# The User Journey - Dao OS Documentation
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# The User Journey: From Convenience to Sovereignty

A core challenge for any sovereign system is the tension between absolute control and effortless convenience. Dao OS resolves this not by forcing a choice, but by designing a guided, respectful "Progressive Sovereignty" journey. We meet users where they are and empower them to travel as far as they wish.

This journey applies not only to the user's control over their core data, but also to how they interact with applications.

## The Application Journey: Register Once, Use Anywhere

Installing an application in Dao OS is fundamentally different from a traditional app store. It's about granting a new capability to your entire digital life-form—your Dao.

### 1. Discovery and Trust

The journey begins in a decentralized discovery interface. When you find an application, you are presented with its Trust Dashboard, allowing you to make an informed decision based on verifiable data and social proof.

### 2. Registration and Permissioning (The "Install")

When you decide to "install" the app, you are shown its Manifest, a clear list of permissions the application requires. Your explicit approval of this manifest registers the application with your Dao, and this registration is synced across all your Avatars.

### 3. Seamless Cross-Device Access

Once registered, the application becomes a part of your Dao, accessible on any `Facet Avatar` without re-installation.

- On your Phone: You tap the app's icon. The Dao Web Avatar instantly loads its web-based UI.
- On a New Laptop: You log into your Dao for the first time. You'll see the app's icon is already there. When you click it, the `Facet Avatar` on your laptop fetches the UI bundle for the first time, caches it, and runs the application.

### 4. Advanced Configuration

At any time, you can go into your Sovereignty Dashboard to:

- Review and revoke permissions.
- Use the Service Pinning feature to assign the application's backend tasks to a specific `Core Avatar`, taking full control over your resource allocation.

## The Sovereignty Journey Stages

### Stage One: The "Managed Mode" — Your Guided Tour

By default, every new user begins in Managed Mode. This stage provides maximum convenience by using friendly key recovery methods and default sync nodes, while maintaining full end-to-end encryption.

### Stage Two: The Sovereignty Dashboard — The Crossroads

This is the user's command center for their journey towards autonomy. It's an educational and empowering tool that visualizes their sovereignty status and provides gamified "missions" to encourage them to take more control.

### Stage Three: The "Sovereign Mode" — Your Digital Kingdom

This is the final, optional stage. Guided by the Sovereignty Dashboard, a user can "graduate" to this mode, taking full self-custody of their keys and running their own `Core Avatar` (e.g., on a home server), becoming the true master of their digital domain.