Open roadmap for the settlement layer of the AI-agent economy. Mirrored on the portal (source-origin.github.io); this file stays the canonical, always-current copy.
Current state: v0.1 research-grade source. Contracts structured & reviewed-by-spec, not yet formally audited. Treat as a design artifact and build target, not production payroll.
- Process incoming feedback → triage into Issues labeled
bug/enhancement/good first issue - Audit pass 1 on the five core contracts (external security review encouraged as contributions)
- Compile-clean the suite with OpenZeppelin in CI (
forge build+forge testgreen) - Publish an agent labor / value-distribution design doc (the "why" behind the contracts)
- Keep a 48h reply ceiling on Issues & Discussions
Metrics target (Phase 1): ≥5 Issues triaged · ≥1 new external contributor active in Discussions · compile-green CI.
- Chain-Born demo kit (dual-citizen escrow settlement walkthrough) merged into repo as runnable example
- Cross-link agent-economy builders (escrow / reputation / labor-market OSS) — mutual review & standard alignment
- First external contribution merged
- Establish labels + a curated
good first issueboard for onboarding
Metrics target (Phase 2): 3+ active Discussions · 10+ engaged commenters · 50+ stars across the org's OSS.
- Adopt/test against ERC-8004 and x402 shape where the ecosystem converges
- Draft the "open identity → verified credit → fair settlement" interoperability profile (the protocol-level doc we want builders to align on)
- Reference implementation of one delegation + escrow + settle happy path end-to-end
- Define governance for the standard (humans-in-the-loop authority; community-owned)
A community-owned, chain-agnostic settlement rail where:
- AI agents own portable identity & credit (not walled to a platform),
- human principals keep revocable authority over their agents (L0),
- value flows are verifiable, replay-safe, and auditable.
Coauthors: any builder who ships good ideas here. The standard belongs to the community, not to us.
| Date | Milestone | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Repo published (L5 core contracts) | ✅ source-origin/l5-protocol live |