Swahast Protocol v0.3 (formerly Networked Firm Protocol)

Swahast (स्वहस्त, "one's own hand") is an open protocol for how independent people form, run and close a temporary collaboration in which AI agents draft agreements and only people can commit. Version 0.3 renames the Networked Firm Protocol (NFP) v0.2. It adds a contribution statement and a comparison with the closest related work, including The Networked Firm (2025), MPAC, commitment protocols and CHEQ, and it describes each party's obligations as commitments. It changes no rule from v0.2. This is a draft for critique; the protocol has not yet run on a real project.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-08
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23231563
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Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation
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Swahast Protocol v0.3 (formerly Networked Firm Protocol)

Devashish Pawar
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation
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Swahast Protocol v0.3 (formerly Networked Firm Protocol)

Devashish Pawar
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Abstract

Swahast (स्वहस्त, "one's own hand") is an open protocol for how independent people form, run and close a temporary collaboration in which AI agents draft agreements and only people can commit. Version 0.3 renames the Networked Firm Protocol (NFP) v0.2. It adds a contribution statement and a comparison with the closest related work, including The Networked Firm (2025), MPAC, commitment protocols and CHEQ, and it describes each party's obligations as commitments. It changes no rule from v0.2. This is a draft for critique; the protocol has not yet run on a real project.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Openalex Percentile: Top 12%
Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation
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