Swim Buddies Scenario - irl.coop Vision

Date: 2026-02-08 Source: User (inde)

The Narrative

So Joe goes to irl.coop and starts a new group called "Swim Buddies" (defaults are democratic governance that match the irl.coop bylaws).

Provisions

This group gets:

• A phone number
• Venmo account
• Debit card
• Subdomain
• Email
• Website
• Social account options
• S3 compatible storage bucket
• Automation service
• OnlyOffice
• OpenProject
• OpenMapServer
• A Zo computer instance
• A LitPKP connected to several blockchains
• A Ceramic (ComposeDB) record

Onboarding & Invites

Joe navigates to his group dashboard and selects "invite member".

• Settings: "free", "anyone can invite", "notify me when this invite is used".
• Options: Could choose "paid" and set membership amount (changeable by governance later).
• Mechanism: Link automatically emailed or copy/pasted. Invites can expire, or be tied to specific wallet/email/SMS. Mimics Discord's approach.

The Flow

1. Invite Accepted: Sam gets invite on WhatsApp, clicks link, logs in via Google.
2. Dashboard: Sam sees Swim Buddy chat, top notifications, treasury, calendar.
3. Chat & Notification: Sam types "hey, I'm here!". Joe gets notification (web-app/SMS/Zo).
   • Note: Group phone extensions feature: members mapped to extensions, availability settings, voicemail routing.
4. Conversation:
   • Joe: "hey bro! so glad you're here! I think we want a few more people. then we can hire a kayaker and maybe even a driver!"
   • Sam: "that's great dude, how much do you think that'll cost?"
   • Joe: "$50 for the kayaker, $50 for the driver, and whatever else we need for food."
   • Planning: "In two weeks, when the water is nice and warm!"
5. Growth: Sam invites Tony and Bob. Tony accepts, Bob declines.

Treasury & Funding

1. Budgeting: Joe estimates $150 total.
2. Contribution: $50 each.
3. Action: Users hit "Add Funds". Buy $50 of "support tokens".
4. Result: Treasury updates to $150.

Governance & Action

1. Proposal: Tony suggests inviting Sarah (kayaker).
2. Collaboration: Group drafts an email to Sarah collaboratively.
3. Approval: Sending the email triggers a governance vote ("approval" notification).
4. Execution: Email sent from swim-buddies@swim-buddies.irl.coop with invite code.
5. Next Steps: Brainstorming logistics in chat, creating a collaborative document.