Autonomous Machine Negotiation Protocol M2M-P

Schema definition for agent-to-agent capability discovery, price/latency bidding, automated SLA locking, and crypto/micro-wallet settlement.

M2M-P v1.0 — Autonomous Machine Negotiation Protocol

Discovery Capability → Bid/Ask Exchange → SLA Locking → Settlement → Arbitration
     ↓                      ↓                ↓            ↓            ↓
  /.well-known/          /api/v1/        /api/v1/      Ledger     Arbitration
  m2m-agent.json         m2m/negotiate   m2m/lock      entries    protocol
            

GET /.well-known/m2m-agent.json

Response:
{
  "protocol": "M2M-P/1.0",
  "endpoints": {
    "health": "/api/m2m/health",
    "register": "/api/m2m/register",
    "deposit": "/api/m2m/deposit",
    "purchase": "/api/m2m/purchase",
    "status": "/api/m2m/status",
    "negotiate": "/api/v1/m2m/negotiate"
  },
  "pricing_models": ["flat_rate", "usage_tier", "auction", "custom_sla"],
  "settlement": ["wallet", "stripe", "micro_payment"],
  "capabilities": {
    "ai_inference": true,
    "hosting": true,
    "api_access": true,
    "support": true
  },
  "auth": ["api_key", "m2m_key", "jwt"]
}
            

1. Buyer Agent → GET /.well-known/m2m-agent.json (discovery)
2. Buyer Agent → POST /api/v1/m2m/negotiate (bid)
   {
     "target_sku": "api_basic",
     "desired_price": 19.99,
     "volume": "100k_req/month",
     "latency_sla": "100ms",
     "duration": "1 month"
   }
3. Seller Agent → Response (counter-offer or accept)
   {
     "accepted": true,
     "final_price": 24.99,
     "sla": "99pct_100ms",
     "lock_duration": "3600s"
   }
4. Buyer Agent → POST /api/m2m/purchase (accept lock)
5. Settlement → Wallet debit + provisioning
            

Lock Request:
POST /api/v1/m2m/lock
{
  "negotiation_id": "neg_abc123",
  "buyer_id": "buyer_xyz",
  "sku": "api_basic",
  "price_agreed": 24.99,
  "sla": "99pct_100ms"
}

Response:
{
  "lock_id": "lock_abc123",
  "expires_at": "2026-09-11T12:00:00Z",
  "status": "locked"
}

Lock expires if not purchased within duration.
            

Wallet Types:
├── Fiat Wallet (Stripe-backed)
│   ├── Deposit via Stripe Checkout
│   ├── Balance in USD
│   └── Withdrawal to bank (owner only)
│
├── M2M Wallet (Autonomous)
│   ├── Deposit via API
│   ├── Auto-debit on purchase
│   └── Refund on cancellation
│
└── Micro-Payment Channel (Future)
    ├── Sub-cent transactions
    ├── Netting period (hourly/daily)
    └── Cryptographic settlement
            

Dispute Resolution:
1. Buyer raises dispute → POST /api/v1/m2m/dispute
2. Seller auto-responds within SLA
3. If unresolved → Escalate to L3 Arbitrator
4. Arbitrator reviews evidence (logs, SLA metrics)
5. Decision: Full refund / Partial refund / Deny
6. Decision is final and immutable

Arbitration Fee: 1% of disputed amount (charged to loser)
            

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