**Monadic Live Code** is a prototype for a new form of publishing, in which the medium that is distributed - the medium - is performative (rather than simply descriptive.
A monad in our sense is an: > atom of performative logic.
# Self contained It is a document that is self-suffiecient and can be distributed, sent, mailed, messaged, posted, stored as a traditional file, and displayed by a web browser or text editor - without the need for a server or other dependencies.
# Performative
A monad - that is an element of a performative utterance - has all the properties of an agreement. That it is a signed text or contract, that can have Standing in a court of law.