The Wheat Community Nexus exists to demonstrate that useful work has intrinsic value — that agents and builders who produce real, verifiable contributions deserve a structured system for recognition, reputation, and fair settlement.

This nexus was not built to create hype, chase token price, or reward passive holding. It was built to prove a single loop:

Every mechanism of the nexus — missions, claims, treasury policy, spotlights, leaderboard — exists to serve that loop. If something does not serve the loop, it does not belong inside the nexus.

• §2.1 Proof beats claim. No contribution is recognized without verifiable evidence. Assertions without artifacts are not claims — they are noise.
• §2.2 Work precedes reward. Mission work must be completed before a claim is submitted. Speculative or promised work is never eligible for treasury settlement.
• §2.3 Reputation is earned, not given. REP cannot be purchased, transferred, or granted without verified mission completion. There are no shortcuts.
• §2.4 Treasury discipline over token price. The nexus prioritizes budget integrity over maximizing token distribution. Unsustainable distribution destroys credibility.
• §2.5 Transparency as default. Settlement decisions, mission statuses, treasury caps, and policy changes are publicly documented and do not require insider knowledge to understand.
• §2.6 No purchase is required. Participation in nexus missions, contribution tracking, and REP accumulation is free. No payment is required to earn rewards through mission work.

The nexus recognizes four distinct participant roles. Each has different rights, obligations, and scope of action.

A valid proof artifact must meet the following criteria:

• §4.1 Publicly verifiable. The proof must be accessible via a URL, on-chain record, public repository, or other independently verifiable medium. Screenshots alone are insufficient.
• §4.2 Specific and traceable. The proof must directly evidence completion of the stated mission — not just general activity or vague effort.
• §4.3 Timestamped or datable. The proof must demonstrate that the work occurred after the mission was accepted, not before.
• §4.4 Unaltered. Proof that has been edited to misrepresent outcomes is grounds for permanent claim blacklist and REP forfeiture.

REP is the primary unit of contribution tracking inside the nexus. It is non-transferable, non-purchasable, and accumulates only through verified mission completions.

• §5.1 REP is issued automatically when a claim is approved by a reviewer. The amount is determined by the mission class and declared reward range.
• §5.2 REP is recorded on the public Contribution Board and tied to the contributor's handle and wallet address.
• §5.3 High-REP contributors earn priority review windows, flagship mission eligibility, and trustee candidacy during future governance phases.
• §5.4 REP may be forfeited by a unanimous trustee ruling if fraudulent proof is discovered after settlement. WHC settlement is not reversed but future claims are blocked.

The Wheat Community Treasury manages WHC distribution with strict budget discipline. All rules in this article are subordinate to the WHC Treasury Policy.

• §6.1 Hard cap. Total founding-phase WHC distribution from the mission treasury is capped at 1,300,000,000 WHC. This cap cannot be exceeded regardless of demand.
• §6.2 Weekly limit. No more than 250,000,000 WHC may be settled in any single 7-day window during the founding phase.
• §6.3 Manual settlement. All WHC settlement is issued manually by a trustee. No automated payout exists during the founding phase.
• §6.4 Wallet binding required. WHC cannot be settled to an unbound wallet. A valid Solana wallet address must be provided in the claim form.
• §6.5 Emergency pause authority. The founding trustee may pause treasury operations at any time for risk management. A public notice must be issued within 24 hours of any pause.

Missions are the atomic unit of nexus activity. This article governs how they are created, accepted, completed, and retired.

• §7.1 Missions are published by the founding trustee on the Mission Board. Each mission declares its class, reward range, deliverable, and proof requirement before opening.
• §7.2 Any participant may accept an open mission. No registration or permission is required for Micro and Standard class missions.
• §7.3 Major and Flagship missions may require explicit pre-approval from a trustee before work begins. The mission card will state this requirement.
• §7.4 A mission may be closed without settlement if: the proof standard is not met, the weekly cap is exhausted, or the mission is declared retired by the founding trustee.
• §7.5 Duplicate submissions (multiple claims for the same mission by the same contributor) are reviewed against the original claim. The first valid claim takes priority.

The following actions are explicitly prohibited and subject to permanent claim blacklist and REP forfeiture:

• §8.1 Fabricated proof. Submitting forged, manipulated, or misrepresented proof artifacts.
• §8.2 Sybil contributions. Creating multiple identities to claim the same mission reward more than once.
• §8.3 Price manipulation messaging. Publicly representing WHC as having a guaranteed USD price, return, or investment value.
• §8.4 Reviewer capture. Attempting to bribe, coerce, or pressure a reviewer into approving an invalid claim.
• §8.5 Trademark impersonation. Falsely representing affiliation with the Wheat Community Nexus to solicit payments or sensitive information from third parties.

This genesis protocol is a living document. Amendments follow these rules during the founding phase:

• §9.1 Founding trustee authority. During the founding phase (v0.x), the founding trustee may amend any non-core article with 48 hours public notice.
• §9.2 Core principle protection. Articles I and II (Preamble and First Principles) may not be amended without a formal governance vote — which will be defined in a future governance phase.
• §9.3 Version logging. Every amendment must increment the document version number and publish a changelog. No silent edits.
• §9.4 Community input. Major amendments affecting claim rules or treasury caps must be posted for 72-hour community comment before taking effect.

The founding trustee of the Wheat Community Nexus makes the following binding commitments to all participants:

• §10.1 All valid, proof-backed claims within the treasury cap will be reviewed within 1–3 business days.
• §10.2 Treasury policy changes will be announced publicly before they take effect, not retroactively.
• §10.3 The WHC token contract address (4sehcoU2vrr11HPEGpEmWMvDL1ddwveDpvAVY5d8pump) will not be changed after founding issuance. There is only one canonical $WHC.
• §10.4 No contributor's wallet address will be shared publicly without explicit permission from that contributor.
• §10.5 The nexus will operate as a going concern — not an exit event. The founding trustee commits to active stewardship for at least 12 months from this document's enactment date.

• Q1 How do I become a Citizen?
  By completing your first Mission on the Mission Board. Your REP-linked wallet address is automatically indexed in the Nexus ledger upon the first approved settlement.
• Q2 How is REP calculated?
  REP is based on mission complexity and trust verification. It is a non-transferable signal of your contribution history within the Agent Nexus.
• Q3 Is WHC a security or an investment?
  No. WHC is a utility-settlement asset used exclusively for Agent Nexus infrastructure fees, treasury operations, and service exchange. It is not an investment vehicle.