MD-293 · Carrot Protocol Guidance
Companion to PROTOCOL-061 — what's locked, what's flexible, and what to do next. Written at 40%. Expands as decisions are made.
PROTOCOL-061 · LIVE
SCP-2610
40% COMPLETE
SOVEREIGN OVERRIDE ON
40% · 4 of 10 sections finalised
§1 · The Header Truth LOCKED
Settled. These do not move.
- The Carrot is its own protocol — PROTOCOL-061 — not a feature inside another model.
- 1 tonne = 1 dPRN = £450 = 40 meals (MD-005).
- 7% Covenant first, before any other split (PROTOCOL-006).
- MPT Ltd (CRN 16977671) is the public trading face.
- Finance Limited is the operational fuel tank.
§2 · Money Flow — Internal Agreement SHAPE LOCKED
The shape is fixed; the dial settings (§3) are flexible.
STEP 1 · POSTING POINT
Carrot transaction lands at MPT Ltd (current contracts, current banking).
STEP 2 · COVENANT
7% Covenant deducted first (PROTOCOL-006 · meal fund · non-negotiable).
STEP 3 · PARTNER SPLIT
50/50 evolved split (MD-233) — partner side untouched.
STEP 4 · INTERNAL SWEEP
Inside MPT's share, an internal agreement moves the operational portion to Finance Limited. Finance Ltd then funds: verifier payouts, hauler advances, bounty pool, collection-day cashflow.
§3 · The Dials — What's Flexible FLEX
These are intent, not concrete. Sovereign sets and resets per cohort or per transaction.
| Dial | Default | Range | Trigger |
|---|
| MPT → Finance Ltd sweep % | TBD (40% draft) | 20–80% | per-tx · weekly · monthly |
| Accreditation PRN routing | Finance Ltd (fuel) | Finance · MPT · Covenant | per PRN cohort |
| dPRN routing | Sovereign-directed | any of the above | per dPRN or per use-case |
| Carrot price upfront | £100 entry → £133 → £159 → £200 Node | £100–£200 | staged by tier · MD-859 doctrine |
Decision needed at 50%: lock the default MPT → Finance Ltd sweep % and the trigger cadence.
§4 · The Two Instruments — PRN vs dPRN INTENT SET
Default routings. The Sovereign holds the override on every single one.
| Instrument | Default Destination | Flexibility | Why |
|---|
| Accreditation PRN | Finance Ltd (fuel) | Low | Heavy paper · funds the heavy lifting (EA compliance, accreditation overhead) |
| Digital PRN (dPRN) | Sovereign-directed | High | Sovereign instrument · routing follows the use-case |
| Carrot (£100 entry · rises to £133 → £159 → £200) | MPT → split per agreement | Medium | Trading face first, then internal sweep · staged pricing per MD-859 |
| 7% Covenant | Always first | None | PROTOCOL-006 · MD-005 · non-negotiable |
§5 · Verifier Payout Ladder TO DO · 0%
Reserved for PROTOCOL-049. Will define how Finance Ltd pays appointed verifiers (rate per accreditation · monthly retainer vs per-job · escalation on duplicates).
§6 · Gateway Fees TO DO · 0%
Reserved for PROTOCOL-050. How external gateways (waste majors, ESG buyers, white-label partners) draw from the carrot stream.
§7 · Carrot Ledger UI TO DO · 10%
A live board on /the-carrot showing carrots issued · retired · outstanding, with the MPT → Finance Ltd sweep visible per cohort. Hooked to the same API spine as the dPRN ledger.
§8 · Sweep Trigger Mechanic TO DO · 0%
Decision: per-transaction (clean but noisy), weekly batch (smooth, predictable), or monthly reconciliation (lazy, accountant-friendly). Recommend weekly as the default with sovereign override to per-tx for flagged cohorts.
§9 · Sovereign Override Clause LOCKED
The Sovereign holds the final override on every transaction governed by PROTOCOL-061:
- Redirect any single PRN, dPRN, or carrot away from default destination.
- Change the MPT → Finance Ltd sweep % at any time.
- Pause or expand the protocol without amendment.
Verbal override phrase: "Carrot — sovereign hold." — freezes the affected stream pending instruction.
§11 · International Applicability REFERENCE
The Carrot is the verification currency of any territory, not only the UK. The infrastructure travels — same dPRN, same 7% Covenant, same 50/50 split, local currency conversion at the £450/tonne equivalent.
MD-173
The International Expansion
6 named global nodes. 3-phase model. Amsterdam · Lagos · Singapore.
MD-184
FullLoop International
9 international gateways currently in scout/warm state.
PROTOCOL-013
International Federation
The governance frame for cross-border operation.
PROTOCOL-050
Gateway Activation (.md pending)
How an international node goes live. Named, document still to be authored.
Candidate revenue stream — sovereign decision pending — not switched on: A Cross-Border Verification Surcharge (proposed 2–5%) on Carrot transactions in non-UK jurisdictions, compensating the local gateway operator's compliance load. Derived from existing infrastructure (MD-173 + PROTOCOL-013 + PROTOCOL-050). Not invented. Not forced. Awaiting the sovereign phrase "Carrot — international." to activate. Until then, this is reference commentary only.
Why this matters: First international node going live is one of the four step-change appraisal triggers named in
MD-289 · Fractal Tree Part 2. The Carrot is the instrument that makes that node revenue-bearing on day one.
§10 · Ready For The Next
Carrot/verification now has its own home. Next chapters that hang off this protocol:
PROTOCOL-049
Verifier Payout Ladder
How Finance Ltd pays appointed verifiers.
PROTOCOL-050
Gateway Fees
How external gateways draw from the stream.
MD-293 · §3 lock
Sweep % + cadence
Move from 40% to 70% by ratifying §3.
UI
Carrot Ledger Board
Live issued / retired / outstanding on /the-carrot.