> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.bioregionalsystemslab.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.bioregionalsystemslab.org/dev/frameworks.md).

# Frameworks

#### **BSL develops its frameworks in the open.**

What you see here is living documentation that evolves through practice, pilot deployments, and community input. Version numbers indicate maturity. We publish early because the best infrastructure is shaped by the people who use it.

Two frameworks are soon to be published. Others are in development and will be added as they mature through practice.

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>BioOS</strong></mark></h4></td><td><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>The Bioregional Operating System</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">A coordination architecture for living bioregions. Three cybernetic layers across twenty domains, continuously activated by Bioregional Metabolism. The structural grammar for bioregional coordination at scale.</mark></td><td><sub><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Alpha · In development</strong></mark></sub></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/WT2dw9lHIeIJT4hqFGJy">/files/WT2dw9lHIeIJT4hqFGJy</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>BioXD</strong></mark></h4></td><td><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Bioregional Intelligence Framework</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">An analytical framework for bioregional intelligence. Seven dimensions and twelve analytical lenses for reading any bioregion as a living system. A shared lens for the emerging field.</mark></td><td><sub><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Alpha · In development</strong></mark></sub></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/WT2dw9lHIeIJT4hqFGJy">/files/WT2dw9lHIeIJT4hqFGJy</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<summary><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>The Relationship</strong></mark></summary>

<mark style="color:$primary;">**BioXD and BioOS work together**</mark>\
BioXD is the analytical framework for reading a bioregion. BioOS is the coordination architecture for acting at bioregional scale.

<mark style="color:$primary;">**BioXD can be used independently**</mark>\
A practitioner can map a bioregion through BioXD's seven dimensions and twelve analytical lenses without implementing any coordination architecture. Many engagements start here. But analysis without coordination produces insights that sit on shelves.

<mark style="color:$primary;">**BioOS depends on BioXD**</mark>\
BioXD operates across the entire C-Layer of BioOS, providing the analytical structure through which a bioregion is read. You cannot coordinate what you cannot see.

Together, they form a complete cycle: sense the bioregion through BioXD, orchestrate a coordinated response through BioOS, act through the bioregion's capabilities, and sense again. The value is in the loop.

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<summary><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>How We Develop Frameworks</strong></mark></summary>

Every BSL framework follows the same development arc:

<mark style="color:$primary;">**Emerge**</mark>\
A concept develops enough depth through practice and theoretical work to warrant structured documentation. It may begin as a component within BioOS.

<mark style="color:$primary;">**Publish**</mark>\
The framework is documented and published openly, with a version number indicating maturity. Community feedback and academic critique are actively invited.

<mark style="color:$primary;">**Test**</mark>\
The framework is applied in real bioregional contexts through pilot deployments and practitioner use. Field lessons drive refinement.

<mark style="color:$primary;">**Graduate**</mark>\
When a framework develops sufficient independent depth, practitioner methodology, and assessment instruments, it is published as a standalone framework with its own documentation.

<mark style="color:$primary;">**Evolve**</mark>\
Frameworks are living documents. Version updates incorporate field lessons, community contributions, and academic input. The [Commons](/dev/commons.md) distributes practitioner-developed adaptations and extensions.

This process is transparent. Development notes, version history, and design rationale are documented in the Library for BSL Stewards. Public documentation reflects the current stable version.

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<sup><mark style="color:$info;">**Frameworks are updated continuously. Last structural update: March 2026.**<mark style="color:$info;"></sup>


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