diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc834a9..ce12dea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
-# MLTrail: Verifiable Provenance Ledger for Federated ML Experiments (MVP)
+# MLTrail Verifiable Provenance Ledger (MVP)
 
-This repository contains a minimal, working MVP of MLTrail, a light-weight,
-open-source ledger platform for recording machine-learning experiments across
-organizations. It demonstrates core ideas from the original concept: an append-only
-hash-chained ledger, compact contract records (Experiment, Run, Dataset, Model,
-Environment, EvaluationMetric, Policy), delta-sync primitives, and lightweight adapters.
+This repository contains a minimal, production‑oriented MVP for a verifiable provenance ledger
+tailored to federated machine learning experiments. It offers a compact, append-only hash-chain ledger
+with a contract-driven schema registry and a delta-sync protocol to keep distributed networks eventually consistent.
 
-What you get in this MVP:
-- Core ledger with cryptographic hash chaining (no external dependencies required)
-- Data contracts (Experiment, Run, Dataset, Model, Environment, EvaluationMetric, Policy)
-- Reproducibility helpers (environment fingerprint) and a small governance hook
-- Two starter adapters (MLFlow-like and WandB-like) to publish records
-- A minimal contract registry for schemas and conformance tests scaffold
-- Basic delta-sync primitive to simulate cross-partition reconciliation
-- CLI/test scaffold for local verification
+Key components (MVP):
+- Data contracts and schemas for Experiment, Run, Dataset, Model, Environment, EvaluationMetric, Policy.
+- Append-only ledger with hash-chain, genesis block, and delta-sync capability.
+- Lightweight contract registry (GoC bridge) concepts to enable canonical primitives and replay protection.
+- Adapters (MLFlow-like, WandB-like) that publish to the ledger.
+- Reproducibility groundwork via environment hashing and deterministic record layout.
+- Governance and security scaffolding via signatures (plausible placeholder for MVP).
 
-How to run the MVP locally (quickstart):
-- Install Python 3.9+ and run tests with pytest
-- See test files under tests/ for guidance
+How to use (quick start):
+- Run tests and build: ./test.sh
+- Publish a registry entry: use the ledger to add a ContractRegistryEntry payload.
+- Explore delta-sync: create two ledgers, publish on one, and retrieve deltas on the other with delta_sync.
 
-This is a foundational MVP intended for stepping stones into a broader ecosystem and governance model. Extend it to implement more sophisticated delta-sync, secure anchoring, and adapter ecosystems as needed.
+Note: This is an MVP and intentionally lightweight. It focuses on correct data flow and verifiable append-only logs
+while keeping the surface area small for rapid iteration and extension (adapters, delta-sync, and governance).
 
-Hook the package into a Python packaging workflow via pyproject.toml (provided).
+For contributors: see mltrail_verifiable_provenance_ledger_for/goC_bridge.py for structure of the canonical bridge and
+mltrail_verifiable_provenance_ledger_for/ledger.py for the delta-sync primitives.
+
+Version: 0.1.0
+
+"README.md" hooks into packaging via pyproject.toml readme field.
diff --git a/mltrail_verifiable_provenance_ledger_for/goC_bridge.py b/mltrail_verifiable_provenance_ledger_for/goC_bridge.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f970564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mltrail_verifiable_provenance_ledger_for/goC_bridge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Dict, Any
+import time
+import json
+
+
+class GoCBridge:
+    """Lightweight Canonical Graph of Contracts bridge (GoC).
+
+    This is a minimal, language-agnostic bridge outline to map MLTrail primitives
+    (Experiment, Run, Dataset, Model, Environment, EvaluationMetric, Policy) into
+    a canonical, replay-protected form. It is intentionally lightweight and intended
+    for MVP wiring with adapters and the delta-sync protocol.
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def canonical_payload(contract_type: str, payload: Dict[str, Any], version: str = "1.0") -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Wrap a contract payload into a canonical registry entry payload.
+
+        The output is a deterministic structure that can be embedded into records
+        stored in the ledger as a registry entry.
+        """
+        return {
+            "canonical_type": contract_type,
+            "payload": payload,
+            "version": version,
+            "timestamp": int(time.time()),
+        }
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def sign_payload(payload: Dict[str, Any], key: str = "") -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Placeholder signer to illustrate signatures in the GoC bridge.
+
+        In a real deployment, this would produce a cryptographic signature over
+        the payload. Here we attach a deterministic mock signature for replay protection.
+        """
+        # Very small fake signature; replace with proper crypto in production
+        ts = payload.get("timestamp", 0)
+        sig = f"sig:{ts}"
+        return {"payload": payload, "signature": sig}
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def to_json(entry: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+        return json.dumps(entry, sort_keys=True)
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 3c95a6e..6c728d2 100644
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-echo "Running Python tests with pytest..."
-# Ensure the repository root is on PYTHONPATH so tests can import the package
-export PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH:+$PYTHONPATH:}$(pwd)"
+# Run tests and packaging build as a quick quality gate
 pytest -q
-
-echo "Building Python package..."
 python3 -m build
-
-echo "ALL TESTS PASSED"
diff --git a/tests/test_registry.py b/tests/test_registry.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..496039e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_registry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import json
+from mltrail_verifiable_provenance_ledger_for.ledger import Ledger
+
+
+def test_contract_registry_entry_can_be_stored():
+    ledger = Ledger()
+    payload = {
+        "registry_name": "GoC-Bridge-Registry",
+        "primitives": [
+            "Experiment",
+            "Run",
+            "Dataset",
+            "Model",
+            "Environment",
+            "EvaluationMetric",
+            "Policy",
+        ],
+        "version": "1.0",
+    }
+    block = ledger.add_record("ContractRegistryEntry", payload)
+
+    # Basic sanity checks about the added block and its data
+    assert block.index == 1
+    assert block.data[0]["type"] == "ContractRegistryEntry"
+    # Ensure the payload is preserved inside the contract record
+    stored = block.data[0]
+    assert stored["registry_name"] == payload["registry_name"]
+    assert stored["primitives"] == payload["primitives"]
+
+
+def test_delta_sync_basic():
+    ledger_a = Ledger()
+    ledger_b = Ledger()
+
+    # Add a single registry entry in ledger_a
+    ledger_a.add_record("ContractRegistryEntry", {"registry_name": "GoC", "version": "1.0"})
+
+    # Use ledger_b's head hash as remote head to fetch delta from ledger_a
+    delta = __import__("mltrail_verifiable_provenance_ledger_for.ledger", fromlist=["delta_sync"]).delta_sync(ledger_a, ledger_b.head_hash())
+    # Should contain the single block from ledger_a (excluding genesis)
+    assert isinstance(delta, list)
+    assert len(delta) == 1
+    assert delta[0]["index"] == 1