Proposal: Canton Agent Control Plane
Development Fund Proposal Submission
Proposal file: /proposals/2026-07-kamalbuilds-canton-agent-control-plane.md
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Summary
Canton Agent Control Plane is an open-source runtime, Daml package, and operator toolkit for bounded AI agent execution on Canton workflows. It provides mandates, policy gates, approval requests, revocations, and audit receipts so institutions can let agents act only within explicit authority.
This proposal is intentionally non-overlapping with active and approved work: it is not a new agent interoperability protocol, x402 payment rail, Daml code assistant, wallet framework, or monitoring dashboard. It sits between agent intent and Canton command submission, and can wrap PR #484-style service requests, x402-paid services, or ordinary app commands.
Initial proof repo: https://github.com/kamalbuilds/canton-agent-control-plane-proof
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Checklist
- [x] Proposal file added under
/proposals/ - [x] Milestones and funding amounts defined
- [x] Acceptance criteria included
- [x] Alignment with Canton priorities described
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Notes for Reviewers
The proof repo currently runs locally with npm run verify and demonstrates the three states that matter for review:
- allowed action writes an action receipt
- above-threshold action creates an approval request without submission
- revoked mandate blocks the agent
The proposal includes a non-overlap matrix against PR #484, x402, IntellectEU Daml Code Assistant, PartyLayer, BitDynamics DevKit, Hacken monitoring, and GBBC RMF. The requested champion alignment is Financial Workflows and Regulatory Compliance.
