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Version history & changelog

Requirements change only through a numbered release — never by silently editing the live text. That is what lets a conformance claim point at an exact version and stay meaningful over time.

When you declare conformance, you declare it against a specific version. A later release never rewrites an earlier one: it supersedes it, with a changelog and — where a requirement is retired — a stated deprecation timeline, so nobody is stranded. The process behind each release is set out on the governance page.

Version 1.0Priority Edition

Current

First public edition of the standard. Establishes the normative baseline every later version is measured against.

  • Defines the five dimensions every agent must attest — Authority, Scope, Data, Audit and Revocation (ASDAR).
  • Establishes the four-tier conformance ladder: L0 Unattested, L1 Declared, L2 Enforced, L3 Provable.
  • Fixes the governing principle: govern before execution, not monitor after the fact.
  • Adopts RFC 2119 language (MUST / SHOULD / MAY) for all normative requirements.
  • Published under the irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide patent pledge covering the core claims.

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The full normative text of F-ACT 1.0.

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