# com.cultureblocs.creative.profile

> Published by [cultureblocs.com](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:l3726um33xesakwqhjkkpoet)

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:l3726um33xesakwqhjkkpoet/com.cultureblocs.creative.profile)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:l3726um33xesakwqhjkkpoet/com.cultureblocs.creative.profile/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:l3726um33xesakwqhjkkpoet/com.cultureblocs.creative.profile/examples)

## Definitions

### `com.cultureblocs.creative.profile`

**Type**: `record`

A creative's self-asserted identity. Self-assertion is the normal state, not a deficient one: the record lives in the creative's own repository, which is the claim. Third-party attestation (com.cultureblocs.creative.connection) is an optional overlay some records acquire. This is a join layer, not a registry: externalIds carry ISNI/IPI/ORCID/Auracle/Wikidata and any future scheme so identifiers held elsewhere keep their value here.

**Key**: `literal:self`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `bio` | `string` | No |  |
| `name` | `string` | Yes | The name to be credited under. One profile per persona; a creative may hold several. |
| `based` | `ref` → `com.cultureblocs.defs#placeRef` | No | Where the creative is based, at whatever precision they choose to publish. |
| `links` | `array` | No | Website, portfolio, label page, socials. |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes | When this record was first stamped. The only immutable field: everything else may be revised by publishing a new commit. |
| `disciplines` | `array` | No | Freeform, e.g. 'sculpture', 'sound design', 'dark goth techno'. No controlled vocabulary by design. |
| `externalIds` | `array` | No | Identity in other systems. A bridge service may later register some of these on the creative's behalf; CultureBlocs does not. |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "com.cultureblocs.creative.profile",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "literal:self",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "bio": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxGraphemes": 2000
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The name to be credited under. One profile per persona; a creative may hold several.",
            "maxGraphemes": 300
          },
          "based": {
            "ref": "com.cultureblocs.defs#placeRef",
            "type": "ref",
            "description": "Where the creative is based, at whatever precision they choose to publish."
          },
          "links": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "ref": "com.cultureblocs.defs#linkRef",
              "type": "ref"
            },
            "maxLength": 8,
            "description": "Website, portfolio, label page, socials."
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "When this record was first stamped. The only immutable field: everything else may be revised by publishing a new commit."
          },
          "disciplines": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "maxGraphemes": 64
            },
            "maxLength": 8,
            "description": "Freeform, e.g. 'sculpture', 'sound design', 'dark goth techno'. No controlled vocabulary by design."
          },
          "externalIds": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "ref": "com.cultureblocs.defs#externalId",
              "type": "ref"
            },
            "maxLength": 20,
            "description": "Identity in other systems. A bridge service may later register some of these on the creative's behalf; CultureBlocs does not."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "A creative's self-asserted identity. Self-assertion is the normal state, not a deficient one: the record lives in the creative's own repository, which is the claim. Third-party attestation (com.cultureblocs.creative.connection) is an optional overlay some records acquire. This is a join layer, not a registry: externalIds carry ISNI/IPI/ORCID/Auracle/Wikidata and any future scheme so identifiers held elsewhere keep their value here."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```