A canonical reference identity framework for software and AI agents.

OSAI is an upstream, model-agnostic framework for naming, distinguishing, and referencing software and AI agents before downstream systems apply authority, attestation, audit, policy, or enforcement. It is not IAM, not authentication, not authorization, not a runtime control layer, not certification, and not a governance platform.

What this is

  • An upstream identity and reference framework for software and AI agents.
  • A controlled publication series intended for citation, critique, comparison, and institutional discussion.
  • A document-first sequence moving from framing, to bridge concept, to companion technical artifacts.

What this is not

  • Not a product, service, platform, credential system, or agent marketplace.
  • Not an access-control, orchestration, runtime-governance, or certification system.
  • Not a claim of authority, ownership, operational control, or implementation maturity.
Reading path

How to read the publication series

1

Framing artifacts

Start with the Abstract & Preface, Reader’s Orientation, Document Control, and Standards-Facing Memo.

2

Technical Concept Note

Read the bridge note to understand why identity, authority, and attestation are separated.

3

Companion artifacts

Review the Grammar, Schema, Resolver Illustration, Narrow Demonstration, Differentiation Note, and package-level Release Note as a controlled bridge package.