Platform Evolution: Introducing Coherence Layers and Residency Allocation
We are introducing two foundational capabilities to the platform: coherence layers and residency allocation. Both represent long-standing design priorities rather than reactive changes. This post provides a high-level overview of what is being introduced and what participants and partners can expect.
This is not a product launch in the conventional sense. It is the external acknowledgment of systems that have been developed and validated to operate without disrupting existing participant throughput or behavior.
Coherence Layers
Coherence layers ensure that state remains consistent across all access tiers—browser, immersive, and full interface. As participation spreads across different technical and contextual environments, the risk of divergence grows. Participants should not have to re-establish context or renegotiate identity when moving between modes of access.
Our approach has been to treat coherence as an architectural invariant rather than a feature to be bolted on. The layers operate below the level of direct participant visibility, synchronizing state, resolving conflicts, and maintaining a single source of truth for identity and context where it matters. Coherence is now a first-class guarantee across supported tiers.
Residency Allocation
Residency allocation sets aside dedicated, additive capacity for sustained presence. Not every form of participation is transactional or session-bound. Some participants maintain long-horizon engagement that benefits from reserved resources and predictable continuity.
Allocation is managed so that residency capacity is additive—it does not displace or degrade the experience of those who participate in other ways. Verification of non-impact is part of our standard governance before any capacity change. The platform now explicitly supports sustained presence as a first-class mode.
Why Now
Both capabilities have been in development for years. Their introduction at this stage reflects confidence that they meet our bar for stability, observability, and alignment with existing governance. We have followed the timeline that the work required.
The meaning of "coherence" and "residency" is operational and will become legible through use rather than through additional prose.
What Stays the Same
Existing participants should notice no degradation in performance or availability. No functionality has been removed or restricted. The introduction of coherence layers and residency allocation is intended to be invisible to those who do not directly benefit from them—and beneficial to those who do.
We remain committed to the principle that platform evolution should expand possibility without imposing new obligations or breaking existing expectations.
No further technical details are available at this time.