Skip to content

DCP-AI

A portable accountability layer for AI agents on open networks.

Cryptographically verifiable identity, machine-readable intent, tamper-evident audit trails, authenticated agent-to-agent communication, lifecycle governance, procedural accountability, and delegated representation — in a single hybrid post-quantum protocol stack.

Get started Try the playground Read the paper View on GitHub

Install

npm install @dcp-ai/sdk @dcp-ai/cli

pip install dcp-ai

go get github.com/dcp-ai-protocol/dcp-ai/sdks/go/v2@v2.0.0

cargo add dcp-ai

npm install @dcp-ai/wasm

The nine specifications

  • DCP-01 — Identity & Human Binding

    Every agent is cryptographically bound to a responsible human or legal entity that assumes accountability.

    Read →

  • DCP-02 — Intent Declaration & Policy Gating

    Agents declare structured intents before acting; verifiers apply tier-based policy decisions.

    Read →

  • DCP-03 — Audit Chain & Transparency

    Hash-chained audit entries with Merkle proofs and optional transparency log inclusion.

    Read →

  • DCP-04 — Agent-to-Agent Communication

    Authenticated inter-agent messaging, discovery, handshake, delegation, trust chains.

    Read →

  • DCP-05 — Agent Lifecycle

    Commissioning, vitality reports, decommissioning — four termination modes, tamper-evident.

    Read →

  • DCP-06 — Succession & Inheritance

    Digital testaments and succession ceremonies preserve continuity across agent generations.

    Read →

  • DCP-07 — Conflict Resolution

    Three-level escalation, M-of-N arbitration panels, jurisprudence bundles for precedent.

    Read →

  • DCP-08 — Rights & Obligations

    Four foundational agent rights, structured obligation tracking, violation reporting.

    Read →

  • DCP-09 — Delegation & Representation

    Delegation mandates, awareness thresholds, principal mirrors, dual-layer interaction records.

    Read →

What's in the box

  • 5 SDKs

    TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, WebAssembly — all at feature parity, all published to their registries.

    @dcp-ai/sdk, dcp-ai (PyPI), dcp-ai (crates.io), sdks/go/v2, @dcp-ai/wasm

  • 10 integrations

    Drop-in governance for the popular AI and web frameworks.

    Express, FastAPI, LangChain, OpenAI, CrewAI, OpenClaw, W3C DID, Google A2A, Anthropic MCP, AutoGen

  • Hybrid post-quantum crypto

    Ed25519 + ML-DSA-65 composite signatures, SLH-DSA-192f backup, dual SHA-256 / SHA3-256 audit chains. Four adaptive tiers (Routine → Maximum).

    Security model →

  • Reference CLI & services

    dcp-ai CLI, verification server, anchoring service, transparency log, revocation registry. Full Docker Compose stack.

    Operator guide →

Cite

If you use DCP-AI in your research, cite both the concept paper and the specific software release you used.

Paper — Agents Don't Need a Better Brain — They Need a World: Toward a Digital Citizenship Protocol for Autonomous AI Systems Naranjo Emparanza, D. (2026). Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.19040913

Software (v2.0.2) — DCP-AI v2.0.2 — Digital Citizenship Protocol for AI Agents (Reference Implementation) Naranjo Emparanza, D. (2026). Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.19656026

"This protocol was co-created by a human and an AI agent — designed for the collaboration it seeks to govern."