cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this protocol, please cite it as below."
type: software
title: "Web4: Trust-Native Ontology for Distributed Intelligence"
abstract: "Trust-native ontology where identity, trust, and value are expressed as typed RDF relationships. Canonical equation: Web4 = MCP + RDF + LCT + T3/V3*MRH + ATP/ADP. RDF serves as the ontological backbone through which Linked Context Tokens (LCTs), Trust/Value tensors (T3/V3), and Markov Relevancy Horizons (MRH) are semantically connected. Transforms the internet from platform-controlled to trust-native with distributed intelligence."
authors:
  - family-names: "Palatov"
    given-names: "Dennis"
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5510-6445"
    affiliation: "Metalinxx Inc."
repository-code: "https://github.com/dp-web4/web4"
url: "https://github.com/dp-web4/web4"
keywords:
  - web4
  - ontology
  - rdf
  - trust-native
  - linked-context-tokens
  - lct
  - distributed-intelligence
  - markov-relevancy-horizon
  - trust-tensors
  - value-tensors
  - atp-economy
  - blockchain
  - identity
  - governance
  - internet-protocol
  - r6-framework
  - mcp-protocol
  - acp-framework
  - sal-governance
  - agency-delegation
  - dictionary-entities
  - compression-trust
  - synchronism
  - lightchain
  - memory-temporal-sensor
  - fractal-architecture
license: AGPL-3.0-or-later
license-url: "https://github.com/dp-web4/web4/blob/main/LICENSE"
version: "1.1.0"
date-released: "2026-04-26"
references:
  - type: software
    title: "Synchronism Framework (Philosophical Foundation)"
    repository-code: "https://github.com/dp-web4/Synchronism"
  - type: software
    title: "ACT: Reference Implementation"
    repository-code: "https://github.com/dp-web4/ACT"
  - type: software
    title: "ModBatt: Physical Layer Implementation"
    repository-code: "https://github.com/dp-web4/CellCPU"
identifiers:
  - type: url
    value: "https://github.com/dp-web4/web4"
    description: "GitHub Repository"
  - type: other
    value: "US11477027B1"
    description: "US Patent 11,477,027: Linked Context Token technology"
  - type: other
    value: "US12278913B1"
    description: "US Patent 12,278,913: LCT implementation methods"
