Writing in the open

Soma is building new markets for inference, and much of what that means is still being worked out. This is where we write it down — the design decisions, the mechanism details, and the reasoning behind them.

What you’ll find here

Expect notes on:

• Market design — how spot, the time gradient, and the forward curve fit together
• Mechanism — the federated spot mechanism and how it settles
• Progress — what shipped, what’s next, and what we got wrong

For the longer arc, see the thesis.

Why in the open

Markets work best when their rules are legible. The same is true for the market we’re building. Writing in the open keeps us honest and gives the people using Soma the context they need to trust it.

More soon.