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Platform Integration Model

This page explains how OGAL integrates into an existing platform without forcing architectural changes, UX disruption, or business-model lock-in.

OGAL is a truth layer, not an application layer.

Core Integration Principle​

OGAL answers one question only:

Who owns this asset, and who is allowed to update it?

Everything else remains under platform control.

OGAL behaves like infrastructure: an identity registry, a permissions verifier, and a canonical source of truth.

It is not surface-level product logic.

Minimal Mental Model​

Your platform already has:

users
assets
storage
monetization
moderation
discovery

OGAL adds:

canonical asset identity
ownership verification
update authorization
provenance tracking

It does not replace or compete with your systems.

Typical Integration Architecture​

At a conceptual level, a platform integrating OGAL looks like this:

Your Application UI / Gameplay / Experience Platform Logic Monetization Moderation Discovery Access Control Storage (IPFS, Arweave, CDN, or database) OGAL (Ownership and Provenance)

OGAL sits beside your platform systems, not in front of them.

Read-Only Integration (Most Platforms Start Here)​

The lowest-friction integration is read-only.

What platforms do: verify asset ownership
validate update rights
optionally display provenance

What platforms do not do: mint assets
change custody
enforce royalties

Result: immediate trust guarantees
no UX changes required
no economic coupling

This can ship in one or two sprints.

Write-Aware Integration (Mint-Aware Platforms)​

Platforms that want creation support can opt in.

Common models include:

Platform-assisted minting
Users create content inside your app, the platform guides minting, and assets receive canonical OGAL identity.

External mint recognition
Users mint elsewhere, your platform verifies OGAL identity and accepts assets without re-minting.

Both preserve user ownership. Neither requires custody changes.

Ownership and Custody​

OGAL does not escrow assets.

Custody uses standard SPL token mechanics. Transfers occur outside OGAL. OGAL verifies ownership only at update time.

Wallets, sessions, and access policies remain platform-controlled.

Moderation and Policy Control​

OGAL does not override moderation.

Platforms retain authority to: hide or delist assets
block users
enforce content rules
apply regional constraints

OGAL guarantees ownership truth, not distribution rights.

Monetization Options​

Platforms choose how value is captured.

Native monetization may include: subscriptions
item sales
creator payouts

OGAL remains neutral.

Optional OPP usage allows: asset packaging
revenue intent declaration
automatic split enforcement

Execution always remains platform-owned.

Multi-Platform Interoperability​

When multiple platforms integrate OGAL: assets become portable
provenance travels with the asset
reuse requires no bilateral agreements
revenue intent is explicit when used

No shared backend. No coordination overhead.

Why This Model Scales​

It scales because: truth is centralized
control is decentralized
adoption is incremental
exit is always possible

There is no central choke point.

What This Is Not​

This is not: a platform migration
a shared marketplace
a universal UI layer
a monetization mandate

It is infrastructure.

One-Sentence Summary​

Platforms integrate OGAL as a neutral ownership and provenance layer, retain full control of experience and revenue, and gain interoperability without lock-in.