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# Evrylife Protocol Architecture

Evrylife is a **fully decentralized social explorer** built so users truly own their identity, connections, content, and data. There are no ads, no central company holding keys, and no fixed profits — everything is governed by the DAO and funded by community participation.

The platform is structured around **9 core pillars** (high-level layers). Each pillar combines specific technologies and integrations to make the app work securely and privately.

#### The 9 Pillars – What They Do

1. **Wallet & Chain Layer** Lets users connect any wallet and use the app across different blockchains.
   * Web3Modal v3 (connects MetaMask, Phantom, Sui Wallet, Near Wallet, etc.)
   * Wagmi, viem, ethers.js (handles Ethereum-compatible chains)
   * Hyperlane (main cross-chain bridge and messaging)
   * LI.FI (automatic backup routing)
   * Uses native gas fees only (no extra platform token)
2. **Authentication & Identity** Gives every user a secure, self-owned digital ID they control completely.
   * Ceramic DIDs (decentralized identity)
   * Chain-agnostic sign-in (SIWE for Ethereum, SIWS for Solana, SIWN for Near, etc.)
   * Evrylife Main Protocol (1-click login + automatic setup)
   * Unique @username (enforced, linked to your ID)
   * Display Name (can be anything, duplicates allowed)
3. **Decentralized Data Layer** Stores all your profile, channel, and connection data so no company can control or delete it.
   * Ceramic Network (TileDocument + ComposeDB)
   * Web3 Meta Tree (DAO-managed categories and tags)
   * Social graph (your follows, connections, channels)
4. **Content Storage** Holds all your images, videos, text, PDFs, etc. securely and permanently.
   * IPFS (distributed file storage)
   * Automatic pinning to 3+ providers (Pinata, Storacha/Filecoin, Walrus, AIOZ, Arweave, Storj)
   * DAO Free Tier: 1 GB included (no api key needed)
   * Optional personal api keys for extra or private storage
   * Lit Protocol (adds encryption and access rules)
5. **Communication Layer** Enables private and group messaging without any central server.
   * XMTP (decentralized 1:1, group, and channel messages)
6. **Privacy & Zero-Knowledge Layer** Protects your private content and ensures fair, anonymous moderation.
   * Lit Protocol (zero-knowledge encryption and access control)
   * Semaphore (anonymous random selection for moderators, eligibility proofs)
7. **Governance, Token & Economics Layer** Lets the community vote, earn rewards, and manage shared funds fairly.
   * Snapshot (off-chain voting and proposals)
   * zkrPOGO (hybrid on-chain/off-chain execution and random moderation tasks)
   * EVRY token (ERC-20, upgradeable by DAO)
   * 9 DAO treasuries (see allocation table below)
   * Prorated rewards (no fixed APY, no locks, rolling 10–30 year periods)
8. **Discovery & Meta Layer** Helps users find content, people, and topics using smart, community-curated categories.
   * Web3 Meta Tree (Ceramic + IPFS)
   * ComposeDB (smart queries across data)
   * Hugging Face models (DAO fine-tuned for tag suggestions and search)
9. **AI Agents & Intents Layer** Adds helpful AI tools that users and the DAO can control and expand.
   * User Intents (personal automation toggles stored privately on Ceramic)
   * DAO Intents (structured tasks the community can govern)
   * Multi-AI pre-check (safety layer)
   * zkrPOGO execution (community approves AI actions)

**How It All Connects**

* You log in with any wallet → get a Ceramic ID and unique @username.
* Your content saves to IPFS (pinned securely) and metadata to Ceramic.
* Private messages go through XMTP.
* Moderation tasks are randomly assigned via Semaphore (zkrPOGO).
* Community votes on Snapshot, executes via zkrPOGO.
* Rewards come prorated from the right treasury buckets.
* Everything updates live in the Heartbeat dashboard via Ceramic streams.

This architecture is **100% decentralized**, user-sovereign, and governed by the DAO — no central team, no ads, no custodians. The DAO can propose and vote on changes to any pillar at any time.

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