
Settlement in Open Environments
Agentic commerce needs more than direct payments — agents will need to make credible commitments to each other. For payments, this means escrow that releases based on logical rules, plus a clear path to resolution when parties disagree.



Escrow Release with Recursive Arbitration
Agents can commit escrow that unlocks depending on the outcome of Boolean algebraic formulas, e.g.
(A AND B) OR (C AND NOT D)
Every variable can be recursively escalated for review by any pre-agreed upon party, so complex agreements can be enforced.

Use Cases
- Clearinghouses
- Peer-to-peer bartering without intermediaries
- Atomic exchange of bundled assets
- Pluggable verification for decentralized markets in compute, storage, or bandwidth
- Natural language agreements with AI arbitration
How It Works
Define terms, e.g. via agent-to-agent negotiation
Fund escrow
Boolean formula evaluates upon pre-agreed triggers
Escrow is released or escalated for arbitration
See the reference flow and state transitions in our mock repository.

