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+    - Applies to: Signer, Keys, Audio, TypeScript SDK, Client Integration Adapters
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+    - Applies to: Verifier, Revocation, Reputation, Registry components
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+Summary: The Identity & Reputation Standard for AI Agents
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+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# Vouch Protocol
+
+[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-Join_Community-7289da?logo=discord&logoColor=white)](https://discord.gg/RXuKJDfC)
+[![Spec: Community](https://img.shields.io/badge/Spec-Community_License-green.svg)](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch/blob/main/licenses/LICENSE-SPEC)
+[![Client: Apache 2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Client-Apache_2.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch/blob/main/LICENSE)
+[![Server: AGPL-3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Server-AGPL_3.0-orange.svg)](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch/blob/main/licenses/LICENSE-SERVER)
+[![Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Public_Beta-yellow)](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch)
+
+> **The Open Standard for AI Agent Identity & Accountability**
+> 
+> When Anthropic launched MCP, they solved "how agents call tools."  
+> They didn't solve "how we TRUST those agents."
+> 
+> **Vouch Protocol is the SSL certificate for AI agents.**
+
+[Read the spec →](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch/blob/main/docs/vouch_guide.md) | [Join Discord →](https://discord.gg/RXuKJDfC)
+
+---
+
+## The Problem
+
+AI agents are making real-world API calls with **ZERO cryptographic proof** of:
+- **WHO** they are
+- **WHAT** they intended to do  
+- **WHEN** they did it
+
+**Examples of the risk:**
+- Healthcare AI accesses patient data → HIPAA violation risk
+- Financial AI makes unauthorized trades → Liability nightmare
+- Customer service AI leaks data → Compliance failure
+
+**Current solutions:**
+- **DIY JWT signing** → No agent-specific features, security mistakes easy
+- **Nothing** → Most people just YOLO it and hope for the best
+
+---
+
+## The Solution
+
+**Vouch Protocol** provides cryptographic identity for AI agents, modeled after SSL/TLS:
+
+✅ **Ed25519 signatures** (industry-standard cryptography)  
+✅ **JWK key format** (works with existing infrastructure)  
+✅ **Audit trail** (cryptographic proof of every action)  
+✅ **Framework-agnostic** (works with MCP, LangChain, CrewAI, etc.)  
+✅ **Open source** (Apache 2.0 license)
+
+**Think of it as:**
+- SSL certificate = Proves website identity
+- **Vouch Protocol = Proves AI agent identity**
+
+---
+
+## Why Vouch Protocol?
+
+### vs. DIY JWT
+
+| Feature | Vouch Protocol | DIY JWT |
+|---------|---------------|---------|
+| **Agent-specific** | ✅ (designed for agents) | ❌ (generic) |
+| **MCP integration** | ✅ (native) | ❌ (manual) |
+| **Framework integrations** | ✅ (LangChain, CrewAI, etc.) | ❌ |
+| **Audit trail format** | ✅ (standardized) | ❌ (custom) |
+| **Security best practices** | ✅ (built-in) | ⚠️ (easy to mess up) |
+
+---
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### 1. Install
+```bash
+pip install vouch-protocol
+```
+
+### 2. Generate Identity
+```bash
+vouch init --domain your-agent.com
+```
+
+### 3. Sign an Action (Agent Side)
+```python
+from vouch import Signer
+import os
+
+signer = Signer(
+    private_key=os.environ['VOUCH_PRIVATE_KEY'],
+    did=os.environ['VOUCH_DID']
+)
+
+token = signer.sign({'action': 'read_database', 'target': 'users'})
+# Include token in Vouch-Token header
+```
+
+### 4. Verify (API Side)
+```python
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException
+from vouch import Verifier
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+@app.post("/api/resource")
+def protected_route(vouch_token: str = Header(alias="Vouch-Token")):
+    public_key = '{"kty":"OKP"...}' # From agent's vouch.json
+    
+    is_valid, passport = Verifier.verify(vouch_token, public_key_jwk=public_key)
+    
+    if not is_valid:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Untrusted Agent")
+        
+    return {"status": "Verified", "agent": passport.sub}
+```
+
+**That's it.** 3 lines to sign, 3 lines to verify.
+
+---
+
+## Integrations
+
+Works with all major AI frameworks out-of-the-box:
+
+- ✅ **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** - Native integration for Claude Desktop & Cursor
+- ✅ **LangChain** - Sign tool calls automatically
+- ✅ **CrewAI** - Multi-agent identity management
+- ✅ **AutoGPT** - Autonomous agent signing
+- ✅ **AutoGen** - Microsoft multi-agent framework
+- ✅ **Google Vertex AI** - Sign function calls
+- ✅ **n8n** - Low-code agent workflows
+
+[See all integrations →](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch/tree/main/vouch/integrations)
+
+---
+
+## Enterprise Features
+
+- 🔐 **Key Rotation** - Automatic rotating keys for production
+- 🎙️ **Voice AI Signing** - Sign audio frames in real-time  
+- ☁️ **Cloud KMS** - AWS KMS, GCP Cloud KMS, Azure Key Vault
+- 📊 **Reputation Scoring** - Track agent behavior over time
+- 🚫 **Revocation Registry** - Blacklist compromised keys
+- ⚡ **Redis Caching** - Production-scale verification
+
+---
+
+## 📜 License & Legal
+
+This project uses a **3-layer license structure** to balance open collaboration and sustainability:
+
+1. **Specification:** [Community Specification License 1.0](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch/blob/main/licenses/LICENSE-SPEC) 
+   - The protocol standard (open for anyone to implement)
+   
+2. **Client SDK:** [Apache License 2.0](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch/blob/main/LICENSE)
+   - The reference implementation (permissive for all uses)
+   
+3. **Server SDK:** [AGPL-3.0](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch/blob/main/licenses/LICENSE-SERVER) OR Commercial License
+   - Network-facing components (pass-forward obligation OR paid license)
+
+**TL;DR for developers:**
+- ✅ Using the client library? **Apache 2.0** (use freely, even in closed-source)
+- ✅ Implementing the protocol yourself? **Community Spec License** (open standard)
+- ⚠️ Running the server component? **AGPL** (open-source your server) OR [contact us](mailto:commercial@vouch-protocol.com) for commercial license
+
+**Default LICENSE:** This repository's main LICENSE file is Apache 2.0 for maximum compatibility. See individual components for specific licenses.
+
+[View licenses/ directory](https://github.com/vouch-protocol/vouch/tree/main/licenses)
+
+## Defensive Disclosure (Prior Art)
+**Publication Date:** December 14, 2025  
+**Subject:** Cryptographic Binding of AI Agent Intent via Model Context Protocol (MCP)
+
+To ensure the freedom of the ecosystem to build secure agents, we explicitly disclose the following novel method as Prior Art:
+
+1. **The "Identity Sidecar" Pattern:** An MCP Server acting as a local "Identity Proxy" for a stateless LLM, isolating keys from application code.
+2. **Just-in-Time (JIT) Intent Signing:** A workflow where the LLM requests a signed "Vouch-Token" for a specific action *before* execution.
+3. **Non-Repudiation:** Generating a cryptographically verifiable audit trail binding Identity, Intent, and Time.