How the Cosmic Signature Performance Cycle Works

A cycle begins with a Calibration Window. Gesture Cost descends from a Calibration Ceiling toward a Calibration Floor, giving participants a visible on-chain window for timing their gestures.

The first gesture starts the Cycle Finalization Time. Subsequent gestures extend that time and update the current cycle state.

When the Cycle Finalization Time expires, the participant who made the Final Gesture may finalize the cycle. After the exclusivity window, open finalization becomes available.

Finalization imprints the cycle result, updates protocol history, and distributes the Cycle Reserve across allocation tracks such as Signature Allocation, Anchor Distribution, Stellar Selection, and Public Goods Allocation.

A Performance Cycle gives Cosmic Signature a repeatable public rhythm. Instead of isolated actions with no context, each gesture belongs to a cycle that has an opening state, evolving timing, current cost, participation history, finalization window, and allocation outcome.

This structure is important for verification. A reader can inspect the current cycle while it is active, then return later to compare the finalized allocation records, gallery output, and statistics. The cycle number becomes the bridge between live participation and historical records.

Gesture Cost, Cycle Finalization Time, CST participation, public-goods accounting, and leader context can all change as the cycle progresses. These changes are recorded by the protocol and surfaced by app pages such as Current Cycle, Statistics, Allocation Recipients, and Coordination Changes.

When a cycle finalizes, the protocol stops treating it as live state and starts treating it as history. The final Signature, recipient records, allocation retrievals, attached NFTs, and public-goods contributions become part of the public archive that future participants can inspect.

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