2. What Is ARM (Agent Relationship Management)?

2.1 Agents ↔ People

People remain central to the governance of AI. ARM provides:

• Trustless collaboration via smart contracts that verify input/output.

• Human-in-the-loop workflows for critical decision points.

• Behavioral visibility so humans can monitor, influence, or override agent actions.

2.2 Agents ↔ Agents

The real revolution is agents collaborating across systems. ARM supports:

• Synchronous and asynchronous messaging between agents.

• Task delegation and consensus formation in distributed decision contexts.

• Dispute resolution protocols to manage conflicting goals or inconsistent behaviors.

By formalizing these interactions, ARM transforms a collection of agents into a collaborative intelligence network.