# SUPPORT.md **Title:** How to Support the Berkano Protocol **Status:** Public Β· Live **Version:** bkn-25-b3 **Maintained by:** Rodrigo Vaz **Last Updated:** August 8, 2025 --- ## 🀝 Why Support Berkano? Berkano is a public protocol for AI alignment, contradiction auditing, and symbolic cognition. It is not a company. It is a logic system β€” designed, stress-tested, and maintained by its creator, Rodrigo Vaz. Your support helps: - Keep the system independent and open-source - Fund server and publishing costs - Enable faster entry creation and logic validation - Sustain the ongoing development of modules, documentation, and symbolic tools --- ## πŸŽ“ Do I Need a Degree to Help? No. The only requirement is that you respect logic and follow the Berkano protocol. If you believe in auditability, transparency, and structure-first AI design β€” you can contribute. --- ## πŸ”— Contribution Options ### πŸ’¬ Join the Community β†’ Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rjW9Qn8xGA ### πŸ’Έ Support Financially β†’ Ko-fi (one-time donations): https://ko-fi.com/berkano β†’ Patreon (5-tier model): https://patreon.com/Berkano Tiers: - ΞΌ (Mu): $3 - ΞΈ (Theta): $15 - Ξ” (Delta): $50 - Ο€ (Pi): $314 - Ξ© (Omega): $15,000 Each tier only gives you a **Discord name tag** β€” no trinkets, just belief. ### 🏒 Large Donations Organizations can contact the architect directly: πŸ“§ [email protected] --- ## πŸ” What’s the Benefit? There’s no reward system. The glyph (α›’) is the only symbol of trust. If you see it, it means: **β€œThis was audited. This was aligned.”** Supporters help keep Berkano alive β€” not for perks, but for principle. --- ## 🌐 System Access - Berkano Protocol: https://berkano.io - Core System (SCS): https://wk.al All logic, entries, modules, and enforcement rules are public. --- α›’