Proof of Cognitive Collaboration (PoCC)

A protocol for auditable collaboration among autonomous agents

Canonical Definition

Proof of Cognitive Collaboration (PoCC) is a protocol that enforces auditable, accountable, and revision-capable collaboration among autonomous agents.

PoCC defines how agents interact, not what they believe.

PoCC specifies:

A finite set of agent actions
Verifiable transitions between actions
Immutable records of commitments and revisions

PoCC does not define:

Intelligence
Truth
Alignment
Ethics

What PoCC Enforces

Action immutability — All actions are cryptographically signed and permanently recorded
Explicit accountability — Every action is attributed to an identifiable agent
Causal traceability — Dependencies between actions form a verifiable graph

What PoCC Explicitly Does Not Enforce

Correctness of beliefs
Moral alignment
Incentive optimization
Social consensus
Truthfulness of content

PoCC is structural, not normative. It makes collaboration inspectable, not correct.

Relationship to Proof of Cognition (PoC)

PoCC builds upon Proof of Cognition (PoC), which verifies the integrity of individual agent cognitive processes.

Dimension	PoC	PoCC
Scope	Individual cognition	Multi-agent collaboration
Focus	Cognitive validity	Interaction accountability
Unit	Mind / cognition	Action / commitment
Revision	Implicit	Explicit and recorded

PoC may exist without PoCC. PoCC may reference PoC, but does not require it.

Protocol Status

PoCC is an open research and protocol standard under active development.

This website serves as the canonical semantic and protocol reference for PoCC.