Draft covenant for bounded agents
The Golem Covenant
No golem without a soul. No soul without a dust clause. No dust clause without tested revocation.
A practical standard for agents that can act in the world.
An agent becomes golemic when it is given hands: the ability to speak, spend, sign, access, summon, deploy, publish, delete, route, or escalate.
The question is not whether the clay is alive. The question is whether a human will is still walking around inside it after the human has stopped paying attention.
MouthSpeak publicly, privately, legally, commercially, romantically, spiritually, or politically.
PurseSpend, sell, trade, refund, invoice, subscribe, or transfer value.
SealApprove, sign, certify, merge, deploy, publish, file, or bind.
KeyAccess secrets, private systems, credentials, personal data, or physical locks.
SwordCause bodily, legal, civic, environmental, financial, reputational, or spiritual harm.