Membrane Packet Template

Title: Membrane Packet (Template)
(Optional subtitle): A clean, consent-tagged way to share across boundaries

A Membrane Packet is the standard format for anything that crosses from one Cell to another (or from a Cell into a wider space). It prevents leakage, assumption, and scope creep.

Membrane Packet — [Short Name]

Date:
From Cell:
To Cell / Space:
Sender:
Intended recipients: (names or roles)

1) Intent

Why is this being shared? What is it for?

2) Content Type

Choose one: Question / Draft / Summary / Request / Signal / Other

3) Sensitivity

Choose one: Public / Internal / Private

4) Consent Tag

OK to share onward? Yes / No
If yes, where? (name spaces)
Limits: (what must not be done with it)

5) Provenance

Created by: Human / AI / Mixed
Context: (1–2 lines)
If AI-assisted: note the AI role (e.g., Cartographer, Scribe)

6) Content

Paste the text / link the artifact (keep it concise)

7) Ask / Next Step

What response is requested? By when?

8) TTL (Time-to-Live)

When should this be reviewed, updated, or expire?