Governance & access
Identity & aliases
The same human appears as an email address, a Slack handle and a display name. Identity is where those collapse into one entity.
Aliases
Add an alias and every future mention resolves to the right entity. Aliases carry a kind — email, handle, display name — so an ambiguous string does not silently capture the wrong person.
Merging duplicates
Flipper proposes likely duplicates; merging repoints every fact onto the surviving entity. Merges are admin-only and audited, and a dismissed suggestion stays dismissed.

