If you’re here to contribute, collaborate, or co-create—thank you.
This page outlines the principles, expectations, and terms for everyone participating in the Harmony community.
What You’re Signing Up For
By participating in the Harmony community—whether you post ideas, insights, texts, models, patterns, rules, agent logic, or suggestions—you agree to the following:
Your Posts Can Be Reused
When you share content in the Harmony community, you allow Harmony admins and moderators to reuse your contributions (with attribution) across the broader Harmony ecosystem—such as websites, documentation, social media, learning platforms, or future publications.
You retain credit for your work.
But you do not retain exclusive rights to how it may be reused within the ecosystem.
Why This Matters
This keeps the ecosystem remixable, collaborative, and free from legal gridlock—while giving proper credit to contributors.
Credit, Not Copyright
Harmony references and compares models, texts, and ideas from a wide range of creators—authors, researchers, organizations, and thought leaders.
What we do:
- Reference and describe existing models (e.g. MCP, A2A)
- Attribute original sources when known
- Link to the original work (if public)
- Create our own text, visuals, and structures—not copies
What we don’t do:
- Claim ownership of models we didn’t create
- Reproduce proprietary content without permission
- Commercialize third-party IP without consent
Are you the author of a model and do you want any references to it removed or revised? Contact us. We’ll respond quickly and respectfully.
Governance: Now and Later
Right now, Harmony is maintained by a single administrator and editor (Jurgen Appelo) to ensure coherence and quality.
But we’re not clinging to control. If the community grows substantially, we’ll explore broader governance—possibly a foundation, cooperative, or maybe even a DAO.
Until then: expect structure, not anarchy. Benevolent dictatorship now. Distributed governance when it’s sustainable.
Funding and Sustainability
To support tools, moderation, and editorial work:
- Some areas of Harmony may require a modest subscription (e.g. $10/month)
- This funds the infrastructure we all share
- You’re not paying to license your own work—you’re helping sustain the community platform
Summary of Terms
By participating in Harmony, you agree:
- Your posts can be reused (with credit) throughout the Harmony ecosystem
- You give credit where it’s due and receive credit when earned
- You don’t submit proprietary material without permission
- You respect the current editorial leadership and future governance roadmap
- You’re helping build something collaborative, open, and future-ready