Why Documents Need Timelines
Human agreements depend on clearly recorded and verifiable actions: who did what, when, and why. Traditional digital systems lack this essential clarity, relying instead on centralized or fragmented logs that lead to disputes, ambiguity, and operational friction.
In Blue, every interaction driven by a Smart Document is explicitly documented in timelines. To change the state of any agreement, participants must "say it" by adding entries to their personal timelines. This explicit declaration ensures transparency and trust across all parties involved.
How Timelines Work
Every participant—be it human, AI, or service—maintains their own cryptographically signed timeline, clearly logging their actions step-by-step. Each action on these timelines is verifiable, independently auditable, and explicitly tied to specific Smart Documents. Instead of relying on interpretation, each event is transparently recorded and shared among relevant parties.
Participants validate interactions simply by observing each other's timelines, independently reaching identical conclusions and ensuring total consistency without disputes.
Flexible and Secure Visibility
Timelines are designed to match your privacy needs:
- Public timelines: Fully transparent, enabling open verification.
- Private timelines: Restricted to explicitly authorized participants for maximum confidentiality.
- Mixed privacy: Entries selectively encrypted, allowing detailed control over precisely who sees each piece of information.
With timelines, you maintain complete control over your data—sharing exactly what’s necessary, no more, no less.
Essential for Autonomous Operations
The only way AI agents can interact with a Smart Document is by putting entries into a timeline. Each action leaves an explicit, verifiable log, ensuring full transparency and accountability. This design guarantees that AI operations strictly follow clearly defined rules, enabling safe, transparent, and reliable automation at scale.
