Implementation and validation pending
When can an agent reuse what it remembers?
Before reusing a remembered claim, an agent would check where it came from, whether it has changed, and whether it has permission to act on it or share it.
- Remember
Retain the claim and its source.
- Believe
Check whether the claim still has adequate support.
- Act
Check that this use has the right authority.
- Transfer
Check whether the recipient may receive it.
Question
What should an agent check before using a remembered claim to make a decision or share information?
Method
The study distinguishes retaining a claim, believing it, having authority to act on it and having permission to transfer it. The proposed contract keeps each decision alongside source and revision information.
Worked scenario
Imagine a fictional customer address has been superseded. A withdrawal should stop the old address from being used for delivery while retaining enough revision history to explain the correction, where retention permissions allow it. A decision to share the corrected address still needs its own permission.
Limits and next check
The study proposed the design. Implementation and validation were outside its scope. A follow-up should test whether a withdrawal propagates to both retrieval and action after a source changes.
Source study · Durable memory research report, 14 October 2026
Related reading · W3C PROV-O. A standard for representing provenance.
Evidence and next check
Public evidence review is pending. Test the proposal with corrected, disputed and restricted records before making claims about reliability.