https://pluralworlds.com/blog/ Research on the infrastructure, standards, economics, and operating models of autonomous systems. en Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://pluralworlds.com/blog/autonomous-counterparty-infrastructure/ https://pluralworlds.com/blog/autonomous-counterparty-infrastructure/ Plural Worlds proposes a model for the boundary between an organization and the autonomous systems that discover, negotiate, commit, execute, and account on its behalf. Autonomous systems Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://pluralworlds.com/blog/agent-protocol-stack-2026/ https://pluralworlds.com/blog/agent-protocol-stack-2026/ A current architecture map of MCP, A2A, UCP, ACP, AP2, x402, and A202, with a practical test for deciding which responsibility belongs where. Protocols and standards Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://pluralworlds.com/blog/agent-identity-is-not-commercial-authority/ https://pluralworlds.com/blog/agent-identity-is-not-commercial-authority/ Knowing which agent made a request does not establish that it may bind an organization. The missing questions are mandate, scope, limits, context, approval, and evidence. Authority and trust Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://pluralworlds.com/blog/when-buyer-agents-meet-supplier-agents/ https://pluralworlds.com/blog/when-buyer-agents-meet-supplier-agents/ Autonomous procurement becomes a cross-company systems problem when discovery, negotiation, approvals, orders, and evidence must survive the boundary between buyer and supplier. B2B and procurement Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://pluralworlds.com/blog/what-makes-an-agent-economy-real/ https://pluralworlds.com/blog/what-makes-an-agent-economy-real/ New experiments suggest that economic behavior does not appear because agents are assigned commercial roles. It appears when systems control useful, transferable rights and resources. Agent economy Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://pluralworlds.com/blog/introducing-a202/ https://pluralworlds.com/blog/introducing-a202/ Meet A202, the open protocol for verifiable agreements between organizations and their software agents. Learn how authority, state, evidence, and carriers fit together. A202 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://pluralworlds.com/blog/a202-verifiable-agreement-protocol-paper/ https://pluralworlds.com/blog/a202-verifiable-agreement-protocol-paper/ The technical paper for A202: delegated authority, signed agreement state, disclosure controls, deterministic verification, and executable conformance. A202 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT