2026-10-06 # Decagon Open-Sources Agent Permission Protocol PACT Decagon, per decagon.ai, released on Oct 6, 2026 an open-source protocol called PACT, built on Agent2Agent and OAuth 2.0, co-developed with Instinct, letting businesses verify which customer a personal agent represents and what it is authorized to do. ## What else the source says - PACT was posted on October 6, 2026 by Harry Gao and Gram Liu - PACT involves three parties: personal agent, business, and provider like Decagon - Personal agents authenticate requests using a short-lived, signed JWT Source. [decagon.ai](https://decagon.ai/blog/introducing-the-personal-agent-consent-trust-protocol-pact) ## TRACE - First seen Oct 6, 2026, 1:15 PM PT - Published Oct 7, 2026, 12:36 AM PT, 11.4 h after first seen - Source decagon.ai (Company source) - Checks Checked automatically [SOTO home](https://signalsoftomorrow.com/)