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How ALX Works

ALX gives JSON content a deterministic identity and connects related content through explicit parent hashes. Applications can verify a Block and its lineage without asking the protocol to interpret the payload.

The core workflow moves from content to identity, then from identity to lineage. Blockchain commitments are optional and add an on-chain record when an application needs one.

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  1. What is ALX? introduces Blocks, hashes, and lineage.
  2. Using ALX explains the problem that deterministic identity solves.
  3. Core Concepts connects the protocol terms.
  4. The Block shows the four Block fields.
  5. Protocol Architecture explains the boundary between deterministic protocol processing and application infrastructure.

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