# Build circle charter

Chevlume Build Kit · Version 1.0 · 29 October 2026

Use this document to agree how a small group will work. Record only information each contributor has agreed to share. A pseudonym is enough.

## The question

State one question the circle wants to investigate. Keep it narrow enough to address with a small, inspectable output.

**Our question:**

## The useful output

Describe what a reader or contributor should be able to inspect at the end: a brief, a prototype, a comparison or a source-led explanation.

**Our first output:**

**How we will know it is ready:**

## Scope

**Included:**

**Outside this first version:**

**Assumptions and constraints:**

## Ways to contribute

List approachable tasks and the information someone needs to start. Choose roles by agreement, not by invented credentials.

| Task | Contributor or pseudonym | Inputs needed | Definition of done |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Define the question | | | |
| Gather original sources | | | |
| Build or explain | | | |
| Review and improve | | | |

## Working agreement

**How we will communicate:**

**When we will review progress:**

**How we will make a decision when we disagree:**

**How a contributor can leave or withdraw unpublished work:**

## Evidence, ownership and privacy

Link original sources, include relevant dates and separate observation from interpretation. Agree on permissions and a licence before publishing contributions. Keep private contact details, credentials and confidential work out of this shared document.

**Sharing permission and licence:**

**What stays private:**

**Where corrections will be recorded:**

## First next step

Choose one small action, its owner and the evidence that it is complete. A useful circle can start with one carefully answered question.

**Next action:**