Source Map

This page maps research-facing claims to primary sources. If a claim does not have a stable primary source, it is explicitly marked for verification instead of being promoted as fact.

AUMP Sources

Claim	Primary source
AUMP defines portable mandates for authority, preferences, negotiation policy, disclosure policy, escalation policy, evidence, and binding references.	AUMP specification, Scope
Agents must not act autonomously under mandates whose status is not active.	AUMP specification, Mandate Lifecycle
Mandates include principal, agent, purpose, authority, preferences, negotiation, disclosure, escalation, and evidence fields.	AUMP specification, Mandate Object
Evaluate Action returns allowed, requires_escalation, or denied.	AUMP specification, Evaluate Action
Downstream protocols should carry AUMP mandate ID, hash, URL when appropriate, and version rather than full private mandates.	AUMP specification, Binding References
AUMP canonical hashes are sha256- prefixed hashes of canonical unsigned mandate JSON.	AUMP specification, Canonical Mandate Hash
Conformance requires schema validation, status and expiration enforcement, hard constraints, disclosure rules, action decisions, revocation, and evidence for material commitments.	AUMP specification, Conformance

Neighboring Protocol Sources

Claim	Primary source
MCP defines _meta as a metadata field and includes structured tool result fields.	MCP schema reference
MCP tool annotations include readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, and idempotentHint, and annotations are treated as hints rather than as the whole policy boundary.	MCP ToolAnnotations
A2A is an open protocol for communication and interoperability between opaque agentic applications, including agent discovery, modality negotiation, long-running collaboration, and collaboration without exposing internal state.	Agent2Agent protocol repository
UCP includes discovery, governance, capability negotiation, profile advertisement, schema resolution, and payment architecture concepts for agentic commerce.	UCP specification overview
AP2 packages user intent and payment context into verifiable credentials such as intent, cart, and payment mandates.	Agent Payments Protocol introduction
OpenAI's Agentic Commerce Protocol is an open standard co-developed with Stripe for connecting buyers, AI agents, and businesses to complete purchases.	OpenAI Instant Checkout announcement, ACP repository
JSON Schema is the validation technology family used for AUMP schemas.	JSON Schema specification
RFC 2119 and RFC 8174 define the normative keyword interpretation used by the AUMP specification.	RFC 2119, RFC 8174

Enterprise and Regulatory Sources

Claim	Primary source
Project Deal demonstrated a real internal marketplace where AI agents represented people, posted listings, negotiated, and closed deals without a prebaked negotiation protocol.	Anthropic, Project Deal
Project Deal reported 186 deals across over 500 listed items and found that model quality affected objective market outcomes in ways participants did not always perceive.	Anthropic, Project Deal
NIST AI RMF is voluntary guidance for organizations designing, developing, deploying, or using AI systems to manage AI risks.	NIST AI RMF announcement
NIST AI 600-1 is a Generative AI Profile of the AI RMF that helps organizations manage risks for a specific technology and context.	NIST AI 600-1 PDF
OWASP's GenAI Security Project covers LLMs, agentic AI systems, and AI-driven applications.	OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications
U.S. fair-housing obligations for home-buying examples should be mapped from HUD/Fair Housing Act resources into compliance profiles.	HUD Fair Housing Act overview

Source Status Pattern

Project Deal is now source-verified as a motivating research scenario. It is not yet a canonical spec example or conformance fixture. Treat any Project Deal-specific fixture, benchmark, or adoption claim as needing source verification until it lands in the spec, conformance, or examples repositories.

flowchart TB
  claim[Research claim] --> source{Stable primary source?}
  source -->|yes| cite[Use direct footnote or source map row]
  source -->|no| verify[Mark as needing source verification]
  cite --> docs[Publish in docs]
  verify --> docs

Claims Needing Source Verification

Claim	Verification needed
AUMP has external production adopters.	Link to public implementation, release notes, or adopter statement.
AUMP is governed by a foundation or standards body.	Link to governance charter or official announcement.
AUMP improves negotiation outcomes by a measured percentage.	Link to dataset, evaluator implementation, methodology, and reproduction script.
AUMP prevents all private preference leakage.	Replace with bounded test result; absolute prevention needs a formal threat model and proof.