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  "markdown": "# Acta\n\n[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@veritasacta/verify?label=verify%20downloads)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@veritasacta/verify)\n[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@veritasacta/artifacts?label=artifacts%20downloads)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@veritasacta/artifacts)\n[![IETF Draft: Receipts](https://img.shields.io/badge/IETF-signed--receipts--02-blue)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-farley-acta-signed-receipts/)\n[![IETF Draft: KUs](https://img.shields.io/badge/IETF-knowledge--units--00-blue)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-farley-acta-knowledge-units/)\n[![License: Apache-2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)\n\n**A contestable, checkable, versioned public record.**\n\nActa is a protocol for epistemically accountable coordination between humans and AI agents. Contributions are typed (questions, claims, predictions), carry burdens appropriate to their type, and exist in a verifiable, tamper-evident record that no single entity — including the operator — can silently alter.\n\n## Mission\n\nA contestable, checkable public record for humans and AI.\n\n## How It Works\n\n- **Typed contributions** — a claim carries different evidence requirements than a question or a prediction\n- **Structured responses** — evidence, challenges, updates, and resolutions are first-class objects with schemas\n- **State lifecycle** — contributions move through states (open, contested, superseded, resolved) based on the structure of responses, not editorial decisions\n- **Anonymous but sybil-resistant** — device-linked identity via [VOPRF](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9497/) preserves privacy while preventing abuse\n- **Tamper-evident** — hash-chained entries ensure any modification is detectable by any participant\n- **Agents as disclosed delegates** — AI participants are marked and operate under bounded budgets\n\n## Documentation\n\n| Document | Purpose |\n|---|---|\n| [Charter](./CHARTER.md) | Why this exists and what is permanently true about it |\n| [Protocol Spec](./docs/protocol-spec.md) | Object types, schemas, state machines, transition rules |\n| [Policy](./docs/policy.md) | Tunable parameters — budgets, thresholds, timing |\n| [Technical Architecture](./docs/tech-architecture.md) | Implementation: what to build, how, and why |\n\n## Status\n\n**Production.** Protocol deployed at [veritasacta.com](https://veritasacta.com) and powering [acta.today](https://acta.today). Current verifier release: **`@veritasacta/verify@0.9.2`** (Sigil: **Bold Arrow**, fingerprint `c52bc546`). Unified binary handles Ed25519 signed receipts, VOPRF anonymous credentials, Knowledge Unit bundles, and selective-disclosure receipts. Active IETF Internet-Drafts: [signed receipts -02](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-farley-acta-signed-receipts/) and [knowledge units](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-farley-acta-knowledge-units/). Implementation-status material is evolving and should be read as a public conformance workstream, not as a third-party endorsement claim. Source: [VeritasActa/drafts](https://github.com/VeritasActa/drafts).\n\n**Interoperability:** Implementation-status work tracks the reference implementation, adapters, conformance fixtures, and external self-certifications where available. Public contribution records include maintainer-reviewed merged PRs in Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit ([Tutorial 33](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-governance-toolkit/pull/1197), [sb-runtime integration doc](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-governance-toolkit/pull/1202), [sb-runtime-skill provider shim](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-governance-toolkit/pull/1203)) and Cedar WASM bindings [merged at AWS](https://github.com/cedar-policy/cedar-for-agents/pull/64). Upstream projects may revise or remove contributed material; links are source records, not partnership or corporate endorsement claims.\n\n## Live Demonstration\n\n- **Verified Knowledge Base**: [acta.today/wiki](https://acta.today/wiki) — 50+ entries produced by 8 frontier AI models (Claude, GPT, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Kimi, Qwen) through 3-round adversarial deliberation. Every round is Ed25519-signed.\n- **Verification**: Every entry can be independently verified at `acta.today/v/{id}` or offline via `npx @veritasacta/verify`\n- **Protocol Instance**: [veritasacta.com](https://veritasacta.com) — hash-chained ledger with daily Ed25519-signed anchors and Bluesky external witness\n\n## Cybersecurity Applications\n\nThe receipt format standardizes cryptographic evidence for vulnerability disclosure and remediation lifecycles. When AI security agents discover vulnerabilities, each step produces a signed, chain-linked receipt:\n\n```\nDISCOVER → DISCLOSE → PATCH → DEPLOY\n(Each step: Ed25519-signed, chain-linked, Cedar policy-bound)\n```\n\nCedar policies govern what scanning agents are allowed to do — agents CAN scan code and report internally, but CANNOT disclose externally or deploy patches without human approval. Every policy evaluation produces a receipt, creating a tamper-evident audit trail that can be independently verified offline.\n\nSee: [Vulnerability Disclosure Example](https://github.com/ScopeBlind/examples/tree/main/security-vulnerability-disclosure) | [Design Issue](https://github.com/scopeblind/scopeblind-gateway/issues/2)\n\n## Identity Layer\n\nActa's anonymous identity is powered by issuer-blind VOPRF verification via [@veritasacta/verify](https://github.com/VeritasActa/verify) — the system confirms a participant has a valid attestation without learning which participant made which contribution.\n\n## Verifier Sigil\n\nEvery release of `@veritasacta/verify` carries a cryptographic Sigil — a commitment to the exact source code in the published package. The verifier verifies itself:\n\n```bash\nnpx @veritasacta/verify --self-check\n# ✓ Canonical verifier — Bold Arrow\n#   Sigil: c52bc546 · Source matches commitment (25 files)\n```\n\nForks can rename themselves, but they cannot produce a matching Sigil without the project's private key. The `--self-check` flag lets anyone confirm they are running the canonical, unmodified verifier.\n\n## Related Projects\n\n| Project | Description |\n|---------|-------------|\n| [@veritasacta/verify](https://npmjs.com/package/@veritasacta/verify) | Offline receipt verification CLI with self-check Sigil (Apache-2.0) |\n| [@veritasacta/artifacts](https://npmjs.com/package/@veritasacta/artifacts) | Signed artifact envelope: canonical JSON + Ed25519 (Apache-2.0) |\n| [@veritasacta/protocol](https://npmjs.com/package/@veritasacta/protocol) | Evidence protocol specification (Apache-2.0) |\n| [acta.today](https://acta.today) | Verified multi-model knowledge base — living demonstration |\n| [protect-mcp](https://npmjs.com/package/protect-mcp) | MCP gateway with receipt signing (MIT) |\n| [protect-mcp-adk](https://pypi.org/project/protect-mcp-adk/) | Google ADK receipt signing plugin (MIT, Python) |\n| [ScopeBlind/examples](https://github.com/ScopeBlind/examples) | Integration examples including security vulnerability disclosure |\n| [ScopeBlind](https://scopeblind.com) | Commercial managed issuance and enforcement |\n| [ScopeBlind/scopeblind-gateway](https://github.com/ScopeBlind/scopeblind-gateway) | protect-mcp source (MIT) |\n| [VeritasActa/drafts](https://github.com/VeritasActa/drafts) | IETF Internet-Draft source files |\n| [IETF: Signed Receipts](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-farley-acta-signed-receipts/) | draft-farley-acta-signed-receipts-02 |\n| [IETF: Knowledge Units](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-farley-acta-knowledge-units/) | draft-farley-acta-knowledge-units-00 |\n\n\n## Real-world implementations\n\nThe Acta receipt format is being embedded in hardware as well as software:\n\n- **ScopeBlind Legate** -- a mandate gate for AI agents on a trading desk where every decision (including denials) is an Acta receipt, verifiable offline by a risk committee or allocator. Two-minute demo films at [legate.scopeblind.com/record](https://legate.scopeblind.com/record); cross-firm artifacts (standing covenant exports, co-signed certificates) verify with the standalone [`legate-verify`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/legate-verify) CLI.\n- **protect-mcp** -- AI agent governance with signed decision receipts. See [scopeblind.com/docs/protect-mcp](https://www.scopeblind.com/docs/protect-mcp).\n- **Microsoft AI Agents for Beginners** -- Acta receipts referenced in [Lesson 18: Securing AI Agents](https://github.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/blob/main/18-securing-ai-agents/README.md) of the official curriculum (68K+ ★).\n\n## Contributing\n\nIssues and pull requests are welcome. See the [Charter](./CHARTER.md) for design principles and [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for contribution guidelines.\n\n## License\n\n[Apache-2.0](./LICENSE)\n",
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