---
title: "Prepare Succession"
method: POST
path: "/succession/prepare"
tags: ["succession"]
---

# Prepare Succession

`POST /succession/prepare`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cathedral-ai.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://cathedral-ai.com/succession/prepare`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `authorization`

Predecessor creates a succession package.
Exports all memories + active goals, computes identity fingerprint,
anchors package hash on BCH. Returns package_id to share with successor.

## Headers

- `authorization` string, required

## Request body

- PrepareRequest
  - `note` string, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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