# world.ptah.flax

> Published by [ptah.world](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:l45z35sxxjuobp5q65a5vu22)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:l45z35sxxjuobp5q65a5vu22/world.ptah.flax)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:l45z35sxxjuobp5q65a5vu22/world.ptah.flax/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:l45z35sxxjuobp5q65a5vu22/world.ptah.flax/examples)

## Definitions

### `world.ptah.flax`

**Type**: `record`

Signaling record indicating an account participates in the Ptah Protocol. One per account, fixed key 'self'. Named for the twisted flax glyph (𓉔), the H in Ptah — the attribution chain thread.

**Key**: `literal:self`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `bio` | `string` | No | Optional short biography for this creator |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes | Timestamp when this account joined the Ptah Protocol |
| `displayName` | `string` | No | Optional display name for this creator within Ptah contexts |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "world.ptah.flax",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "literal:self",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "bio": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 2560,
            "description": "Optional short biography for this creator",
            "maxGraphemes": 256
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "Timestamp when this account joined the Ptah Protocol"
          },
          "displayName": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 640,
            "description": "Optional display name for this creator within Ptah contexts",
            "maxGraphemes": 64
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Signaling record indicating an account participates in the Ptah Protocol. One per account, fixed key 'self'. Named for the twisted flax glyph (𓉔), the H in Ptah — the attribution chain thread."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```