Governance Stance

Governance Overview

MPLP is an open standard. Its evolution is governed by a normative RFC process, transparent versioning rules, and a commitment to stability.

Bounds

Scope Boundary

MPLP defines lifecycle semantics for interoperability while maintaining strict neutrality towards implementation details.

✓ Agent Lifecycle

Initialization, plan creation, and trace recording.

✓ Governance Semantics

Permission boundaries and coordination rules.

✓ Observability

Audit trails and lifecycle state transitions.

✓ Interoperability

Vendor-neutral coordination schemas.

✗ Model Training

How LLMs are trained or fine-tuned.

✗ Certification

MPLP does not issue certification badges.

✗ Prompt Engineering

Internal prompt structures or optimization.

✗ Runtime Execution

Governs semantics; runtimes execute code.

Process

How We Evolve

Changes to the protocol follow a strict Request for Comments (RFC) process. Anyone can propose a change, but it must pass through stages of review before adoption.

1

Draft

Initial proposal (RFC). Open for community discussion, feedback, and red-lining.

2

Review

Formal review by core maintainers. Normative changes are mutually agreed upon and refined.

3

Frozen

Spec is locked and versioned. No breaking changes allowed without a major version bump.

View RFC Proposals

Versioning Rules

Protocol Status & Context

Current Status

v1.0.0 — Protocol Frozen

Freeze date: 2025-12-03

Exploration Areas (Non-Binding)

The following areas are subjects of potential future exploration, subject to community interest and governance approval. No commitments are made.

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    Multi-Agent CollaborationRefining negotiation patterns and handoff protocols.
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    Learning & OptimizationDefining feedback loops and interaction surfaces.
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    Enterprise ExtensionsFormalizing authority chains and auditability standards.
Evidence Chain →Conformance Model →Golden Flows →

Positioning & Drift Control

Agentic State Sovereignty →Semantic Drift Control →

Governance Evidence

Website governance artifacts, baselines, and CI evidence are maintained in the protocol repository.

Governance Repository →

Governance Topics

Agent OS ProtocolEvidence ChainGoverned StackISO/IEC 42001NIST AI RMFEU AI Act
Canonical References
Website Definition Anchor →Normative Spec (Docs) →Source of Truth (Repo) →

This website provides discovery and positioning content only. The canonical website definition anchor is /what-is-mplp. Documentation and Repository provide the authoritative documentation chain.

Next Steps
Read the Spec →View Source of Truth →See Verification Evidence →

Evidence is evaluated through documentation-defined scenarios and replayable artifacts. This website does not certify or endorse implementations.