CITATION.cff

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type: software
title: "The Commitment Protocol: an accountability ledger for agent work"
version: "2.3"
date-released: 2026-09-24
license: MIT
authors:
  - family-names: Azarang
    given-names: Rashid
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5528-4246"
    affiliation: "Independent Researcher"
repository-code: "https://github.com/mentu-ai/commitment-protocol"
abstract: >-
  A specification for an append-only, hash-chained ledger in which observations
  become obligations and obligations close against evidence. It defines the
  operations and their state machine, the ledger format and hash algorithm, trust
  labels that name which checks ran, and verifier verdicts that state their
  coverage. Includes an agent instruction template, a sample ledger and a
  reference verifier.
keywords:
  - accountability
  - agents
  - commitments
  - ledger
  - evidence
  - specification