# Instructions for Manus: Web4 Internet Standard Development

## Mission Statement

Transform the Web4 conceptual framework into a comprehensive, formal internet standard specification suitable for IETF RFC submission and multi-domain implementation. Create a hierarchically structured, maintainable document set that can serve as the foundation for Web4 adoption across diverse technical communities.

## Context Repository

Primary context repository: `https://github.com/dp-web4/web4`

This repository contains:
- Foundational Web4 whitepaper and concepts
- Implementation examples from modbatt-CAN project
- Entity relationship mechanisms (binding, pairing, witnessing, broadcast)
- LCT (Linked Context Token) specifications
- MRH (Markov Relevancy Horizon) tensor documentation

## Phase 1: Deep Research and Gap Analysis (Days 1-3)

### 1.1 Study Existing Standards
Research and analyze the structure, format, and content of successful internet standards:

1. **Protocol Standards**
   - RFC 791 (Internet Protocol)
   - RFC 2616/7230-7235 (HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2)
   - RFC 6455 (WebSocket Protocol)
   - RFC 8446 (TLS 1.3)

2. **Identity and Trust Standards**
   - RFC 5280 (X.509 PKI)
   - RFC 7519 (JSON Web Tokens)
   - RFC 6749 (OAuth 2.0)
   - W3C DID (Decentralized Identifiers) specification

3. **Distributed System Standards**
   - RFC 7252 (CoAP - Constrained Application Protocol)
   - IPFS specifications
   - Matrix.org federation protocol
   - ActivityPub (W3C Recommendation)

**Deliverable**: `research/standards_analysis.md` documenting:
- Common structural patterns
- Required sections for internet standards
- Terminology conventions
- Security consideration requirements
- IANA registration requirements

### 1.2 Identify Web4 Unique Contributions
Analyze how Web4 differs from and extends existing standards:

1. **Novel Concepts Requiring Formal Definition**
   - Witnessed presence as fundamental primitive
   - MRH tensors for context boundaries
   - Bidirectional trust accumulation
   - Entity binding hierarchy
   - Cross-domain validation chains

2. **Integration Points with Existing Standards**
   - How Web4 extends TLS for pairing
   - How LCTs relate to DIDs and VCs
   - How witnessing extends PKI concepts
   - How broadcast relates to mDNS/DNS-SD

**Deliverable**: `research/web4_innovations.md` documenting:
- Unique Web4 contributions requiring standardization
- Mappings to existing standards
- Required new IANA registries
- Backward compatibility considerations

### 1.3 Multi-Domain Requirements Gathering
Research requirements from different implementation domains:

1. **IoT/Embedded Systems**
   - Resource constraints
   - Hardware binding requirements
   - CAN/I2C/SPI protocol integration

2. **Web/Cloud Services**
   - REST API specifications
   - WebSocket requirements
   - Blockchain integration points

3. **Mobile/Edge Computing**
   - Offline operation modes
   - Peer-to-peer discovery
   - Energy efficiency

4. **Enterprise/Industrial**
   - Audit requirements
   - Compliance frameworks
   - Legacy system integration

**Deliverable**: `research/domain_requirements.md` documenting:
- Domain-specific constraints
- Required protocol variations
- Optional vs mandatory features per domain

## Phase 2: Standard Architecture Design (Days 4-6)

### 2.1 Create Hierarchical Document Structure

Design a modular specification architecture:

```
web4-standard/
├── core/
│   ├── web4-core.md          # Core concepts and architecture
│   ├── web4-terminology.md   # Formal terminology definitions
│   └── web4-security.md      # Security model and requirements
├── protocols/
│   ├── web4-lct.md          # LCT specification
│   ├── web4-binding.md      # Binding protocol
│   ├── web4-pairing.md      # Pairing protocol
│   ├── web4-witnessing.md   # Witnessing protocol
│   └── web4-broadcast.md    # Broadcast protocol
├── encodings/
│   ├── web4-wire.md         # Wire format specifications
│   ├── web4-crypto.md       # Cryptographic primitives
│   └── web4-serialization.md # Data serialization formats
├── apis/
│   ├── web4-rest-api.md    # RESTful API specification
│   ├── web4-websocket.md   # Real-time protocol
│   └── web4-rpc.md         # RPC interfaces
├── implementations/
│   ├── web4-iot.md         # IoT implementation guide
│   ├── web4-web.md         # Web implementation guide
│   └── web4-blockchain.md  # Blockchain integration
└── appendices/
    ├── web4-iana.md         # IANA considerations
    ├── web4-examples.md     # Complete examples
    └── web4-test-vectors.md # Test vectors
```

**Deliverable**: `architecture/document_structure.md` with:
- Complete document hierarchy
- Cross-reference matrix
- Dependency graph
- Version management strategy

### 2.2 Define Formal Grammar and Notation

Create formal specifications using:

1. **ABNF (RFC 5234) for Protocol Syntax**
   ```abnf
   lct-identifier = "lct:" lct-version ":" lct-hash
   lct-version    = 1*DIGIT
   lct-hash       = 64*64HEXDIG
   ```

2. **ASN.1 for Data Structures**
   ```asn1
   LCTBinding ::= SEQUENCE {
       version      INTEGER,
       entityId     OCTET STRING,
       publicKey    OCTET STRING,
       timestamp    GeneralizedTime,
       signature    OCTET STRING
   }
   ```

3. **State Machines for Protocols**
   - Binding state transitions
   - Pairing handshake sequences
   - Witnessing accumulation logic

**Deliverable**: `architecture/formal_notation.md` containing:
- Complete ABNF grammar
- ASN.1 module definitions
- State machine specifications
- Validation rules

### 2.3 Design Extensibility Framework

Create mechanisms for future evolution:

1. **Version Negotiation Protocol**
2. **Extension Point Registry**
3. **Capability Advertisement**
4. **Backward Compatibility Rules**

**Deliverable**: `architecture/extensibility.md` documenting:
- Version negotiation procedures
- Extension registration process
- Deprecation policies
- Migration strategies

## Phase 3: Core Specification Development (Days 7-12)

### 3.1 Write Core Protocol Specifications

For each protocol (binding, pairing, witnessing, broadcast), create:

1. **Protocol Overview**
   - Purpose and scope
   - Relationship to other protocols
   - Security model

2. **Message Formats**
   - Complete field definitions
   - Encoding specifications
   - Size constraints

3. **Protocol Flows**
   - Sequence diagrams
   - Error conditions
   - Timeout handling

4. **State Management**
   - State transitions
   - Persistence requirements
   - Recovery procedures

**Example Structure for `protocols/web4-binding.md`**:
```markdown
# Web4 Binding Protocol Specification

## 1. Introduction
### 1.1 Purpose
### 1.2 Requirements Notation
### 1.3 Terminology

## 2. Protocol Overview
### 2.1 Binding Model
### 2.2 Security Considerations
### 2.3 Privacy Considerations

## 3. Message Formats
### 3.1 BindingRequest
### 3.2 BindingResponse
### 3.3 BindingConfirmation

## 4. Protocol Procedures
### 4.1 Binding Initiation
### 4.2 Key Generation
### 4.3 Binding Validation
### 4.4 Error Recovery

## 5. Security Analysis
### 5.1 Threat Model
### 5.2 Countermeasures
### 5.3 Cryptographic Requirements

## 6. IANA Considerations
## 7. References
```

**Deliverables**: Complete specifications for:
- `protocols/web4-binding.md`
- `protocols/web4-pairing.md`
- `protocols/web4-witnessing.md`
- `protocols/web4-broadcast.md`

### 3.2 Define Security Framework

Create comprehensive security specifications:

1. **Threat Model**
   - Adversary capabilities
   - Attack vectors
   - Risk assessment

2. **Cryptographic Requirements**
   - Algorithm specifications
   - Key lengths
   - Random number requirements

3. **Security Procedures**
   - Key management
   - Certificate validation
   - Revocation mechanisms

**Deliverable**: `core/web4-security.md` with:
- Complete threat analysis
- Mandatory cryptographic algorithms
- Security best practices
- Audit requirements

### 3.3 Specify Data Formats

Define all data structures and encodings:

1. **Wire Formats**
   - Binary encodings
   - JSON representations
   - Protobuf schemas

2. **Storage Formats**
   - Persistent state
   - Key storage
   - Trust tensor representation

3. **Interchange Formats**
   - API payloads
   - Configuration files
   - Export/import formats

**Deliverable**: `encodings/web4-data-formats.md` containing:
- Complete schema definitions
- Encoding rules
- Canonicalization procedures
- Compression options

## Phase 4: Implementation Guidance (Days 13-15)

### 4.1 Create Reference Implementations

Develop minimal but complete implementations:

1. **Python Reference Implementation**
   ```python
   # web4-python/web4/binding.py
   class BindingProtocol:
       def create_binding(self, entity_id: bytes) -> Binding:
           """Create permanent entity binding per Web4 spec section 4.2"""
           pass
   ```

2. **JavaScript/TypeScript Library**
   ```typescript
   // web4-js/src/protocols/pairing.ts
   interface PairingConfig {
       operationalContext: string;
       authorizationRules: string[];
   }
   ```

3. **C Reference for Embedded**
   ```c
   // web4-c/include/web4_witness.h
   typedef struct {
       uint8_t witness_id[32];
       uint64_t evidence_count;
       float trust_score;
   } web4_witness_t;
   ```

**Deliverable**: `implementations/reference/` containing:
- Minimal working implementations
- Comprehensive test suites
- Performance benchmarks
- Integration examples

### 4.2 Develop Conformance Test Suite

Create standardized tests for compliance:

1. **Protocol Conformance Tests**
   - Valid message handling
   - Error condition handling
   - State machine verification

2. **Interoperability Tests**
   - Cross-implementation testing
   - Version compatibility
   - Extension negotiation

3. **Security Tests**
   - Cryptographic validation
   - Attack resistance
   - Key management

**Deliverable**: `testing/conformance-suite/` with:
- Automated test harness
- Test vector generation
- Compliance reporting tools
- Certification criteria

### 4.3 Write Implementation Guides

Create domain-specific guides:

1. **IoT Implementation Guide**
   - Memory optimization strategies
   - Power management considerations
   - Hardware security module integration

2. **Web Service Implementation Guide**
   - Scalability patterns
   - Database schemas
   - API gateway integration

3. **Blockchain Integration Guide**
   - Smart contract interfaces
   - Gas optimization
   - Cross-chain considerations

**Deliverable**: `implementations/guides/` containing:
- Platform-specific best practices
- Performance optimization tips
- Common pitfalls and solutions
- Migration strategies

## Phase 5: Community Framework (Days 16-18)

### 5.1 Establish Governance Structure

Define contribution and maintenance processes:

1. **Specification Change Process**
   ```markdown
   # Web4 Enhancement Proposal (WEP) Template
   WEP: [number]
   Title: [title]
   Author: [email]
   Status: Draft|Review|Accepted|Rejected
   Created: [date]
   ```

2. **Working Group Structure**
   - Core Protocol WG
   - Security WG
   - Implementation WG
   - Use Case WG

3. **Decision Making Process**
   - Consensus mechanisms
   - Voting procedures
   - Conflict resolution

**Deliverable**: `governance/charter.md` documenting:
- Contribution guidelines
- Review processes
- Release procedures
- Deprecation policies

### 5.2 Create Maintenance Infrastructure

Set up sustainable maintenance systems:

1. **Issue Tracking**
   - Bug report templates
   - Feature request process
   - Security disclosure procedures

2. **Version Control**
   - Branching strategy
   - Release tagging
   - Change documentation

3. **Communication Channels**
   - Mailing lists
   - Discussion forums
   - Regular meetings

**Deliverable**: `maintenance/infrastructure.md` with:
- Tool configurations
- Automation scripts
- Communication protocols
- Archive procedures

### 5.3 Build Ecosystem Support

Create resources for adoption:

1. **Developer Portal**
   - Quick start guides
   - API documentation
   - Code examples

2. **Educational Materials**
   - Whitepapers
   - Presentations
   - Video tutorials

3. **Community Resources**
   - Implementation registry
   - Compatibility matrix
   - Success stories

**Deliverable**: `ecosystem/resources.md` containing:
- Resource inventory
- Contribution opportunities
- Support channels
- Event calendar

## Phase 6: Formal Submission Preparation (Days 19-21)

### 6.1 IETF RFC Formatting

Convert specifications to RFC format:

1. **RFC XML Format**
   ```xml
   <rfc category="std" docName="draft-web4-core-00">
     <front>
       <title>Web4: Witnessed Presence Protocol Suite</title>
     </front>
   </rfc>
   ```

2. **Required Sections**
   - Abstract
   - Status of This Memo
   - Copyright Notice
   - Table of Contents
   - Security Considerations
   - IANA Considerations
   - References

**Deliverable**: `rfcs/` containing:
- RFC-formatted documents
- XML source files
- Build scripts
- Submission checklist

### 6.2 W3C Specification Format

Prepare W3C-style specifications:

1. **ReSpec Format**
2. **Conformance Criteria**
3. **Test Suite Links**
4. **Implementation Reports**

**Deliverable**: `w3c/` containing:
- HTML specifications
- CSS styling
- JavaScript interactions
- Publication metadata

### 6.3 Registration Requests

Prepare IANA and other registrations:

1. **Port Numbers**
2. **URI Schemes**
3. **Media Types**
4. **HTTP Headers**
5. **TLS Extensions**

**Deliverable**: `registrations/` with:
- IANA request templates
- Registration justifications
- Contact information
- Update procedures

## Success Criteria

The Web4 standard will be considered complete when:

1. **Technical Completeness**
   - All protocols fully specified
   - Security model comprehensive
   - Test suite passing

2. **Implementation Viability**
   - At least 3 independent implementations
   - Interoperability demonstrated
   - Performance benchmarks met

3. **Community Readiness**
   - Governance established
   - Maintenance committed
   - Adoption pathway clear

4. **Formal Acceptance**
   - IETF draft submitted
   - W3C note published
   - IANA registrations approved

## Critical Requirements for Manus

1. **Use Deep Research Mode** for all phases requiring external standard analysis
2. **Create actual working code** for reference implementations
3. **Generate real test vectors** from implementations
4. **Produce RFC-compliant XML** for formal submissions
5. **Ensure all cross-references** are valid and complete
6. **Validate all examples** compile/run successfully
7. **Test all procedures** for completeness

## Repository Structure for Deliverables

```
web4-standard/
├── README.md                 # Overview and navigation
├── research/                 # Phase 1 outputs
├── architecture/            # Phase 2 outputs
├── core/                    # Phase 3 core specs
├── protocols/               # Phase 3 protocol specs
├── encodings/               # Phase 3 data formats
├── implementations/         # Phase 4 reference code
├── testing/                 # Phase 4 test suites
├── governance/              # Phase 5 community
├── rfcs/                    # Phase 6 submissions
├── tools/                   # Build and validation
└── STATUS.md               # Current progress tracking
```

## Final Note

This standard must be:
- **Precise enough** for bit-perfect implementations
- **Flexible enough** for diverse domains
- **Secure enough** for critical infrastructure
- **Simple enough** for wide adoption
- **Complete enough** for formal approval

The goal is not just documentation, but the creation of a living standard that can evolve with the needs of a witnessed, trustworthy internet.

*"Make Web4 not just a concept, but the foundation for the next generation of internet protocols."*