Created
The parties, payment amount, milestones, deadlines and other parameters are defined.
Developer Documentation
Every contract state has a job.
Explicit state determines which actions are valid, which timers are running and which settlement paths are available.
Explicit statesControlled transitionsTimer-aware actionsTerminal outcomes
Primary Lifecycle
From definition to resolution.
Product implementations can add detail, but the core lifecycle separates agreement creation, funding, active performance and terminal resolution.
Awaiting funding
The system prepares payment instructions, but the agreement is not yet treated as funded.
Funded
Expected XRP Ledger activity has been verified and associated with the agreement.
Active
Work, milestone timers and recorded participant actions are in progress.
Review or revision
Delivered work moves through the approval and correction rules available to the current milestone.
Resolved
Release, refund, cancellation or expiry produces a terminal contract outcome.
Milestone State
A contract can contain smaller state machines.
Each milestone can progress independently while remaining part of the larger agreement.
Work
The provider operates under the milestone scope and delivery window.
Review
Submitted work enters a defined period for approval or an available revision request.
Revision
Corrections occur inside a bounded revision period when the agreement permits them.
Ready
The milestone reaches a state where the applicable settlement action can proceed.
Complete
The milestone payment has been released and its active workflow is closed.
Refunded or cancelled
Eligible value returns or the remaining stage closes according to the contract rules.
Transition Discipline
A transition needs a valid cause.
User action
Approval, revision requests, extension decisions and cancellations can trigger permitted transitions.
Verified ledger activity
Funding or settlement evidence can move the application into the corresponding payment state.
Timer event
Expiry or elapsed review and revision windows can change available actions.
Product rule
Trustless Network and Enforcer use different conditions while preserving explicit state and defined outcomes.
Trust Sequence
Read the complete operating model.
Rules define the agreement. State controls valid actions. Ledger activity records value movement. Risk disclosure explains the remaining limits.
Contract Rules
What governs the agreement.
Explore Contract Rules →Contract Lifecycle
How state changes over time.
Explore Contract Lifecycle →How Funds Move
Where XRP goes and why.
Explore How Funds Move →Risks
What the system cannot guarantee.
Explore Risks →Connected System
Continue into the products, architecture and evidence.
Developer Architecture
See how identity, verification, contract state and settlement fit together.
Developer Overview →Trustless Network
Use milestone agreements, workrooms and structured settlement for internet work.
Explore Trustless Network →Enforcer
Use conditional XRPL escrow with defined outcomes and expiry logic.
Explore Enforcer →Security
Review operational protections and user security responsibilities.
Review Security →Fees & Economics
Understand the 5.89% platform fee and its four equal economic buckets.
Review Fees →Proof & Transparency
Inspect the token supply, issuer, wallets, escrows and documented evidence.
Explore Transparency →Continue
State first. Settlement second.
Follow the payment path to see how ledger activity connects to lifecycle transitions.
Operational companion
See the contract lifecycle from the user side.
The user guide connects contract states to the screens, wallet actions, workroom controls and deadlines experienced by clients and providers.
Open the contract lifecycle user guide →