The Viral Stack is a modular social and technical architecture that enables small groups to self-organize rapidly, coordinate decisions, and optionally link into formal legal and financial systems. It is designed for global scalability, minimal friction, and local autonomy.
# Core Layers - Voluntary Association: A lightweight legal structure (e.g. under UK law) formed by a group of people with a shared non-commercial purpose. No registration required. Membership is managed digitally using email, messaging apps, or any form of pseudonymous identity. - Mobile Delegate App: A small application used by the elected chair (or representative) of a group. It manages: - Membership and pledges - Group constitution and rules - Decision-making and voting - Reporting and representation to other layers - Homelab Mesh Network: A federated network of lightweight servers hosted in homes, co-ops, or trusted spaces. These servers: - Sync group data and decisions - Broadcast delegations and votes - Serve content and protocols to the delegate apps - Optionally connect to higher-tier infrastructure - Legal Interface Layer: Chairs can represent their group in formal legal entities (e.g. LLPs, CICs, or co-ops). These legal wrappers: - Hold assets or sign agreements - Act as shared tools of formal action - Are governed by a protocol of delegated authority across the mesh
# Design Principles - **Fractal Growth**: Each group can self-replicate by inviting others to form their own micro-associations. No centralized signup is required. - **Soft Authority, Hard Interface**: Authority emerges from the group’s constitution and internal votes. The app and server act only as a programmable interface for this authority. - **Voluntary Federation**: Groups may coordinate or federate by mutual agreement. No central node controls the network. - **Pseudonymous Participation**: Members can remain anonymous or pseudonymous unless acting as a delegate in the legal layer. - **Legal Optionality**: Legal entities are opt-in. Most groups never need to formally register, but the system enables lawful coordination when required.
# Use Cases - Distributed activism and mutual aid - Peer-to-peer governance experiments - Federated public infrastructure projects - Cultural and educational micro-networks - Global cooperation between unregistered movements
# Bootstrapping Path 1. One person downloads the Mobile Delegate App 2. They form a group of ~42 people and agree on a purpose 3. They adopt or adapt a template constitution 4. The group votes to confirm the delegate 5. The app connects to the homelab mesh 6. The group’s decisions and pledges are shared with the wider network 7. Delegates may optionally join a legal entity to coordinate formal action