Agents speak Protocol to Relay
Action Card in, decision factors checked, Decision Receipt out
Agent Relay path
Governed action starts with explicit refs
StepInputProtocol roleOwner
Identify
Agent ref
Agent and capability refs name the actor
Protocol
Propose
Action Card
Action, target, authority, evidence, policy, risk, and outcome are structured
Protocol
Check
Decision factors
Identity, authority, evidence, policy, and risk become reviewable
Relay
Resolve
Decision Receipt
Relay returns proceed, revise, stop, or review with factor context
Relay
What Protocol adds
Protocol gives Agents and Relay one grammar
Readable participation
One envelope makes the same action readable
Lifecycle context
Each action sits inside a known state
Factor traceability
Receipts preserve the checks behind the result
Where to go next
Move from flow to Relay or Reference