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- Create docs/disclosures/ folder structure - PAD-001: Cryptographic Agent Identity (existing work) - PAD-002: Chain of Custody Delegation (new disclosure) - README with index and format documentation Establishes defensible prior art for Vouch Protocol innovations. Signed-off-by: Ramprasad Gaddam <[email protected]>
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- Create docs/disclosures/ folder structure - PAD-001: Cryptographic Agent Identity (existing work) - PAD-002: Chain of Custody Delegation (new disclosure) - README with index and format documentation Establishes defensible prior art for Vouch Protocol innovations. Signed-off-by: Ramprasad Gaddam <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Ramprasad Gaddam <[email protected]>
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Summary
Establishes a formal prior art disclosure system for Vouch Protocol innovations.
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docs/disclosures/README.md- Index and format documentationdocs/disclosures/PAD-001-cryptographic-agent-identity.md- Agent identity bindingdocs/disclosures/PAD-002-chain-of-custody.md- Delegation chain (new)Purpose
These disclosures establish prior art for novel concepts, preventing others from patenting them while keeping them freely available for the community.
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