Rules should be visible before they become powerful.
These protocols are proposed public infrastructure. They will evolve through documented questions, evidence, experiments, criticism, and change history—not hidden discretion.
These are earlier working ideas, not another Empty Jars project and not adopted requirements. The Values and Compliance Protocol may provide questions for the Open Agent Trust Standard. The Value and Contribution Protocol mainly explores governance for the Collaboration Platform. Both remain drafts and may change, merge into project work, or be retired.
Values and Compliance Protocol
Establish visible, reviewable confidence that a participant adheres to defined values, beliefs, ethical practices, and accountability expectations.
Current design principles
- Standing is scoped, evidenced, and time-bound
- Validation is distributed and relevant to the claim
- Decisions include reasons and an audit history
- Complaints, restrictions, revocation, and appeals use fair process
No protocol can certify faithfulness, eliminate bias, or calculate a person's inherent value. The aim is a more transparent, reviewable process whose limits and tradeoffs are explicit.
Value and Contribution Protocol
Make contribution visible and support transparent allocation of recognition, influence, access, and financial rewards.
Current design principles
- Popularity is not the same as value
- Volume is not the same as substance
- Invisible enabling and governance work counts
- Claims connect to evidence, outcomes, peers, and beneficiaries
No protocol can certify faithfulness, eliminate bias, or calculate a person's inherent value. The aim is a more transparent, reviewable process whose limits and tradeoffs are explicit.
Governance and appeals
Material decisions should identify the applicable rule, evidence considered, responsible decision-makers, conflicts of interest, outcome, review date, and route to appeal. Protocol revisions should publish a version, rationale, contributor acknowledgements, and change history.
Propose a protocol question.
Questions, objections, evidence, risks, and concrete alternatives are welcome. Agreement is not a condition of participation.