lnkpt v1 Whitepaper

The lnkpt v1 whitepaper defines the connector substrate: a lightweight, domain‑independent environment for hosting certified connectors. lnkpt supports both multi‑connector deployments and standalone deployments where a single connector exposes a clean, isolated endpoint without requiring changes to existing infrastructure.

This specification describes the conceptual foundations, operational expectations, and versioning rules that ensure connectors behave consistently across environments.

Specification Contents

• Introduction
  Overview of lnkpt, its purpose, scope, and standalone‑deployment capability.
• Conceptual Model
  Core concepts of the connector substrate, including connectors as independent products, API surfaces, container boundaries, and environment independence.
• Connector Model
  Structure, metadata, configuration boundaries, and lifecycle expectations for certified connectors, with support for standalone deployments.
• API Surface Model
  How connectors expose their functionality through declared API surfaces, including internal and external endpoints.
• Operational Requirements
  Container boundaries, lifecycle behaviour, update rules, and operational expectations for connectors running inside lnkpt.
• Evidence Options
  Optional evidence outputs that connectors may produce, such as retention logs, audit trails, or ISO 42001‑aligned evidence packets.
• Applicability
  Deployment contexts for lnkpt, including enterprise, public‑sector, regulated, hybrid, and standalone environments.
• Versioning
  Substrate versioning, connector versioning, API surface versioning, compatibility expectations, and forward‑compatibility principles.