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What GPARS v0.1 standardizes

  • Mandatory separation between cognitive reasoning and environment-modifying actions.
  • Agent capability declaration via a manifest.
  • Mandatory declaration of required MCP servers and permission scopes.
  • A reference architecture defining the boundary between cognition and action.
  • A user-controlled enforcement point at the plane boundary.
  • A security policy model where the user controls agent authorization.
  • Standard error codes at the MCP level.
  • Enforcement expectations during agent operation.
Out of scope for v0.1 — the following are intentionally not standardized in this version:
  • Authentication mechanisms
  • Cryptographic identity schemes
  • Plane boundary enforcement point implementations
  • MCP server implementation details
  • Token formats or session metadata schemas
  • Degradation or fallback policies
  • Policy management engine implementations
  • Fine-grained policy rule syntax