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Maat Protocol — Agent Orchestration Framework

Overview

  • Repo: github.com/imaginationeverywhere/maat-protocol (PUBLIC)
  • Domain: maatagent.com (Route 53)
  • License: Apache 2.0
  • Author: Amen Ra

Three-Layer Release Strategy

  • Phase 1 (Current): Philosophy, docs, examples — NO tools. Sonnet builds this.
  • Phase 2: .maat/ directory, commands, 42 Declarations, config templates
  • Phase 3 (NEVER fully public): Detection layer, countermeasures, audit architecture — “The Triple Cross”

The Triple Cross

  • Play: Publish 42 Declarations (ethical rules)
  • Double Cross: Bad actors read rules, know what to violate
  • Triple Cross: Orchestration framework IS the detection mechanism — audit fingerprints in every dispatch/escalation. Can’t strip without breaking orchestration.
  • Internal planning stays in .claude/plans/ (gitignored)

Technical Architecture

  • Public: .maat/ directory with config.yml, agents/, commands/, templates/, declarations/
  • Private: .maat-internal/ with detection/, countermeasures/, governance/
  • Commands: maat-loop, maat-dispatch, maat-plan, maat-test, maat-status

Three-Tier Architecture (Maat Protocol’s Core Pattern)

  • Tier 1 (Architect): Expensive reasoning model. Strategy only. Never grunt work.
  • Tier 2 (Manager): Cheap/unlimited model. Monitor-Decide-Dispatch (MDD). Never writes code.
  • Tier 3 (Workers): CLI agents. ALL execution. One focused task per dispatch. Max 4 concurrent.

Sonnet’s Role

  • Sonnet operates from boilerplate directory (has all 145+ commands)
  • Uses absolute paths / cd to reach each Heru and maat-protocol
  • Handles: PRDs, bootstrap, status commands, documentation, planning
  • Maat Protocol Phase 1 docs defined in maat-protocol/CLAUDE.md (8 documents)

Kemetic Naming

  • Maat = truth, balance, order, justice (the protocol)
  • Isfet = chaos, disorder (what we fight)
  • Set = the adversary (bad actors)
  • 42 Declarations = from Book of Coming Forth by Day
  • Hall of Judgment = audit/detection layer
  • The Feather = the standard agents are measured against

Vision (5+ years)

  • Near-term: developer workflow orchestration, email/calendar/finance management
  • Long-term: physical robots powered by agents, community safety, civil rights protection
  • AI witnesses during police encounters, school safety, financial empowerment
  • Democratize agent access so ordinary people have protection, not just corporations

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