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Onboarding Guide

A comprehensive guide to integrating DON Memory Protocol into your systems.

Before You Start

DMP is foundational infrastructure for persistent memory. Before integration, understand these key principles:

• DMP is not a vector database. Retrieval uses graph traversal, not similarity search.
• Compression is lossy by design. We preserve coherent structure, not raw text.
• The QCCS gate enforces quality. Incoherent data may be rejected to protect the fabric.

Phase 1: Setup (Day 1)

1.1 Receive Your Credentials

After acceptance into the pilot program, you'll receive:

• API Key (sk_[org]_[hash]) — Keep this secure
• Tenant ID — Your isolated memory space
• Dashboard access — Visual interface for your fabric

1.2 Verify Your Key

Test your API key using the verification page or via curl:

curl https://don-memory-api.onrender.com/health \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Phase 2: Integration (Week 1)

2.1 Choose Your Integration Pattern

• REST API: Direct HTTP calls for maximum control
• WebSocket Streaming: Real-time ingestion for high-volume data
• Batch Processing: Bulk uploads for document collections

2.2 Design Your Conversation Structure

Organize memories using conversation_id to group related traces:

• One conversation per document
• One conversation per user session
• One conversation per project/topic

2.3 API Endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Description
/memory/store	POST	Collapse and store new content
/memory/retrieve	POST	Query memory by semantic similarity
/memory/traverse	POST	Navigate the memory graph

Phase 3: Production (Week 2+)

3.1 Monitor Your Coherence

Use the Dashboard's Global Coherence tab to monitor your trust curvature. Higher coherence means your data integrates well with the shared knowledge fabric.

3.2 Handle QCCS Rejections

If the QCCS gate rejects a store request (403), it means the content didn't meet coherence thresholds. This protects your fabric from noise. Options:

• Improve input quality (more structured content)
• Adjust importance scores
• Build more context in your conversation first

Resources

• Quickstart Guide — Get started in 5 minutes
• Dashboard — Visual interface for your memory
• DMP Charter — Principles of responsible memory
• Observatory — Real-time network visualization