docs(contributing): anchor trust model — node is trusted, wallet is thin - #171
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Summary
Anchors the absolute project rule in
CONTRIBUTING.md: the wallet trusts the node it talks to. The only line the node is not allowed to cross is the wallet's private key — everything else may be delegated.The rule rejects:
The escape hatch for users who do not want to trust the public operator is self-hosting, supported by a "switch node" setting that is always a single configuration value.
Why now
Established as a project-wide constraint during the aliasing-design discussion (zk-coins/docs#7). Three consequences flow from it:
What this PR does
CONTRIBUTING.md.node,sdk,app,docs) so the rule reads the same wherever a contributor lands first.Sibling PRs
Test plan