# Template — `FEDERATION.md` pointer stub (non-cornerstone projects)

> **What this is.** The required root-level `FEDERATION.md` for every
> non-cornerstone Magogi project (siblings + consumer applications),
> per **DOC-01** / **DOC-17**.
> **Why a stub.** DOC-17 forbids siblings/consumers from maintaining
> their own *copy* of the federation contract — there is exactly one
> canonical contract, at `mgf-standard/FEDERATION.md`. This file just
> has to EXIST as a redirect so `mgf-fed catch-up` passes and
> readers/agents are routed to the source of truth.

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## Template — copy the block below into your repo root as `FEDERATION.md`

```markdown
# FEDERATION — pointer

> This project is a member of the **Magogi Foundation**. The federation
> contract is **not** maintained here — there is one canonical copy.
>
> **Read the contract at:**
> [`mgf-standard/FEDERATION.md`](https://codeberg.org/magogi-admin/mgf-standard/src/branch/main/FEDERATION.md)
>
> It is the single source of truth for: required docs layout,
> conformance levels (L1 / L2 / L3), the federation-first principle,
> catch-up cadence, and feedback discipline. Per **DOC-17**, siblings
> and consumers link here rather than copy it.
>
> **This project's specifics** live in its own root docs:
> `README.md` (what it is), `DEPS.md` (what it depends on + who depends
> on it), `CHANGELOG.md`, `FEEDBACK.md`, and
> `docs/inprogress/MGF_STANDARDS_CONFORMANCE.md` (declared conformance
> level + per-rule audit).
```

That's the whole file — do not duplicate contract content here.
