The OMI Lifecycle & Orchestration Protocol

Standardized Workflows for Identity, Authority, and Infrastructure

The OMI Lifecycle & Orchestration Protocol is the architectural backbone of the Sovereign Swarm. It defines the cryptographic standards and communication flows required to manage an application’s entire existence—from its initial “birth” on a registry to its day-to-day operations, security maintenance, and eventual migration or decommissioning.

Unlike traditional cloud orchestration, which relies on centralized administrative panels and proprietary APIs, OMI uses Cryptographic Governance. Every action within the swarm is authorized by the Developer’s Master Key and verified by the Service DNS (the App Registry). This ensures that the developer remains the sole authority over their infrastructure, regardless of which third-party providers are hosting the functional services.

This sequence is broken into three distinct architectural phases:

Key Benefits of this Protocol

• Zero-Config Security: Services automatically fetch the keys they need to trust each other based solely on the AppID.
• Provider Agnostic: Swap any core or domain service without re-coding the entire application.
• Cryptographic Sovereignty: The Developer holds the only key capable of authorizing infrastructure changes.