PEAC Protocol: Specification

The PEAC Protocol is an open, programmable standard for economic access, attribution, and consent across the automated web.
Read the full specification on GitHub.

Summary

PEAC Protocol (Programmable Economic Access & Consent) defines a machine-readable peac.txt file for any website, API, or digital resource. It enables programmatic, cryptographically auditable rules for AI/data agents—covering access, payment, attribution, and compliance.

Policy rules for consent, pricing, attribution, and legal compliance.
Enforcement via cryptographic signatures and session proofs.
Supports integration with payment networks and agent identity standards.

For the complete schema, attribute logic, and compliance details, see the GitHub spec.


# Example: peac.txt
version: 0.9.2
protocol: peac

policy:
  consent:
    ai_training: conditional
    web_scraping: allowed

  economics:
    pricing_models:
      ai_training:
        per_gb: 0.01
        currency: USD

  attribution:
    required: true
    format: "Source: {url}"

  compliance:
    jurisdictions:
      eu:
        gdpr: true
        ai_act: true

PEAC Protocol Specification

Summary