#Integrators
Integration with RSM is not a database shortcut. It is a governed boundary where identity, semantic mapping, authority, provenance, disclosure, and reconciliation are explicit.
#Connector Boundary
An existing system integrates through a connector that maps source-system concepts into RSM operations and projections. The source system remains authoritative where it legitimately is; RSM becomes authoritative only for admitted canonical RSM state.
#Integration Rules
- Map identity explicitly.
- Preserve provenance.
- Do not bypass canonical admission.
- Separate authentication from authority.
- Treat projections as disposable.
#Federation
Federation depends on selective disclosure, stable identifiers, versioned semantics, policy-aware operations, and reconciliation paths when independently governed systems disagree.