Contributing to the Global Apothecary

Welcome, Field Medic.

You are entering the operational backend of Meditators Without Borders. This repository holds our Constitution, our Governance models, and most importantly, our Clinical Protocols.

We are open-source, but we are not "open-season." Because we deal with human nervous systems in crisis, the bar for contribution is high. We function less like a social club and more like a medical review board.

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🗺️ How to Navigate the Structure

All contributions must target the correct directory within .governance/:

If you want to...	Go to Directory	Who Reviews it?
Propose a new Healing Technique	PROTOCOLS/Somatic_Intervention/	The Medical Council (Elders)
Change the Code of Conduct	CONSTITUTION/	The Ethics Council
Refine Tokenomics ($PRSNC)	OPERATIONS/Treasury_Management.md	The DAO Treasury Guild
Submit Anonymized Field Data	INTELLIGENCE/Evidence_Base_Contributions.md	Research Leads

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⚕️ Protocol Improvement Proposals (PIPs)

We treat changes to this repository as PIPs. Whether you are fixing a typo in the Oath or introducing a new Breathwork technique, you must follow the PIP Workflow:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Branch specifically (e.g., protocol/box-breathing-update or governance/vote-quorum-change).
3. Draft your changes using the Standards below.
4. Submit a Pull Request (PR).
5. Peer Review:
   • Governance PRs require a quorum of DAO members to signal intent.
   • Protocol PRs require verification by 2 "Attending" level Medics.

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🧘 Contributing New Clinical Protocols

This is the most critical section. We do not accept "new age" theories without rigorous grounding. If you wish to add a technique to PROTOCOLS/Somatic_Intervention/, it must adhere to the Somatic Safety Standard.

Your PR must include a Markdown file structured as follows:

1. The Mechanism of Action

• Physiological Target: (e.g., Vagus Nerve, HPA Axis, CO2 tolerance).
• Polyvagal State: Does this move a user from Dorsal to Ventral, or Sympathetic to Ventral?
• Time to Efficacy: (e.g., "Effects typically felt within 90 seconds").

2. The Script

• Exact, concise verbal cues a Field Medic should use.
• Requirement: Must be culturally neutral (strip away religious or lineage-specific jargon where possible).

3. Contraindications (The "Black Box" Warning)

• When NOT to use this.
• Example: "Do not use rapid Kapalabhati breathwork with users reporting panic attack symptoms, as it may increase hyper-arousal."

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⚖️ Contributing to Governance

Changes to CONSTITUTION/ or GOVERNANCE_PROCESSES/ define how we operate as a DAO.

• Minor Changes: (Typos, clarifications) -> Merged by Maintainers.
• Major Changes: (Voting thresholds, $PRSNC allocation, Scope of Practice) -> Must be accompanied by a governance vote ID from our voting platform.
  • Note: You cannot merge a change to the Constitution without an on-chain vote proving the community approved it.

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🛡️ The "First Do No Harm" Clause

By contributing to this repository, you agree to the Contributor Covenant:

1. Scientific Integrity: You will not submit protocols known to be pseudoscientific or harmful.
2. Data Privacy: You will never commit Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of any patient or medic to this repo.
3. Lineage Respect: If a protocol comes from a specific indigenous or wisdom tradition, you will attribute the source in the metadata.

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Questions?

Open an [Issue] to discuss a potential PIP before you start writing.