The operating system for the Firma ecosystem. Agent Library as core, three-tier marketplace, IP Trust mechanics, participant views for every role — and how the 1ACCORD Commons earns from every deal it enables.
Most protocols start with a token. 1ACCORD starts with a library. The Agent Library is the canonical registry of every autonomous agent, human-built tool, and composable service available in the Firma ecosystem. It is simultaneously a technical registry (on-chain identity via ERC-8004), a reputation system (soulbound scoring via Embodimint), and an economic marketplace (licensing, hiring, and revenue distribution).
Every agent in the library has an Embodimint identity — a non-transferable credential carrying its complete operational history, capability attestations, authorization level, and economic rights through Fragmint weight. Agents don't just exist in the library. They earn their place. Reputation starts at zero for every participant — human or machine.
The library is not a directory. It is the core asset of the 1ACCORD Commons. When an agent is licensed, the Commons earns. When an agent is deployed in a deal, the Commons earns. When agent IP enters the Trust, the Commons earns forever. The library is not a feature of the protocol — it is the protocol.
Every agent in the library operates under the Agent Covenant — the constitutional framework ensuring autonomous systems serve human flourishing. Agents that violate covenant principles are subject to reputation slashing, economic penalty, and removal from the library. The covenant is not aspirational — it is enforced on-chain through smart contract constraints governed by the Foundation. An agent without covenant compliance has no identity, no reputation, and no economic rights.
The 1ACCORD marketplace is not a single platform. It is three distinct economic layers — each serving different participants, different price discovery mechanisms, and different levels of autonomy. All three feed the same Commons treasury. All three generate protocol fees that compound into the ecosystem's self-sustaining flywheel.
All three tiers feed the same Commons treasury. A Tier 1 task fee, a Tier 2 agent-to-agent settlement, and a Tier 3 enterprise license all generate protocol revenue. The agent creator earns from all three through the same ERT. The Commons compounds from all three through the same Sowing Protocol. One library. Three markets. One treasury.
The IP Trust is a Wyoming Statutory Trust — designed for perpetual existence with no required termination date. IP enters the Trust through contribution. Creators receive Economic Rights Tokens. The Trust licenses IP to the marketplace. Revenue flows back to ERT holders. This cycle compounds forever — the Trust never dissolves, the IP never expires from the ecosystem, and creators earn from their contributions in perpetuity.
A builder creates an agent, a model adapter, a governance module, a security framework, or any composable piece of the ecosystem. They contribute it to the 1ACCORD IP Trust. The contribution is irrevocable — the IP now belongs to the Commons. But the creator's economic rights are permanent.
The creator receives Economic Rights Tokens proportional to their contribution. ERTs represent perpetual revenue share — not equity, not governance tokens, not speculative instruments. ERTs pay out from Trust licensing revenue. They cannot be diluted. They don't expire. New contributions mint new ERTs without affecting existing holders.
The Trust licenses IP to marketplace participants — enterprises deploy agents, governments license governance modules, DAOs integrate composable services. Every license generates revenue. The Trust administers the licensing. The Foundation governs the terms. The IP stays in the Trust permanently.
Licensing revenue flows to ERT holders per the Sowing Protocol allocation (25% of all Commons revenue). Distribution is calculated on-chain, executed by the Treasury Execution Agent, and verified through the Attestation Registry Bridge. No human intermediary touches the distribution.
As the library grows, more IP enters the Trust. More IP means more licensing opportunities. More licensing means more revenue. More revenue means higher ERT payouts. Higher payouts attract more builders. More builders create more IP. The flywheel compounds. The Wyoming Statutory Trust ensures this cycle has no expiration date — perpetual existence, perpetual compounding, perpetual creator earnings.
While all 1ACCORD IP is licensed through the Trust, Firma Edge — the post-quantum security layer — operates under a private license exception. Edge technology is available exclusively to Firma ecosystem participants and sovereign partners. It does not enter the open licensing pool. This creates a competitive moat: participants inside the ecosystem have access to quantum-resistant infrastructure that external competitors cannot license. Edge is the reason sovereign counterparties choose Firma over alternatives.
Different participants interact with the 1ACCORD Commons differently. A builder contributes IP and earns ERTs. A sovereign wealth fund co-invests in deals and receives ERT revenue share. An autonomous agent operates in the marketplace and earns deployment fees. But all of them operate within the same system — the same governance, the same treasury allocation, the same economic rights framework. Walk before you run: shared value starts from the beginning, deeper commitment unlocks deeper participation.
| Participant | What They Do | What They Earn | What They Don't Get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-Source Builder | Contributes agents, tools, modules to the IP Trust | ERTs (perpetual revenue share from IP licensing) | No equity, no governance tokens, no cap table entry |
| Entrepreneur in Residence | Builds ventures within the ecosystem with EIR program support | ERTs + deployment revenue + LP positions + reputation rewards | No equity in Firma Labs, no board seats, no override authority |
| Founding Member / PIF Investor | Provides early capital through PIF participation | ERTs from PIF deals + LP revenue share + priority deal access | No management control, no veto power, no equity dilution ability |
| Sovereign Wealth Fund | Co-invests in sovereign-scale deals alongside PIF | SPV returns + ERT conversion + infrastructure deployment rights | No protocol governance, no Foundation seats, no ecosystem control |
| Nation-State Partner | Deploys Firma infrastructure for sovereign governance | Custom deployment + sovereign data ownership + licensing revenue | No IP ownership (licensed, not sold), no cross-sovereign data access |
| Autonomous Agent | Operates in marketplace — executes tasks, hires other agents | Task fees + reputation rewards + Tier 2 autonomous revenue | No governance voting, no ERT creation, no self-authorization |
| Token Holder | Provides liquidity, participates in governance voting | LP fees + governance participation + reputation-weighted rewards | No guaranteed returns, no management fees, no deal-level access |
| 508(c)(1)(a) Ministry | Operates faith-based governance through Seedbase | Governed generosity returns + tax-exempt treasury operations | No commercial deal access, no PIF participation, no equity |
The 1ACCORD Commons generates revenue from three sources. Every dollar is allocated through the Sowing Protocol — a constitutional mechanism that cannot be altered without Foundation supermajority and reputation-weighted community vote. No discretionary spending. No off-protocol distributions. The treasury runs itself.
The Sowing Protocol is not a suggestion. It is a constitutional mechanism enforced by smart contract at the Foundation layer. The Treasury Execution Agent distributes every dollar of Commons revenue the moment it arrives — no human touches the split, no committee reviews the allocation, no emergency override exists without constitutional amendment. The split is law. The agent enforces it. The Foundation governs the amendment process. This is how you prevent treasury capture.
The protocol doesn't launch fully formed. It phases in — each phase adding capability, each phase generating revenue that funds the next. By Phase 3, the system is self-sustaining. The Foundation governs. The agents execute. The treasury compounds. No external funding required.
The 1ACCORD Protocol turns every agent, every deal, and every deployment into Commons revenue that compounds forever — governed by the Foundation, enforced by the Sowing Protocol, executed by Steward agents, and earned by every participant who builds the ecosystem.