From 96d74ea9ba9fd7c2db095f822eeea6c987e27cc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lorenz Leutgeb <lorenz.leutgeb@radicle.dev>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:02:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] radicle/cob/identity: Tighten initial revision

Make `Identity::new` private, to have more control over the initial
revision of the COB. Also assert that the author of the revision is the
solve delegate of the initial revision, i.e., the "founder".
---
 crates/radicle/src/cob/identity.rs | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crates/radicle/src/cob/identity.rs b/crates/radicle/src/cob/identity.rs
index 691064cff..eba177224 100644
--- a/crates/radicle/src/cob/identity.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle/src/cob/identity.rs
@@ -198,8 +198,14 @@ impl std::ops::Deref for Identity {
 }
 
 impl Identity {
-    pub fn new(root: Revision) -> Self {
+    fn new(root: Revision) -> Self {
         let root_id = root.id;
+        let founder = *root.author.id();
+
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            *root.doc.delegates(),
+            crate::identity::doc::Delegates::from(founder)
+        );
 
         Self {
             root: root_id,