

This repository serves as an innovation sandbox for CIC: not production code, but the first documented stage of new ideas.