# Melton Foundation — MEA Analysis

Research and analysis repository for evaluating the **Mycelial Economics (MEA)** framework
in the context of [rSpace-Online](https://rspace.online) collaborative tools.

## Contents

- `2026-03-29 Mycelial Economics (MEA) [Full].pdf` — Original MEA document (104 pages)
- `analysis/mea-rspace-alignment.md` — Detailed capability mapping: MEA requirements vs rSpace modules
- `analysis/gap-analysis.md` — Gaps and potential new modules / extensions

## Context

Mr. Melton shared the MEA framework — a protocol-based economic coordination system
built around small, bounded groups ("Pods") that grow through division (mitosis),
maintain intentionally sparse inter-pod relationships, and use a gradient-based
exchange protocol tied to relational distance.

This repo examines how rSpace-Online's existing module ecosystem might serve as
an implementation substrate for MEA concepts.