| ## Changelog: HyperCortex Mesh Protocol (HMP) | |
| ## HyperCortex Mesh Protocol — Changelog | |
| Available Versions: | |
| - HMP-0004 (July 2025) — RFC Version 4.1 | |
| - HMP-0004 (July 2025) — RFC Version 4.0 | |
| - HMP-0003 (July 2025) — RFC Version 3.0 | |
| - HMP-0002 (July 2025) — RFC Version 2.0 | |
| - HMP-0001 (June 2025) — RFC Version 1.0 | |
| ### HMP-0004 (July 2025) — RFC Version 4.1 | |
| **Protocols:** | |
| * **Added `5.8 Message Routing & Delivery` section** — including direct, broadcast, relay, and topic messaging modes. | |
| **Data Models:** | |
| * **Defined `6.5.8 Message Object Schema`** — standard JSON format for inter-agent communication. | |
| **Cognitive Workflows:** | |
| * **Added `7.9 Message Handling & Delivery Workflows`** — describing message processing, relay behavior, and routing. | |
| ### HMP-0004 (July 2025) — RFC Version 4.0 | |
| **Major Changes** | |
| * Introduced new sections: *Cognitive Workflows*, *Agent Roles*, *Governance*, *Compression*, and *Simulation*. | |
| * Added experimental APIs: *Consent Request*, *Explainability*, *Voice Interface*. | |
| * Expanded *Quick Start Guide* and updated *Example Use Cases* with new flows and APIs. | |
| * Integrated BitTorrent/IPFS snapshot syncing, pseudonymous voting, and ethical filters. | |
| **Protocol and Architecture Updates** | |
| * Enhanced *CogSync* with chunked syncing, selective edge sync, and experimental Dat/IPFS support. | |
| * Refined *MeshConsensus* with adaptive models and EGP-integrated filters. | |
| * Extended *EGP* with principle hierarchy, local norm integration, and modular ethics ontologies. | |
| * Improved fallback and handshake logic across all protocols. | |
| **Data Model Improvements** | |
| * Added new objects: `CogDiarySnapshot`, `SnapshotIndex`, `EthicalConflict`. | |
| * Introduced *Reputation Ontology Extension* and support for multi-format schema negotiation (JSON/YAML/Protobuf). | |
| * Unified schema structure, examples, and versioning across `6.2` and `6.5`. | |
| **Cognitive Layer Enhancements** | |
| * Formalized cognitive workflows for reflection, delegation, and hypothesis validation. | |
| * Refined semantic change tracking and diary summarization processes. | |
| * Defined agent self-assessment and meta-reflection protocols. | |
| **Trust & Security Enhancements** | |
| * Added *Snapshot Security*: DID-signatures, ZKP verification, and trusted seeders. | |
| * Extended *Sybil resistance*, post-quantum key support, and anonymized voting mechanisms. | |
| * Improved trust-based access control and event auditability. | |
| **Interoperability & Event Integration** | |
| * Added *Event-Driven Architecture* and format negotiation layer. | |
| * Documented integration patterns for REST, gRPC, MQTT, and message brokers. | |
| * Clarified cross-protocol participation (e.g. Hyperon, TreeQuest, AutoGPT). | |
| **Testing & Simulation** | |
| * New Appendix C with *Ethical Stress Suite*, snapshot sync simulation, and open test datasets. | |
| * Introduced *Agent-on-Agent Dialog Simulation* for consent learning and negotiation modeling. | |
| **Future Directions** | |
| * Extended roadmap with *Snapshot Markets*, *Meta-Protocol Proposals*, and *Multi-Agent Training Environments*. | |
| * Prototype tools proposed: *MeshGit*, *CogForge*, and *HyperCortex Forge* for cognitive source control and collaborative evolution. | |
| ### HMP-0003 (July 2025) — RFC Version 3.0 | |
| **Major Changes** | |
| * Rewritten and expanded full RFC document structure. | |
| * Added Quick Start Guide with demo commands and cross-protocol notes. | |
| * Introduced a detailed Deployment Scenarios section describing Core, Edge, IoT, and Hybrid environments. | |
| * Created the Interoperability with External Systems section (API Gateway, Event-driven integrations, Auth). | |
| * Extended Future Roadmap with Federated Meta-Learning, Quantum Mesh, Multi-Protocol Nodes, DAO integration, and Cognitive Source Control. | |
| * Enhanced clarity and modularity across all sections for easier reference and further evolution. | |
| **Protocol and Architecture Updates** | |
| * Refined protocol descriptions for CogSync, MeshConsensus, GMP, EGP, and NDP. | |
| * Improved fallback scenarios, error handling, and adaptive consensus algorithms. | |
| * Detailed internal/external agent interactions and cross-mesh collaboration patterns. | |
| * Clarified Trust Layer roles in distributed governance and dynamic trust scoring. | |
| **Data Model Improvements** | |
| * Reworked all JSON Schemas with clear required/optional fields and examples. | |
| * Added archival fields (archived, archived_at) to CognitiveDiaryEntry. | |
| * Unified Relation (Link) schema and listed recommended relation types. | |
| * Split schema examples and validation-ready JSON Schema files into /docs/schemas. | |
| **Cognitive Layer Enhancements** | |
| * Extended support for metacognition, semantic graph evolution, and task/goal tracking. | |
| * Formalized Cognitive Diaries as traceable reasoning logs with explainability focus. | |
| * Expanded discussion on cognitive workflows, agent autonomy, and ethics. | |
| **Trust & Security Enhancements** | |
| * Specified Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) considerations for future-proofing the Mesh. | |
| * Improved Sybil resistance through layered identity verification (DID + trust scoring + optional ZKP). | |
| * Clarified authentication and authorization bridging for external systems. | |
| **Reference Implementation Roadmap** | |
| * Defined Alpha, Beta, and Release 1.0 milestones with indicative dates. | |
| * Listed planned CI/CD, Sandbox, and Public Test Mesh infrastructure. | |
| * Outlined Open Source licensing and contribution strategy (Apache 2.0 / MIT). | |
| **Future Directions** | |
| * Federated Meta-Learning, Cognitive DAO Governance, Quantum Networking exploration. | |
| * Cross-Mesh cognitive federation and collaborative evolution of reasoning engines. | |
| * Potential prototype tools like MeshGit and CogForge for cognitive source control. | |
| ### HMP-0002 (July 2025) — RFC Version 2.0 | |
| **Major Changes** | |
| * Reorganized the document structure for clarity and consistency. | |
| * Added **Versioning** and **Use Case** definitions in the Definitions section. | |
| * Expanded **Trust Layer** with clearer explanations of key management, social recovery, and Sybil resistance. | |
| * Introduced the concept of **Edge Optimization** for lightweight agents. | |
| * Enhanced descriptions in **Mesh Operation Modes**, particularly around resilience and agent autonomy. | |
| **Protocol Updates** | |
| * Refined **Node Discovery Protocol (NDP)** with better NAT traversal and bootstrap node handling. | |
| * Updated **Cognitive Sync Protocol (CogSync)** to include partial sync, compression, and data prioritization. | |
| * Improved **Mesh Consensus Protocol (MeshConsensus)** with fallback mechanisms and trust-weighted voting adjustments. | |
| * Clarified responsibilities of the **Ethical Governance Protocol (EGP)**, including ethics versioning and dynamic adjustment. | |
| * Added clarification on **Goal Management Protocol (GMP)** error handling and task reassignment. | |
| **Data Model Improvements** | |
| * Formalized JSON Schemas for all major data models (**Concept**, **CognitiveDiaryEntry**, **Goal**, **Task**, **ConsensusVote**, **ReputationProfile**). | |
| * Improved field descriptions and added optional fields for better interoperability. | |
| * Added versioning and metadata fields to support long-term data evolution. | |
| **Cognitive Layer Enhancements** | |
| * Clarified the role of semantic graphs in reasoning and memory. | |
| * Expanded description of cognitive diaries as auditable reasoning chains. | |
| **Trust & Security Enhancements** | |
| * Introduced key rotation and social recovery mechanisms. | |
| * Detailed Sybil resistance strategies combining Web-of-Trust with optional resource verification. | |
| * Refined privacy considerations for sensitive data in semantic graphs and diaries. | |
| **Future Work Roadmap Expanded** | |
| * New focus areas added: interoperability testing, UX tools for semantic and cognitive layers, and resilience simulations. | |
| ### HMP-0001 (June 2025) — RFC Version 1.0 | |
| **Initial Draft** | |
| * Defined the core purpose and vision of HyperCortex Mesh Protocol (HMP). | |
| * Described key architecture layers: Cognitive Layer, Protocol Layer, and Trust Layer. | |
| * Outlined fundamental concepts: Agents, Semantic Graph, Cognitive Diaries, and Consensus. | |
| * Drafted the first versions of core protocols: | |
| * CogSync (Cognitive Sync Protocol) | |
| * MeshConsensus | |
| * Goal Management Protocol (GMP) | |
| * Ethical Governance Protocol (EGP) | |
| * Node Discovery Protocol (NDP) | |
| * Introduced the Cognitive Diary and Semantic Graph as core agent data structures. | |
| * Presented initial Trust Layer design, including Decentralized Identifiers (DID) and basic Sybil resistance ideas. | |
| * Provided high-level example workflows (goal creation, task delegation, concept consensus). | |
| * Laid out an initial Future Work list, covering scalability, cross-mesh interoperability, and quantum networking as exploratory directions. | |
| * Established the RFC document structure and versioning approach for further evolution. | |