Manifest

The manifest states who may act in this session. Stated, not certified: a key listed here can be verified, an identity name cannot.

Field	Type	What it is
`schemaVersion`	integer	Wire schema version. Currently `2`.
`sessionId`	string	Names this negotiation session.
`createdAt`	string	ISO 8601 timestamp.
`updatedAt` ·	string	Last manifest change.
`ontologyRefs`	array	The shared topic lists turns may reference.
`parties`	array	Who is at the table.
`documents`	array	The documents in play.
`anchors`	array	Named places in those documents where turns apply.

Adding a party

A party is an organization at the table, with the public keys that verify its work.

Field	Type	What it is
`partyId`	string	Stable id other objects reference, like `acme`.
`displayName`	string	The name humans see.
`organization` ·	string	Longer organization name.
`signingKeys`	array	Public keys for this party.

Each signing key carries keyId, algorithm (ed25519), and a public key as JWK or PEM. Set turnsRequireHumanApproval: true on an agent's key, and every turn signed by it must carry a verified human approval - that rule is enforced by verifiers, not by promises.

{
  "partyId": "northwind",
  "displayName": "Northwind",
  "signingKeys": [
    { "keyId": "northwind-agent-key-1", "algorithm": "ed25519",
      "turnsRequireHumanApproval": true, "publicKeyJwk": { "kty": "OKP", "crv": "Ed25519", "x": "..." } }
  ]
}

Anchors

An anchor names a place where turns apply, so the record survives even if native Word ids do not.

Field	Type	What it is
`anchorId`	string	Stable id turns reference.
`documentId`	string	Which document it lives in.
`clauseTopic`	string	The topic this place is about, from `ontologyRefs`.
`displayName` ·	string	Human label, like "Liability cap".

Adding a party

Anchors

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