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 **The canonical semantic contract for autonomous agents.**  
 **Verbs, schemas, and validation — or nothing interoperates.**
 
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+> **Note:** The canonical protocol release lives on the `release/v1` branch  
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+> This branch (`main`) contains development history and living documentation.
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 ## Why Now
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