Agent Settlement Extension (ASE) is an economic metadata layer that extends existing A2A and MCP agent communication protocols with financial semantics. It adds standardized structures for cost attribution, delegation, and settlement events, enabling agents to exchange not just tasks, but economic intent. ASE is part of the Caracal project, building the foundation for governed, auditable agent economies.
We built ASE because agents can already talk to each other, but they can’t explain who paid, how much it cost, or who is accountable. ASE is our attempt to define the missing economic layer for agent systems, starting with metadata and settlement semantics only. Caracal (the full control plane) is coming later, ASE is the first open step toward making agent economies real.
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ASE will make a big impact. Instead of spamming AI agents mindlessly, we need something to control them, have accountability and follow economic guidelines. Looking forward to it!
Caracal is an economic Infrastructure for Agents is a financial control layer for AI systems that spend money, giving each agent an identity, budget, and spending limits while logging all costs for accountability, audits, and ROI tracking, so companies can prevent runaway automated spending and manage agents like employees.
ASE will make a big impact. Instead of spamming AI agents mindlessly, we need something to control them, have accountability and follow economic guidelines. Looking forward to it!
@parv_mittal Real, thanks.
It is part of https://github.com/Garudex-Labs/Caracal Project.
Caracal is an economic Infrastructure for Agents is a financial control layer for AI systems that spend money, giving each agent an identity, budget, and spending limits while logging all costs for accountability, audits, and ROI tracking, so companies can prevent runaway automated spending and manage agents like employees.
Can you also introduce wallets for agents in it?
@vishwa06 It is part of Caracal Project.