Issuer Directory Owner Manifest

Decision ID: OWNER-VEXLENS-001 Status: ASSIGNED Effective Date: 2025-12-06

Assignment

The Issuer Directory Postgres backend component is owned by the VEX Lens Guild for implementation purposes.

Rationale

1. The Issuer Directory is a core VEX Lens subsystem defined in src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Verification/
2. VEX Lens Guild has domain expertise in VEX trust models and issuer verification
3. Postgres storage patterns are consistent with existing VEX Lens persistence layer
4. No external guild has claimed ownership despite repeated requests

Scope

The VEX Lens Guild is responsible for:

• IIssuerDirectory implementation with Postgres backend
• Issuer CRUD operations and trust level management
• Integration with SignatureVerifier for issuer-based verification
• Schema migrations for issuer tables
• Observability (metrics, logging) for issuer operations

Escalation Path

If blocked on infrastructure or cross-cutting concerns:

1. Platform DB Guild for Postgres operator issues
2. Security Guild for key management integration
3. Steering Committee for resource allocation

Authority Granted

This manifest grants implementation authority to proceed with tasks blocked on staffing, specifically:

• SPRINT_3409: Issuer Directory Postgres staffing blocker
• VEX-30-003: Issuer Directory API implementation
• VEX-30-004: Policy integration for issuer trust

Implementation Notes

• Use existing InMemoryIssuerDirectory as reference implementation
• Follow storage patterns from src/VexLens/StellaOps.VexLens/Storage/
• Apply RLS patterns from Findings Ledger for multi-tenancy