Latent Value Network — Architecture

Five-layer protocol stack for privacy-preserving ambient cooperation

Private / Sovereign
Transformation Boundary
Protocol / Network
Mutual / Consensual
Privacy Boundary
L5 · Governance L4 · Trust & Reputation Fabric L3 · Signal Exchange Protocol L2 · Community Relay Network L1 · Personal Context Engine User A User B User C CIP MCP A2A
Core protocol
Trust layer
Governance Click any layer to expand details below ↓
live protocol flow
5

Governance Layer

Commons governance following Ostrom's principles

Protocol evolution through transparent, community-driven standards processes. Anti-capture mechanisms prevent single-entity enclosure. Graduated conflict resolution. Equity monitoring across all network operations.

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FrameworkOstrom's 8 principles
ScopeParameter evolution, disputes, equity
Anti-captureProtocol-level, structural
Spec statusWD-006 · Complete v0.1 Read WD-006 →
governs parameters & disputes
4

Trust & Reputation Fabric

Distributed, contextual, relational trust

Trust flows through relational chains — not centralized scores. Contextual reputation means trusted-for-X doesn't imply trusted-for-Y. Privacy-preserving trust signals verified through zero-knowledge proofs. Bootstrappable through small, low-stakes cooperative acts.

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ModelRelational chain, not score
PrivacyZK trust verification
BootstrapLow-stakes acts + institutional anchors
Spec statusWD-005 · Drafting Read WD-005 →
trust queries during handshake
Network / Protocol Boundary
3

Signal Exchange Protocol

Core technical innovation — privacy-preserving matching

AI agents discover cooperative matches without exposing private context. Four-phase protocol: Signal Generation (context → abstract vectors), Match Discovery (complementarity detection), Negotiation Handshake (progressive disclosure), and Feedback Loop (differential privacy learning).

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Signal dimsd=128 embedding + Bloom filters
DiscoveryRelay / P2P / Community-anchored
Handshake6-state machine, consent at each step
Feedback ε1.0 per user per epoch
Spec statusWD-003 · Complete v0.1 Read WD-003 →
abstract signals only ↑ · private context ↓
Sovereignty Boundary — nothing above here sees raw context
2

Latent Capacity Discovery

AI surfaces capabilities you don't recognize

Analyzes behavioral patterns to identify unrecognized expertise, resources, and cooperative potential. Surfaces discoveries to the user first — "You seem to have developed expertise in X. Would you be open to being connected with others?" Respects agency while expanding awareness.

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InputBehavioral patterns, not self-report
OutputCapability model + confidence scores
ConstraintUser sees & approves all discoveries
EvidenceDunning-Kruger, expertise blindness Read WD-001 →
enriches context model
1

Personal Context Engine

Private, sovereign model of your situation

Your AI assistant builds a rich model of your skills, challenges, resources, trajectories, and cooperative preferences through normal conversation. This model is local and sovereign — it lives within your AI agent, never transmitted in full. Continuously updated without forms or profiles.

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LocationUser's device / agent only
Update methodAmbient (conversation-derived)
DimensionsSkills, needs, resources, trajectory, prefs
SovereigntyNever leaves user boundary in full Read WD-001 →

Data Flow: From Private Context to Cooperative Match

Conversation
with AI assistant
→
Context Model
L1: private, local
→
Latent Discovery
L2: surfaces capabilities
→
Signal Generation
L3: context → vector
→
Signal Exchange
L3: abstract, non-ID
→
Match Discovery
L3: complementarity
→
Handshake
L3: progressive reveal
→
Connection
identified, consensual

Integration with AI Standards

MCP
Maps to: Layers 1-2. Personal context engine implements as MCP context resources. New cooperative_context resource type.
A2A
Maps to: Layer 3. Signal emission, relay, candidate notification, and handshake state transitions use A2A message types.
UCP
Maps to: Transport layer. UIE envelopes carry signal vectors through API → shared services → event bus → AI orchestration.
Trust Fabric
Maps to: Layer 4. Provides trust queries during handshake evaluation. ZK verification of relational trust chains.

The Latent Value Network · Architecture Diagram · v0.1
WD-003: Signal Exchange Protocol · WD-005: Trust Fabric · WD-006: Governance
Green layers = sovereign (your device) · Gold boundary = transformation point · Purple layers = protocol/network · Green flows = mutual/consensual
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