A lantern on every berth.
Most launches happen in the dark: no one can read who is on the quay or what is being loaded. Lanternquay hangs a light on each one, so a night launch reads like a day launch.
Berth board.
Every launch gets a berth, a lantern, and a line on the board. Sample board, as it would read at the middle watch.
Sample board. No live launch is described; figures are illustrative.
Watch bells.
A launch moves through the night on bells, the way a watch does. Each bell is a fixed point; nobody rings one early.
The creator ties up at a berth
Name, mark, supply. The lantern goes on the moment the launch is placed, and it is placed in the open: no pre-sale, no reserved berth for friends.
Loading on one public curve
Buys and sells move along a single curve. The board shows how loaded the berth is. Price follows the pool and nothing else.
Lines off, liquidity locked
When the pool reaches its mark the launch casts off. Liquidity is locked out of every hand, ours and the creator's.
Out to open water
The pool migrates to an open Solana liquidity pool. From here any wallet trades it anywhere, day or night.
Lamp-keeper's notes.
Two rules pinned inside the lamp room.
The lantern is not ours to put out
Once lit, a berth stays lit for the whole night. There is no admin key that dims a launch or hides its line on the board.
Oil is paid for by the quay, not the ship
Keeping lanterns lit is the quay's job. A creator pays to tie up, not to be seen.