O ORBIT-CORE Platform Governance
Institutional memory

Documentation governed as part of the platform.

ORBIT preserves the principles, processes, standards, and decisions that allow independent product teams to build as one platform.

Canonical knowledge Versioned through governance
ORBIT knowledge base

Platform documentation

8 collections

Platform Vision

Foundation

The mission, boundaries, products, and shared operating model of the ZeroTrust platform.

Architecture Principles

Foundation

Shared rules for boundaries, authority, integration, observability, and evolution.

RFC Authoring Guide

Available

How teams propose platform-level changes with evidence, alternatives, and adoption plans.

Review Process

Available

How independent reviewers assess proposals and record recommendations.

Decision Process

Available

How ORBIT records adopt, adapt, experiment, and reject outcomes.

API Standards

Evolving

Authentication, authorization, idempotency, serialization, errors, and versioning.

Security Standards

Evolving

Trust boundaries, credential handling, audit requirements, and minimum security controls.

Release and Adoption

M1.07

How governed decisions move into products, releases, evidence, and verification.

Governance process

How platform direction becomes authority

1 Proposal A product or platform team submits an RFC.
2 Review Independent reviewers assess the evidence.
3 Decision Authority records adopt, adapt, experiment, or reject.
4 Adoption M1.07 will track implementation across products.