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Citrate is open-core, and the code is public today at
[github.com/CitrateNetwork](https://github.com/CitrateNetwork). The chain and its application layer are
already open - you can read the source, build against it, and reproduce the results now, ahead of the Q2
2027 mainnet. There is no waiting list and no gate on reading the code.
already open - you can read the source, build against it, and reproduce the results now, ahead of mainnet,
targeted for February 2027. There is no waiting list and no gate on reading the code.

## How the licensing works

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author: Citrate team
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Where Citrate is today and what comes next. The network is live on testnet now; mainnet is targeted for the
second quarter of 2027. This page is the plan, so it carries a Specified status: the dates are commitments
Where Citrate is today and what comes next. The network is live on testnet now. Betanet launches on
1 December 2026 from the genesis block that mainnet keeps, and mainnet is targeted for 1 February 2027,
when the 1.0 soft fork activates on that same chain. This page is the plan, so it carries a Specified status: the dates are commitments
we are working toward, not facts already recorded on a ledger.

## What it is
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| Phase | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Testnet, chain id 40204 | Implemented | The public network is live. RPC, the SDKs, contracts, and the model calls in the tutorials all run against it today. |
| Testnet, chain id 40204 | Implemented | The public network is live. RPC, the SDKs, contracts, and the model calls in the tutorials all run against it today. It may be reset before betanet. |
| School pilots | Specified, summer 2026 | The first Citrate Schools deployments: US K-12 public schools running on Citrate Ground, free in perpetuity. |
| Mainnet | Specified, Q2 2027 | The production network. Chain id 40204 carries forward from testnet; it is permanent. |
| Betanet genesis + Citrate Core 0.5.2 | Specified, 2026-12-01 | A new genesis on chain id 40204. This genesis is the mainnet genesis: no reset is planned after it, and betanet state (balances, SBTs, bonds, contracts) carries into mainnet. |
| Citrate 1.0 release | Specified, 2027-01-25 | The release that carries the 1.0 soft fork: hardening, plus anything that was not ready at genesis. |
| Mainnet (1.0 soft fork activates) | Specified, 2027-02-01 | The production network: the same chain as betanet, after the 1.0 soft fork activates at a set block height. Chain id 40204 is permanent. |

The chain id does not change between testnet and mainnet. 40204 is canonical and permanent, so addresses,
tooling, and integrations you build against testnet carry over.
The chain id does not change between testnet, betanet, and mainnet. 40204 is canonical and permanent, so
addresses, tooling, and integrations you build against testnet carry over. Testnet state does not
necessarily carry into betanet, because betanet starts from a new genesis. Betanet state does carry into
mainnet, because mainnet is the same chain after an upgrade, not a new chain.

## Design rationale

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## Access and canon

Public. This page states the mainnet target (Q2 2027) and the pilot window. Where a phase is still ahead of
Public. This page states the betanet date (2026-12-01), the 1.0 release target (2027-01-25), the mainnet
target (2027-02-01), and the pilot window. Where a phase is still ahead of
us it is labeled Specified, and where it is live it is labeled Implemented, so the status is never
overstated.

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Chain facts verified against `citrate-chain` at `9d5959e`: chain id 40204 (`eth_chainId` returns `0x9d0c`,
see `cli/src/config.rs` and `cli/src/commands/advanced.rs`), GhostDAG parameters in
`core/consensus/src/types.rs`, SALT supply in `core/api/src/economics_rpc.rs`. The network is live on
testnet; mainnet is targeted for Q2 2027, with school pilots the prior summer. Status: Implemented
testnet; betanet launches on 1 December 2026 and mainnet is targeted for February 2027. Status: Implemented
(testnet).
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