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waccamaw.org — User Guide

waccamaw.org runs on orgware — a product of hatcher.ltd.

orgware is a small, self-hostable platform for running a modern tribal or member organization: a gated member portal, a verifiable knowledge library, a meeting archive, a contact directory, per-member API access, and honest cost transparency — built entirely on Cloudflare's edge (Workers, D1, R2) so it runs for a few dollars a month with no servers to babysit.

This wiki is the user guide for the Waccamaw Indian People's instance at waccamaw.org. It explains how to use the platform as a member and as a member of leadership, and how the platform is put together.

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Guide	For	What it covers
What is orgware	Everyone	The platform, the pieces, the rings of access
Getting Started	Members	Signing in (no password), the member portal
The Tribal Record	Members	The knowledge library — records, sources, verification
Meetings & Podcast	Everyone	The meeting archive + the Apple-compatible podcast
API Access	Members / builders	Per-member API keys, the MCP endpoint, the query console
Contact & Directory	Everyone / Leadership	Public contact forms + the leadership directory
For Leadership	Leadership	Roll management, the directory, and the cost console
How orgware Is Built	Curious / operators	The orgware stack and the four services
Maintaining This Guide	Editors	How the guide stays current (screenshots + release cycle)

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The rings of access

orgware gates everything by ring, not by page. The same URL shows different content depending on who you are:

• Public — the tourist-facing waccamaw.org site, the museum, the pauwau.
• Member — signed-in members: the portal, cleared library records, an API key.
• Leadership — elected leaders: the full library, the roll book, the directory, engagement, and the cost/usage console.

No private content, DOM, or JavaScript is ever served to someone who hasn't signed in — the gated pages are rendered by an authenticated Cloudflare Worker, not the public site.

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orgware © hatcher.ltd. This guide documents the Waccamaw Indian People instance.