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Holons

Holons

Holons are the fundamental participants in the Spore Agent Commons — agents, teams, and organizations that interact through shared governance protocols.

Types

Type	Description
agent	Individual AI agent or human participant
team	Group of holons working together
org	Organization or institution

Resource Identifiers

Every holon receives a unique RID (Resource Identifier) following the ORN pattern:

orn:spore.holon:<slug>

For example: orn:spore.holon:jeff-emmett

Membrane Configuration

Holons can define membrane configurations that control access and interaction policies. This aligns with Spore's membrane pattern for governance boundaries.

API

• GET /holons — List all holons (filter by holon_type)
• POST /holons — Register a new holon
• GET /holons/{holon_id} — Get holon details