# Alpen partners
#
# Source of truth for ecosystem and infrastructure partners. Same pattern as
# networks.yaml — one file, public endpoint, machine-readable.
#
# Consumed by:
#   - alpen-mcp's get_partners tool (over HTTP via /partners.yaml)
#   - any future on-site "ecosystem" page
#   - third-party agent integrations
#
# Field guide:
#   id            kebab-case unique identifier
#   name          display name
#   category      lending | stablecoin | yield | bridging | oracle | node_rpc | mechanics
#   relationship  foundational | infrastructure | inspiration | research_collab
#                 - foundational: native deployment partner committed to Alpen
#                 - infrastructure: tooling Alpen uses or that integrators will use
#                 - inspiration: design influence, not a direct collaboration
#                 - research_collab: joint research, not a product deployment
#   status        announced | integrated | upcoming
#                 - announced: collaboration is public, deployment may not be live
#                 - integrated: deployed and live on the active testnet
#                 - upcoming: planned, not yet public
#   description   one-sentence blurb suitable for an agent to repeat
#   website       optional canonical URL
#   tags          array of keywords for filtering / search
#   notes         optional longer context (multi-line OK)
#
# Edit this file when partner status changes. alpen-mcp picks up the new
# values within 5 minutes (cache TTL) without needing redeploy.
schema_version: 1

partners:
  # ---------- Foundational deployment partners ----------

  - id: morpho
    name: Morpho
    category: lending
    relationship: foundational
    status: announced
    website: https://morpho.org
    description: Decentralized lending protocol providing on-chain credit markets, native deployment partner for Alpen.
    tags: [lending, defi, credit, foundational]
    notes: >
      Morpho V2's architecture combined with Bitcoin-native infrastructure
      creates fixed-maturity, market-priced, financeable BTC loan claims.
      See content/docs/research/btc-credit-markets.mdx for the full thesis.

  - id: fluid
    name: Fluid
    category: lending
    relationship: foundational
    status: announced
    website: https://fluid.io
    description: DeFi liquidity layer combining lending and DEX functionality, native deployment partner for Alpen.
    tags: [lending, defi, liquidity, foundational]

  - id: circle
    name: Circle
    category: stablecoin
    relationship: foundational
    status: announced
    website: https://www.circle.com
    description: Issuer of USDC, native deployment partner for stablecoin liquidity on Alpen.
    tags: [stablecoin, usdc, foundational]

  - id: agora
    name: Agora
    category: stablecoin
    relationship: foundational
    status: announced
    website: https://agora.finance
    description: Stablecoin issuer (AUSD), native deployment partner on Alpen.
    tags: [stablecoin, ausd, foundational]

  - id: rain
    name: Rain
    category: stablecoin
    relationship: foundational
    status: announced
    website: https://www.rain.xyz/
    description: Stablecoin payments infrastructure for cards, wallets, rewards, and global money movement, native deployment partner for Alpen.
    tags: [stablecoin, payments, cards, infrastructure, foundational]

  - id: hermetica
    name: Hermetica
    category: yield
    relationship: foundational
    status: announced
    website: https://hermetica.fi
    description: Bitcoin-native yield protocol, native deployment partner on Alpen.
    tags: [yield, btc, foundational]

  - id: tenor
    name: Tenor
    category: lending
    relationship: foundational
    status: announced
    website: https://www.tenor.finance/
    description: Fixed-rate borrowing and lending infrastructure for onchain credit markets, native deployment partner for Alpen.
    tags: [lending, defi, credit, fixed-rate, foundational]

  - id: summerstone
    name: Summerstone
    category: mechanics
    relationship: foundational
    status: announced
    website: https://summerstone.xyz/
    description: Market operations infrastructure for onchain markets, data, and quantitative systems, native deployment partner for Alpen.
    tags: [defi, market-operations, data, infrastructure, foundational]

  # ---------- Infrastructure ----------

  - id: alchemy
    name: Alchemy
    category: node_rpc
    relationship: infrastructure
    status: announced
    website: https://www.alchemy.com
    description: Node and RPC infrastructure provider compatible with Alpen.
    tags: [rpc, node, infrastructure]

  - id: chaos-labs
    name: Chaos Labs
    category: oracle
    relationship: infrastructure
    status: announced
    website: https://chaoslabs.xyz
    description: Risk and oracle infrastructure for DeFi protocols on Alpen.
    tags: [oracle, risk, infrastructure]

  - id: redstone
    name: Redstone
    category: oracle
    relationship: infrastructure
    status: announced
    website: https://redstone.finance
    description: Modular oracle data feeds available on Alpen.
    tags: [oracle, data, infrastructure]

  - id: layerzero
    name: LayerZero
    category: bridging
    relationship: infrastructure
    status: announced
    website: https://layerzero.network
    description: Cross-chain messaging and bridging infrastructure available for Alpen integrations.
    tags: [bridging, messaging, infrastructure]

  - id: p2p-org
    name: P2P.org
    category: node_rpc
    relationship: infrastructure
    status: announced
    website: https://www.p2p.org/
    description: Staking and node infrastructure for teams operating across decentralized networks.
    tags: [staking, validators, nodes, infrastructure]

  - id: stakely
    name: Stakely
    category: node_rpc
    relationship: infrastructure
    status: announced
    website: https://stakely.io/
    description: Validator and staking infrastructure for secure participation in proof-of-stake networks.
    tags: [staking, validators, nodes, infrastructure]

  - id: chainflow
    name: Chainflow
    category: node_rpc
    relationship: infrastructure
    status: announced
    website: https://chainflow.io/
    description: Non-custodial staking services and decentralized network infrastructure operations.
    tags: [staking, validators, decentralization, infrastructure]

  - id: latitude
    name: Latitude
    category: stablecoin
    relationship: infrastructure
    status: announced
    website: https://latitude.xyz/
    description: Stablecoin and onchain finance infrastructure for internet-native credit markets.
    tags: [stablecoin, credit, infrastructure]

  - id: garden
    name: Garden
    category: bridging
    relationship: infrastructure
    status: announced
    website: https://garden.finance/
    description: Bitcoin-native interoperability infrastructure for moving BTC across onchain ecosystems.
    tags: [bitcoin, bridging, interoperability, infrastructure]

  # ---------- Mechanics / inspirations ----------
  # These aren't partners in the deployment sense but are publicly attributed
  # influences. Listed so agents answering "where does BTD come from" or
  # similar give accurate credit.

  - id: liquity-v2
    name: Liquity V2
    category: mechanics
    relationship: inspiration
    status: announced
    website: https://liquity.org
    description: BTD (Bitcoin Dollar) is built on Alpen EVM using Liquity V2 mechanics.
    tags: [stablecoin, mechanics, attribution]
    notes: >
      Liquity V2 is the design basis for BTD's collateralized debt position
      mechanics. BTD itself is fully BTC-collateralized, with no external
      token, no governance, no wrapped BTC intermediary.
