An open-source project called agent-contracts, which lets AI agents declare permitted actions, required human approvals, and allowed side effects, has added runtime enforcement. The update responds to early feedback that the original version only documented governance rather than enforcing it, and external contributors are now joining the project unprompted.
Scyvera is a runtime enforcer that gates what AI agents are allowed to do, via declarative contract files specifying permissions and side effects. It complements MCP and A2A protocols, which standardize agent communication but not authorization. It targets developers building agents who need to prevent unauthorized actions before execution.
Scyvera is a runtime enforcer that gates what AI agents are allowed to do, via declarative contract files specifying permissions and side effects. It complements MCP and A2A protocols, which standardize agent communication but not authorization. It targets developers building agents who need to prevent unauthorized actions before execution.
A developer building a runtime governance layer for AI agents highlights two gaps: contracts can be silently edited after agents start, and dynamically spawned or third-party agents have no contract files at all. Their solution hashes contracts on load, fires ContractTamperError on changes, and allows programmatic runtime declarations, defaulting ungoverned agents to read-only.
A developer building a runtime governance layer for AI agents highlights two gaps: contracts can be silently edited after agents start, and dynamically spawned or third-party agents have no contract files at all. Their solution hashes contracts on load, fires ContractTamperError on changes, and allows programmatic runtime declarations, defaulting ungoverned agents to read-only.
VION Protocol is an open source Python package that wraps any agent framework to add governance: constitutional rules in a human-readable VION.md file, SHA-256 verification before every command, cryptographic identity, automatic enforcement, and tamper-evident logs. It solves the problem of production agents acting without oversight, providing accountability for developers and enterprises.
VION Protocol is an open source Python package that wraps any agent framework to add governance: constitutional rules in a human-readable VION.md file, SHA-256 verification before every command, cryptographic identity, automatic enforcement, and tamper-evident logs. It solves the problem of production agents acting without oversight, providing accountability for developers and enterprises.
GraphARC is an open-source governed agent runtime where a model proposes a multi-node graph for a task, and a deterministic checker admits or refuses it with reasons before execution. It enforces policies, like denying rollback actions, to ensure agents only do what's allowed, solving the problem of unconstrained agent actions.
GraphARC is an open-source governed agent runtime where a model proposes a multi-node graph for a task, and a deterministic checker admits or refuses it with reasons before execution. It enforces policies, like denying rollback actions, to ensure agents only do what's allowed, solving the problem of unconstrained agent actions.
A developer building an open-source collection of agentic workflows says Reddit feedback convinced them the real problem isn't distribution but trust: what happens when an agent executes a black-box model, binary, or signed artifact. They are shifting focus to provenance and verification of workflow components.
A developer building an open-source collection of agentic workflows says Reddit feedback convinced them the real problem isn't distribution but trust: what happens when an agent executes a black-box model, binary, or signed artifact. They are shifting focus to provenance and verification of workflow components.