AGTS Protocol

Protocol Documentation

Everything you need to understand, integrate, and audit the AGTS Clearinghouse. All documents are normative unless marked informative.

Normative v1.0-Draft · March 2026 EP 25 000 039.5 · EP25209644
Core specification

Five-gate authorization model, leaf structure, Merkle log, quorum signing, and wire formats. The primary protocol document. All protocol behavior derives from this document.

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Plugin API

Normative

Five-method contract for domain-specific plugins: evaluate(), buildHookContext(), buildLeafData(), verify(), replay(). Implement this to add AGTS governance to any domain.

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AGTS-TERMS

Normative

Normative vocabulary. All defined terms used across protocol documents with canonical definitions, MUST/MUST NOT constraints, and cross-references.

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Triple-Leaf Ledger: authorization, execution witness, and variance reconciliation. Closes the loop between what was authorized and what actually happened.

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Architecture and reference

Architecture

Informative

Module map, layer model, governance mesh, ATC analogy, and Cloudflare Worker topology.

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Protocol Diagrams

Informative

Seven architecture diagrams: governance mesh, leaf structure, Merkle tree, quorum flow, closed-loop triple-leaf.

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AGTS vs. TCP/IP

Informative

Foundational protocol comparison across 13 sections — why AGTS is to AI governance what TCP/IP is to networking.

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Quickstart Guide

Informative

Zero to first canonical leaf. SDK install, key generation, first authorization request, first verification.

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Changelog

Informative

Protocol version history. Breaking changes, deprecations, and migration notes for each AGTS release.

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Protocol

Normative

Canonical protocol document alias. Redirects to AGTS-TERMS with full normative vocabulary and article mapping.

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Integration
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