Sage Protocol manages user-generated content and community interactions using decentralized, blockchain-native structures. This design integrates content handling, moderation, economic incentives, and transaction fees directly into the blockchain architecture.

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Content Management

User-generated content in Sage is managed through verifiable blockchain structures:
  • Posts: Managed via the Post structure, each post explicitly stores metadata (title, description), content data, author details, timestamps, interaction metrics (likes, comments), and edit/delete status.
  • Engagement Interactions: Explicit actions such as likes, favorites, and comments are transparently tracked within dedicated onchain substructures (Likes , Favorites, and Posts). These interactions increment engagement metrics used directly for reward calculations and analytics.
  • Fee Management: The PostFees structure explicitly defines configurable transaction fees required for creating or interacting with content. Fees can be denominated in native $SUI tokens or custom token denominations, directly aligning economic incentives with authentic user activity.

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Channels & Community Management

Channels within Sage offer decentralized, structured environments for building and managing communities directly onchain:
  • Channels: Defined by the Channel structure, each channel transparently manages metadata (avatar, banner, description), moderation roles, membership details, and interaction histories. All channel activities, including moderation updates and membership management, are recorded explicitly onchain.
  • Membership & Moderation: Membership states, join/leave timestamps, and user interactions are explicitly managed through the Membership structure. Moderation roles and permissions are clearly defined within the Moderation structure, providing secure and transparent onchain community governance.
  • Channel Fees: Transaction fees associated with channel creation, membership changes, posting, and moderation activities are managed explicitly via the ChannelFees structure. These fees help maintain economically sustainable community operations.

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Cross-Application Interoperability

Sage supports interoperability through structured indexing mechanisms:
  • App and Channel Registries: Structures like AppChannelRegistry and ChannelRegistry explicitly map channels to their originating applications, facilitating easy portability and interoperability of communities across all Sage-compatible applications.
  • Content Indexing: The PostsKey structure explicitly links content to specific applications, enabling consistent indexing and cross-application content reuse.

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Security via Witness Validation

Sensitive operations within channels are secured explicitly using runtime witness-based validation:
  • ChannelWitness: Channel-related administrative operations (such as moderation updates) explicitly require runtime validation via the ChannelWitness capability, ensuring secure, verifiable, and authorized modifications.

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Architectural Advantages

Sage’s explicit decentralized approach delivers significant practical benefits:
  • Transparent Content & Engagement: Every action—content creation, user interactions, moderation—is transparently recorded onchain, fostering accountability, trust, and verifiability.
  • Portable & Resilient Communities: Decentralized channel structures resist censorship and enable seamless portability across applications, supporting open and resilient social communities.
  • Economically Aligned Participation: Explicit transaction fee structures and clearly integrated rewards ensure incentives directly align with genuine community engagement and authentic content creation, promoting sustainable ecosystem growth.
  • Secure & Modular Governance: Clearly defined moderation roles and explicit witness-based access controls provide secure, transparent, and adaptable management of community dynamics, enhancing overall security and operational flexibility.