Concepts · Stage 3 of 11
Configuration
A Candidate Configuration represents a proposed combination of Subjects, Capabilities, Capacity, Materials, Instruments, relationships, constraints, and other elements that could potentially satisfy an Intent.
Specification-sourced: quoted from the governing specification, pending the applicable specification-owner approvals. The specification controls.
In plain words
A Configuration is a reasoning artifact rather than a social fact. A candidate arrangement of farms, a mill, a lab and a lender can look viable without any of them knowing about it, agreeing with it, or consenting to take part.
What it is not
Configuration ≠ Formation
A Configuration is derived reasoning about what might work; a Formation records what has actually assembled under sufficient Commitment and governance. Configuration Is Not Formation · Canonical Model & Protocol (source: 04 §12.2)