HJS Responsibility Protocol · v1.0 Beta

Protocol Primitives

The HJS Responsibility Protocol defines four primitives with defined invariants.

Judgment Object (Minimal Form)

{
  "actor": "string",
  "intent": "string",
  "context": "string",
  "timestamp": "ISO-8601"
}

Required Fields:{" "} actor,{" "} timestamp

A Judgment records a decision. It MUST include actor and timestamp.

POST /judgment
{
  "actor": "user_123",
  "intent": "loan_approval",
  "context": "production",
  "timestamp": "2024-03-20T10:30:00Z"
}

Delegation Object

{
  "from": "actor_id",
  "to": "actor_id",
  "scope": "string",
  "expires_at": "ISO-8601"
}

Required:{" "} from,{" "} to

Delegation defines authority transfer. It MUST reference an existing Judgment.

POST /delegation
{
  "from": "user_123",
  "to": "user_456",
  "scope": "loan_approval",
  "expires_at": "2024-04-20T10:30:00Z"
}

Termination Object

{
  "reference": "judgment_id",
  "terminated_at": "ISO-8601"
}

Termination ends responsibility. It MUST reference a valid Judgment or Delegation.

POST /termination
{
  "reference": "jgd_1771313790343osf2",
  "terminated_at": "2024-03-20T11:30:00Z"
}

Verification Output

{
  "structural_validity": "VALID|INVALID",
  "delegation_depth": 0,
  "termination_status": "active|terminated",
  "anchor_status": "verified|none"
}

Verification is deterministic. Output is always VALID or INVALID.

GET /verify/jgd_1771313790343osf2

{
  "structural_validity": "VALID",
  "delegation_depth": 2,
  "termination_status": "active",
  "anchor_status": "verified"
}

Error Codes

SDK IMPLEMENTATIONS

from hjs_client import HJSClient

client = HJSClient(api_key="your-key")
result = client.record_judgment(
    entity="user",
    action="test"
)
print(result.id)

const { HJSClient } = require('hjs-client');

const client = new HJSClient('your-key');
client.recordJudgment('user', 'test')
  .then(record => console.log(record.id));

VERIFICATION

Verification evaluates:

• structural validity
• delegation chain integrity
• termination status
• optional anchor proof

Verification output is deterministic.