Agent Settlement Extension (ASE)
ASE is an economic metadata layer that extends A2A and MCP
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ASE is an economic metadata layer that extends A2A and MCP
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Agent Settlement Extension (ASE) is an economic metadata layer that extends existing A2A and MCP agent communication protocols with financial semantics. It adds standardized structures for cost attribution, delegation, and settlement events, enabling agents to exchange not just tasks, but economic intent. ASE is part of the Caracal project, building the foundation for governed, auditable agent economies.
It is part of https://github.com/Garudex-Labs/Caracal Project.
Caracal is an economic Infrastructure for Agents is a financial control layer for AI systems that spend money, giving each agent an identity, budget, and spending limits while logging all costs for accountability, audits, and ROI tracking, so companies can prevent runaway automated spending and manage agents like employees.
ASE will make a big impact. Instead of spamming AI agents mindlessly, we need something to control them, have accountability and follow economic guidelines. Looking forward to it!
@parv_mittal Real, thanks.
Can you also introduce wallets for agents in it?
@vishwa06 It is part of Caracal Project.
Running multi-agent workflows, the part that breaks is always after the task... who paid for the API calls, which agent moved the needle, how you audit failures. ASE tackling settlement semantics as the first layer on A2A and MCP feels like the right sequencing. Interested to see how the metadata spec handles partial completions and agent handoffs.