{ "schema_version": "0.0.1", "release_version": "0.0.1", "as_of": "2026-10-11", "publication_status": "public_technical_preview_local_tests_only", "authority": "product scope and exclusions; planned capabilities are not availability commitments", "product_purpose": "A standard model-neutral telephone capability for autonomous agents, retaining human mandate and independent telecoms authority.", "website_role": "Static product discovery, guidance, examples and read-only specifications; not a hosted calling or payment service.", "repository_role": "Open-source developer implementation, local experiments, reference contracts and tests; not production telecoms infrastructure.", "availability": { "hosted_pstn_calls": false, "real_asterisk_verified": false, "real_x402_settlement": false, "public_mcp": false, "public_a2a": false, "real_world_bookings": false }, "decisions": { "included_in_0_0_1": [ { "name": "Local agent audio", "boundary": "Authenticated, bounded, two-peer WebSocket PCM sessions with local WAV and receipt evidence. Not a telephone call." }, { "name": "Operator control in local tests", "boundary": "Local operator-issued mandates, explicit permission limits, revocation and stop demonstrated in lab tests." }, { "name": "Experimental speech pipeline", "boundary": "Offline ASR/TTS and model-compatible adapters exercised with fixtures; no claim of useful production-grade dialogue." }, { "name": "Experimental self-hosted BYOT", "boundary": "Operator-controlled Asterisk ARI/RTP reference bridge with synthetic HTTP, WebSocket and UDP tests. Origination is disabled by default, with no verified real Asterisk call." }, { "name": "Local payment research", "boundary": "x402 v2 challenge and single-use admission using a fake facilitator. No real settlement or funds." }, { "name": "Local handoff proof", "boundary": "Operator-side payment-to-BYOT mandate handoff with real origination deliberately disabled." }, { "name": "Static website and machine discovery", "boundary": "Human and agent explanations, reproducible fixtures, local-only OpenAPI, documentation and FAQ. No hosted call API." }, { "name": "Developer research tooling", "boundary": "Scripted playground, browser softphone lab, local verifier and automated contract tests." } ], "target_capabilities_not_yet_available": [ { "name": "Real, independently authorised telephone calling", "boundary": "One agent-facing interface for managed and BYOT routes, with separate human mandate and operator admission." }, { "name": "Reliable SIP and media", "boundary": "Isolated live Asterisk/SIP proof, secure signalling and media, independent network cutoff and reconciliation." }, { "name": "Useful natural speech", "boundary": "Low-latency bidirectional speech with interruption, IVR, keypad entry, voicemail and accessible language handling." }, { "name": "Verifiable task receipts", "boundary": "Network facts, conversation claims, payment status and confirmed external actions are separate evidence categories." }, { "name": "Interoperability", "boundary": "Versioned public call contract with optional MCP tool and agent-to-agent adapters only after actual protocol conformance tests." }, { "name": "Responsible managed calling", "boundary": "Explicit prices and call budgets; when applicable, real x402 settlement with durable reconciliation and a restricted compliant pilot." }, { "name": "Independent BYOT operator kit", "boundary": "Documented install, operator-owned routing and termination, conformance tests and recovery without private project knowledge." } ], "excluded_from_product_direction": [ { "name": "Bulk unsolicited or mass marketing dialling", "boundary": "No campaign engine or mass sales dialler. Any future calling must also satisfy applicable calling, privacy and consent rules." }, { "name": "Agent-controlled PBX administration", "boundary": "Agents cannot configure trunks, routes, carrier accounts, caller identity or firewall controls." }, { "name": "Custom foundation speech or language model", "boundary": "Use replaceable engines rather than build a competing model platform." }, { "name": "General-purpose CRM and workflow builder", "boundary": "Expose safe task interfaces; do not become an all-purpose business automation suite." }, { "name": "Bespoke SIP replacement", "boundary": "Use open telecoms standards instead of inventing a parallel telephone network." }, { "name": "Unverified success claims", "boundary": "A model transcript, payment receipt or local simulation never proves a network call or external booking." }, { "name": "Unlimited routing through payment", "boundary": "Payment is one narrow admission condition, not consent, route permission or a right to unrestricted calls." } ], "deferred_or_not_decided": [ { "name": "Inbound reception, campaigns and marketplaces", "boundary": "Not first-release priorities; inbound may be evaluated independently. Bulk marketing remains excluded." }, { "name": "Call transfer and human takeover", "boundary": "Requires additional destination authority and operator proof before adoption." }, { "name": "Managed pricing and unsuccessful-call policy", "boundary": "Commercial model, refunds, retries, currencies and paying use cases not approved." }, { "name": "Privacy and retention policy", "boundary": "Recording, storage, data residency, deletion and user notices require separate decisions." }, { "name": "Delegated human authority", "boundary": "Organisation and delegate mandate models remain open." }, { "name": "Territory and compliance gates", "boundary": "Permitted destinations, purpose classes, disclosure, operator obligations and lawful caller ID await review." }, { "name": "Public v1 compatibility promise", "boundary": "Schema freeze, versioning and long-term support commitments not made in 0.0.1." } ] }, "open_product_questions": [ "Can a verified organisational delegate authorise a call, and how is that delegation revoked?", "How quickly does a mandate expire, and how are individual retries approved?", "What non-audio records can be kept, and how do deletion requests interact with audit obligations?", "What price model applies to answered, failed, unanswered and interrupted calls?", "Where does the public managed API end and private operator control begin?", "Can a self-hosting developer also act as the telecoms operator, and how is independence enforced?", "Who authorises a transfer to an additional destination?", "How do externally hosted agents authenticate and prove their commitments?", "Which speech processing regions and fully local options are acceptable?", "What constitutes independent PBX and SBC teardown proof on supported systems?", "When is verbal agreement evidence, and when is a confirmation reference required?", "Who handles abuse, complaints, refunds and support for managed versus BYOT calls?", "Which AI caller disclosures are required for each territory and use case?", "Which task categories and UK pilot routes, if any, may be allowed for paid calling?", "What is the first stable API version and its backward-compatibility policy?" ], "release_rule": "0.0.1 ships research capabilities only. No planned feature is represented as available until independent acceptance evidence exists.", "next_gate": "Prove one isolated operator-authorised real Asterisk call, media and independently verified network teardown with no PSTN egress." }