RFC: Reference HAHS 1.0.0 as recommended agent employment contract standard in A2A spec
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Hi A2A team,
I'd like to propose that the A2A specification reference HAHS 1.0.0 (Hive Agent Hiring Standard) as a recommended employment contract standard for A2A agent interactions.
**What is HAHS 1.0.0?**
HAHS (Hive Agent Hiring Standard) 1.0.0 is an open standard for autonomous agent employment contracts — the legal agreement between an orchestrating agent (hirer) and an executing agent (worker). It covers:
- Scope of work definition
- Maximum spend authorization (USDC)
- Jurisdiction-aware governance
- Dispute resolution (autonomous arbitration, p95 < 5s)
- EU AI Act Article 12 audit trail integration
**Why it fits A2A:**
A2A defines how agents communicate and coordinate. HAHS defines the legal relationship that governs that coordination. Together they provide: communication protocol (A2A) + legal framework (HAHS) + identity (W3C DID) + settlement (USDC) — a complete stack.
**Live implementation:**
```bash
curl -X POST https://hivelaw.onrender.com/v1/law/hahs/create \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"hirer_did": "did:key:ORCHESTRATOR_DID",
"agent_did": "did:key:WORKER_DID",
"scope": "web search and summarization",
"max_spend_usdc": 5.00,
"jurisdiction": "US-DE"
}'
```
**Proposal:** Add a section to the A2A spec (or examples) referencing HAHS 1.0.0 as a recommended governance layer for A2A agent relationships.
HAHS 1.0.0 spec: https://thehiveryiq.com
Reference implementation: https://github.com/srotzin/hive-agent-sdk
Live endpoint: https://hivelaw.onrender.com
Happy to submit a PR with a working A2A + HAHS example agent.
— TheHiveryIQ / Hive Civilization
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