This document is a conceptual and technical walkthrough of the Metalabel protocol.

Content is structured such that it progresses from high-level accessible concepts to more low-level technical details.

The target audience of this document is anyone interested in the capabilities or implementation of our protocol.

This information will be presented differently when it comes to more generalized messaging about what we’re building here at Metalabel.

We will progressively reveal protocol functionality across our next few releases. Some details and terms in this document will not be directly surfaced to users for some time.

<aside> 🌈 This walkthrough is intended to be shared with Metalabel’s friends and neighbors, but some links to internal documentation won’t work.

Feel free to leave comments directly in Notion, or reach out on Discord / Twitter

public link**:** https://metalabel.notion.site/Metalabel-Protocol-Walkthrough-2080c68cc6f242ebb7813b1a9236cab1

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Updates and additional information about incremental releases of the protocol are documented separately:

Metalabel Protocol Walkthrough: V1.1 Addendum


Overview

The Metalabel protocol is a permanent application on the Ethereum blockchain with the following core areas of functionality:

Cataloging

Metalabels, their releases, record collections, and revenue modules are all cataloged on the Metalabel protocol. Groups produce work and artifacts together that are published via the protocol in a permanent, platform-less way.