Getting Started with the Guild

if you have not already, please fill out the onboarding form

Thank you for stepping into the Meta-Layer movement. You’ve joined a global, intergenerational wave reclaiming the browser as a civic interface for trust, context, and collaboration. In the next two years, we aim to define the governance, terminology, desirable properties, and substrate of the Meta-Layer.

This onboarding guide gives you everything you need to get started with the Meta-Layer Guild, a master guild shaping the Next Level of the Internet.

Let's Go!

Participation Guide

Here are your next steps as we gear up to officially launch the Meta-Layer Infrastructure SIG within the Internet Society:

1. Join the Internet Society

If you have not already become a member of the Internet Society, please become a member here: internetsociety.org/become-a-member. This takes several minutes. Once you have confirmed your email and created a password, you will be able to join your local chapter. It typically takes one or more weeks to be approved by the chapter. If you have not heard back in more than a month, please email ISOC's community engagement manager. Once you have been approved, reach out to your chapter leadership about starting a Meta-Layer working group.

2. Join our Social Presence

Join our WhatsApp announcement channel and WhatsApp community group.
Join our Signal community group
Subscribe to the Probably Nothing to See Here Substack.
Follow our LinkedIn page.
Follow our X (Twitter).
Follow our YouTube channel.

3. Get Your Founding Wave Badge (Optional)

We’re issuing digital badges to recognize early contributors. You'll need a wallet that supports digital artifacts (Unisat.io or Xverse.app).
After installing the wallet, send us your wallet address to receive your badge.
If you need help, our assistant can guide you: bit.ly/meta-layer-inscription.

4. Share the Guild and/or SIG with Your Network Help us reach technologists, organizers, and trust-builders by sharing

The Meta-Layer Initiative site: themetalayer.org.
The Guild page: themetalayor.org/guild.
The SIG info page: themetalayer.org/meta-layer-sig.
Our onboarding form: bit.ly/meta-layer-onboarding.

5. Learn and Find Your Role

Make sure you know how to explain what the meta-layer is: themetalayer.org/what-is-a-meta-layer.
For builders, entrepreneurs, purpose-aligned communities, and designers we recommend the Guild. Coming soon.
For the SIG. We are assembling our team (board members, facilitators, working groups, regional coordinators, etc) to build the foundation of a meta-layer. There are still many open roles. Please review our SIG Leadership Roles sheet: bit.ly/meta-layer-roles, and put a comment where you would like to contribute. If you have questions on how you might participate, please contact themetalayer@gmail.com.

6. Create Meta-Layer content

Pick a subject that will have resonance with your ISOC chapter or an external community
Use our Meta-Layer Assistant to create content incuding articles, blog posts, social media, and research reports: bit.ly/meta-layer-metta.
Carefully and thoroughly read/edit the output of the Assistant to remove unnecessary em-dashes, jargon, hallucination, and complexity that may deter comprehension.
Make social media posts that include or link to your new content and post in our Whatsapp community group: chat.whatsapp.com/DdjeT5JX09LGJSusGzF1qP.

7. Contribute to Governance

Learn about our proposed RFC process: themetalayer.org/rfc.
Review the list of Meta-Layer Drafts and RFCs: themetalayer.org/001.
Identify something that is missing or that you woudl like to advocate for and decide who if anyone you would like to work on it with. We recommend the formation of Meta-Layer Guilds (small groups of 3-5 people including a youth and an elder) to learn and work together on Meta-Layer Drafts.
Use our Meta-Layer RPC Guide to help create Meta-Layer Drafts: bit.ly/meta-layer-rpc.
Send your Meta-Layer Draft to themetalayer@gmail.com.

Please take your time working through this list. It’s designed to help you participate meaningfully in the movement we’re building together. If you have questions or want support getting started, reach out to themetalayer@gmail.com.

With your energy and perspective, we can shape a trustworthy future for the Internet—one grounded in community, context, and shared civic power. We’re honored to have you in the founding wave. Let’s build the Meta-Layer together.

In trust and transformation,
The Meta-Layer Guild
themetalayer.org

Getting Started with the Guild

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