The site is the gate. The protocol is the rule. The campaign is the practice. The node is the spark.
Stanley Team is not a domain, nor is it just another community name. It is the name of a new organizational form.
FORM
CONFLUENCE
BORN
2026.04
LICENSE
OPEN COMMONS
CONTACT
GATHER
FOUR THINGS · Four things
Every high-grade expression lands on four things: identity, task, mechanism, retrospective.
01
Identity
Identity first, information second.
02
Task
End the homepage in action, not a form.
03
Mechanism
Every method enters version control.
04
Retrospective
Crystallize the moment a campaign ends.
LEXICON · Lexicon
Confluence
合流体
Total concept. The body of the school-style organization.
Confluence Gate
合流门
Narrative handle. Used in events, posters and external storytelling.
Confluence Protocol
合流协议
The umbrella name for the methodology and open-source documents.
Confluents
合流者
The collective name for members, nodes and participants.
Gather
合流日
A fixed online or in-person sync ritual.
Confluence Campaign
合流战役
Concrete project unit. Time-boxed, retrospectable, crystallizable.
Confluence Node
合流节点
The basic propagation unit of the ecosystem.
GUARDRAILS · Guardrails
Open up the frame — but do not lose control.
No fake decentralization
If "everyone decides" everything, a small group decides in private.
No ideals without institution
Without versioning and arbitration, disagreement frays the organization.
No over-democracy
Contributor energy belongs to creating value, not voting daily.