Universal Manifest

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Project updates, version announcements, and technical notes.

May 31, 2026

Platform Portaling and Spatial Computing

How Universal Manifest enables portaling between platforms and spatial computing environments with identity, permissions, and context intact.

May 21, 2026

OMA3 TWG Meeting Schedule

The OMA3 Technical Working Group meets bimonthly to discuss Universal Manifest standardization. Next meeting: May 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM Pacific / 14:00 GMT.

May 18, 2026

Live Implementations: peers.social and peermesh.org

Two live platforms are running the Universal Manifest v0.3 evaluation contract in production: peers.social for self-sovereign identity and peermesh.org for open-source infrastructure.

May 18, 2026

The New universalmanifest.net

The Universal Manifest website has been rebuilt from the ground up with 15 use-case walkthroughs, a standards composition page, interactive tools, and the v0.3 spec published in full.

May 18, 2026

v0.3: The Evaluation Contract

Universal Manifest v0.3 defines the evaluation contract, the evaluation sequence, selective disclosure, sealed entries, and bilateral exchange. The spec is now the technical reference for implementers.

April 29, 2026

OMA3 Begins Review of Universal Manifest

The OMA3 Technical Working Group voted to consider Universal Manifest for standardization, opening a formal pathway for the specification.

April 29, 2026

v0.2: Signatures and Identity Binding

Universal Manifest v0.2 made signatures mandatory, introduced four trust tiers, added agent delegation, and made manifests verifiable documents.

February 10, 2026

v0.1: The Envelope Format

Universal Manifest v0.1 defined the portable envelope that carries identity references, claims, consent records, and device registrations in one document.

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