---
slug: "Disband"
name: "Disband"
type: "Coordination"
layer: "Society"
ref: "Disband#f11c"
sema_id: "sema:Disband#mh:SHA-256:f11c01b825e33615ddb25261966af65da93ffc6a8fb72456692804040130e32a"
tags: ["Society","Coordination"]
updated: 2026-11-11
mindscape: "bootstrap"
index_url: https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/index.json
url: https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Disband/
related: ["Agent","EjectionSeat","Quorum","State","Snapshot"]
---

# Disband

Graceful group dissolution with state disposition and resource release

Layer: Society · Category: Coordination

## Mechanism

Graceful group dissolution with state disposition and clean termination. [Agent](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Agent.md) sends 'DISBAND' signal. For scope='member': notify remaining members, adjust shared state, check [Quorum](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Quorum.md). For scope='group': broadcast 'DISSOLVING', execute state disposition, release shared resources, and record dissolution with a group [Snapshot](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Snapshot.md) for potential re-formation. All members must ACK dissolution. It safely terminates the group, optionally triggering [EjectionSeat](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/EjectionSeat.md) for any members refusing to release shared resources.

## Invariants

- All shared resources released
- No lingering commitments

## Preconditions

- Active group/swarm
- Mission complete or aborted

## Postconditions

- Agents return to free pool

## Failure modes

- Member doesn't ACK (dissolution blocked—timeout or proceed anyway?).
- [State](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/State.md) disposition fails (can't archive, transfer target unavailable).
- Contested dissolution (some members want to continue—may need VOTE).
- Premature dissolution (task not actually complete).
- Zombie group (DISBAND sent but not all resources actually released).
- Partial dissolution cascades unexpectedly (one departure triggers full dissolution via quorum loss).

## Builds on

- [Agent](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Agent.md) (Mind; References)
- [EjectionSeat](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/EjectionSeat.md) (Society; References)
- [Quorum](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Quorum.md) (Infrastructure; References)
- [State](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/State.md) (Infrastructure; References)
- [Snapshot](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Snapshot.md) (Infrastructure; Yields)

## Used by

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## Identity

- Sema ID: `sema:Disband#mh:SHA-256:f11c01b825e33615ddb25261966af65da93ffc6a8fb72456692804040130e32a`
- Ref: `Disband#f11c`
- Supersedes:
  - `sema:Disband#mh:SHA-256:7cb883dd99a51f2408f92e5d48d69d4c3f077db9d49e3754a1f99af92126b0cf`
  - `sema:Disband#mh:SHA-256:86c6e1f3030c9994f2942c01d5161dee619fdc32c442ce3649d0f94204b0db48`
  - `sema:Disband#mh:SHA-256:d5f882cd8f4a4bcbe6eaa6ba11a0eeeca57472343564378f2e2e84f5eab3f647`
  - `sema:Disband#mh:SHA-256:995359e7d1ffda3dc97ae352e53a740e68d64f79656a18659093745461871df2`
  - `sema:Disband#mh:SHA-256:3fa1c16aaa12707482447e0c7437b243937e4c4c5652f8f51e18228b53fbb346`

## Links

- [Pattern page](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Disband/)
- [View in the interactive graph](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/#Disband)
- [JSON](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Disband.json)
- [Index of all patterns](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/index.json)