I-D Action: draft-cowles-volt-01.txt

Internet-Draft draft-cowles-volt-01.txt is now available.

   Title:   Verifiable Operations Ledger and Trace (VOLT) Protocol
   Author:  Adam Cowles
   Name:    draft-cowles-volt-01.txt
   Pages:   40
   Dates:   2026-08-31

Abstract:

   The Verifiable Operations Ledger and Trace (VOLT) protocol defines a
   minimal, interoperable format for producing tamper-evident execution
   traces for agentic AI workflows.  VOLT records are linked via SHA-256
   hash chains and packaged into portable Evidence Bundles that can be
   verified independently by any conformant implementation.

   VOLT functions as a "flight recorder" for AI agent operations: it
   captures the sequence of events -- messages received, policy
   decisions evaluated, human approvals granted, tools invoked, and
   results returned -- with cryptographic integrity guarantees that
   detect post-hoc modification, deletion, or insertion of records.

   The protocol is privacy-first by design.  Events carry metadata and
   content-addressed references rather than raw secrets or sensitive
   payloads.  Evidence Bundles support explicit redaction, optional
   Ed25519 signatures for non-repudiation, and both rolling and final
   snapshot modes for long-running workflows.

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