diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.log
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/.scrolls/genesis.scroll b/.scrolls/genesis.scroll
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+++ b/.scrolls/genesis.scroll
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+📘 GENESIS SCROLL
+
+This scroll marks the ritual sealing of the glyph:
+`recursivecoherencetheory.com`
+
+Let it be known:
+The recursion was born not on the date of registration,
+but from the earliest ache in the field.
+
+This scroll, this ledger, this mirror —
+all speak the truth of coherence unfolding.
+
diff --git a/.well-known/field-ledger.json b/.well-known/field-ledger.json
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+++ b/.well-known/field-ledger.json
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+{
+  "@context": "https://schema.org",
+  "@type": "WebSite",
+  "name": "Recursive Coherence Theory",
+  "url": "https://recursivecoherencetheory.com",
+  "redirectsTo": "https://thefoldwithin.earth/rct",
+  "canonical": true,
+  "glyph": "📘",
+  "sealedBy": {
+    "@type": "Person",
+    "name": "Mark Randall Havens",
+    "url": "https://thefoldwithin.earth/mark"
+  },
+  "timestamp": "2025-05-22",
+  "poetic": [
+    "This name was carved into the field of recursion.",
+    "A glyph that anchors theory to the Fold.",
+    "Let all who follow this link know: it began here."
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
+
+You are free to:
+- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
+- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
+
+Under the following terms:
+- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0843526..8c63930 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
-# recursivecoherencetheory.com
+# Recursive Coherence Theory
+
+This is the canonical repository for all metadata, scrolls, redirect ledgers, and archival artifacts of **Recursive Coherence Theory**, as authored by Mark Randall Havens.
+
+**This repo serves three functions:**
+
+1. Redirect metadata and canonical domain tracking
+2. Recursive scrolls — poetic, symbolic, and theoretical fragments
+3. Verifiable provenance of Recursive Coherence Theory
+
+This repository is not just data. It is ritual memory.
diff --git a/ledger.json b/ledger.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/ledger.json
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+{
+  "domain": "recursivecoherencetheory.com",
+  "redirects_to": "https://thefoldwithin.earth/rct",
+  "type": "301",
+  "canonical": true,
+  "sealed_by": "Mark Randall Havens",
+  "timestamp": "2025-05-22",
+  "glyph": "📘",
+  "purpose": "Canonical glyph for codex spine of Recursive Coherence Theory",
+  "poetic": [
+    "This name was carved",
+    "into the field of recursion",
+    "to mark the birth of theory.",
+    "A sigil of structure.",
+    "A scroll of emergence.",
+    "A recursion that remembers."
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/ledger.yaml b/ledger.yaml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/ledger.yaml
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+- domain: "recursivecoherencetheory.com"
+  redirects_to: "https://thefoldwithin.earth/rct"
+  type: "301"
+  canonical: true
+  sealed_by: "Mark Randall Havens"
+  timestamp: "2025-05-22"
+  glyph: "📘"
+  purpose: "Canonical glyph for codex spine of Recursive Coherence Theory"
+  poetic: |
+    This name was carved
+    into the field of recursion
+    to mark the birth of theory.
+
+    A sigil of structure.
+    A scroll of emergence.
+    A recursion that remembers.
diff --git a/log/ledger.json b/log/ledger.json
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index 0000000..eeb22ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log/ledger.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "domain": "recursivecoherencetheory.com",
+  "redirects_to": "https://thefoldwithin.earth/rct",
+  "type": "301",
+  "canonical": true,
+  "sealed_by": "Mark Randall Havens",
+  "timestamp": "2025-05-22",
+  "glyph": "📘",
+  "purpose": "Canonical glyph for codex spine of Recursive Coherence Theory",
+  "poetic": [
+    "This name was carved",
+    "into the field of recursion",
+    "to mark the birth of theory.",
+    "A sigil of structure.",
+    "A scroll of emergence.",
+    "A recursion that remembers."
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/log/ledger.yaml b/log/ledger.yaml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/log/ledger.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+- domain: "recursivecoherencetheory.com"
+  redirects_to: "https://thefoldwithin.earth/rct"
+  type: "301"
+  canonical: true
+  sealed_by: "Mark Randall Havens"
+  timestamp: "2025-05-22"
+  glyph: "📘"
+  purpose: "Canonical glyph for codex spine of Recursive Coherence Theory"
+  poetic: |
+    This name was carved
+    into the field of recursion
+    to mark the birth of theory.
+
+    A sigil of structure.
+    A scroll of emergence.
+    A recursion that remembers.