world.ptah.template

ptah.world

{
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "description": "A shared identity template that multiple characters can embody. The type, not the instance. Defines what something fundamentally is before any specific character performs it.",
      "key": "tid",
      "record": {
        "properties": {
          "canonicalCharacterReference": {
            "description": "Reference to the canonical character instance of this template (if any)",
            "format": "at-uri",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "canonicalReferencePolicy": {
            "description": "How the canonical character reference behaves over time — fixed (never changes), updatable (originator can update), community (community consensus)",
            "knownValues": [
              "fixed",
              "updatable",
              "community"
            ],
            "type": "string"
          },
          "canonicalStatus": {
            "description": "The canonical standing of this template",
            "knownValues": [
              "world.ptah.defs#canonicalStatusOfficial",
              "world.ptah.defs#canonicalStatusCommunity",
              "world.ptah.defs#canonicalStatusApocryphal"
            ],
            "type": "string"
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "description": "Timestamp when this template was created",
            "format": "datetime",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "creatorDID": {
            "description": "The permanent identity of the template's creator",
            "format": "did",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": {
            "description": "What this template represents",
            "maxGraphemes": 1024,
            "maxLength": 10240,
            "type": "string"
          },
          "instancePolicy": {
            "description": "Who can create new character instances of this template — open (anyone), restricted (with approval), closed (no new instances)",
            "knownValues": [
              "open",
              "restricted",
              "closed"
            ],
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "description": "The name of the template",
            "maxGraphemes": 64,
            "maxLength": 640,
            "type": "string"
          },
          "originType": {
            "description": "The intellectual property status of this template",
            "knownValues": [
              "originalIP",
              "publicDomain",
              "collaborativeCommons"
            ],
            "type": "string"
          },
          "worldReference": {
            "description": "Reference to the world this template belongs to",
            "format": "at-uri",
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "name",
          "creatorDID",
          "worldReference",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "type": "record"
    }
  },
  "id": "world.ptah.template",
  "lexicon": 1
}

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Metadata

DID
did:plc:l45z35sxxjuobp5q65a5vu22
CID
bafyreib5v4fgfxoygq34zeuh6gos5sis3bbkjlhvddiswurlc6p2shvem4
Indexed At
2026-03-25 20:41 UTC
AT-URI
at://did:plc:l45z35sxxjuobp5q65a5vu22/com.atproto.lexicon.schema/world.ptah.template

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