Papers
Agent Manifest Papers is an ongoing series examining declarative governance in autonomous systems.
The normative definition of Agent Manifest is exclusively contained in the canonical specification (v1.x series).
The Papers series is analytical and non-normative.
The series explores the architectural implications of undeclared authority, implicit mandate, and the necessity of declaration before execution.
These papers do not define implementation and do not modify the normative specification.
They examine the structural conditions under which autonomous systems can operate with declared legitimacy.
Published
Paper #01 — Declaration Before Execution
A structural examination of authority before execution in autonomous AI systems.
https://medium.com/@brfnrvf/agent-manifest-papers-01-declaration-before-execution-6d6e35bbf1b6
Paper #02 — The Problem of Implicit Authority
A structural analysis of undeclared mandate in autonomous AI systems.
https://medium.com/@brfnrvf/agent-manifest-papers-02-the-problem-of-implicit-authority-bbf33306387d
Paper #03 — Authority Is Not Inherent
On delegated mandate in autonomous AI systems. https://medium.com/@brfnrvf/authority-is-not-inherent-2b3061f402cd
These papers are hosted externally and are independent publications by the author. They are not normative components of the specification.
Paper #04 — The Pre-Execution Identity Gap
Formalizes the pre-execution identity gap and describes a minimal declarative layer (Agent Manifest) for pre-execution boundary definition.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19432968
This paper defines the Pre-Execution Identity Gap and argues that declarative identity may be treated as an architectural layer for multi-agent systems.
Scope
The Papers series operates strictly at the conceptual layer.
It does not introduce runtime components.
It does not perform validation.
It does not enforce policy.
It does not alter the declaration schema.
It examines the principles underlying pre-execution authority and declarative boundaries in autonomous systems.
External citations
External academic and technical works citing Agent Manifest are tracked in CITATIONS.md.
Ongoing
Paper #05 — In development. No identifier is registered yet; this entry records that the work exists, not that it is published.