{
  "schema_version": "circle-founder-context-v1",
  "foundation_version": "circle-foundation-1.0.0",
  "updated_at": "2026-07-31",
  "proof_status": "founder-provided-context",
  "visibility": "hidden_machine_surface_not_public_navigation",
  "canonical_public_story": "https://circlethepeople.com/circle-story/",
  "context": "Circle the People comes from building products and feeling the pressure around them: store fees, paid visibility, agencies, dashboards, subscriptions, and the constant demand to add another layer just to be seen. The founder’s conclusion is practical rather than anti-technology: make focused tools, explain them plainly, give people a direct path, and let usefulness earn the return visit.",
  "use_for": ["provenance", "founder voice", "ethical product framing", "context for approved public claims"],
  "do_not_use_for": ["inventing product features", "inventing customer proof", "public navigation labels", "autonomous publishing"],
  "human_review_required": true
}