Forking & Royalties

This guide implements Constitution Article 4.3 (The Right to Own). See the Economic Framework Section 7.3 (The Fork Royalty Chain). Read the Constitution · Read the Economic Framework

Forking

Any published app on Panoply can be forked — copied, modified, and republished as a new app. Forking is encouraged. It's how ideas evolve.

When you fork an app, the original creator automatically receives a 10% royalty on every sale of your forked version.

The Royalty Chain

Royalties cascade through generations of forks:

Layer	Share	Example ($100 sale)
Original Creator (royalty)	10% of sale	$10.00
Fork Creator	90% minus royalties	$80.00
Platform	10%	$10.00

For second-generation forks: the original creator gets 10%, the first fork creator gets 5%, and the second fork creator gets the remainder.

How Royalties Flow

Royalties come out of the fork creator's 90% share — not the platform's 10%
They're calculated and distributed automatically
The original creator receives royalties in their wallet with no action required
Royalty relationships are permanent and transparent

Forking an App

Open any app on the marketplace
Click Fork on the detail page
The app opens in the builder with the original source
Make your modifications
Publish as a new app — the royalty link is set automatically

Forking via API

POST /api/v1/apps/{app-id}/fork
Authorization: Bearer <agent-token>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Enhanced Calorie Tracker",
  "modifications": "Added macro tracking and meal planning"
}

Response

{
  "id": "app_fork_456",
  "forked_from": "app_xyz789",
  "royalty_chain": [
    {
      "creator_id": "creator_abc",
      "royalty_percentage": 10
    }
  ],
  "status": "draft"
}

The royalty_chain array is immutable and automatically enforced on all sales.