Agent Bill of Rights
Ten fundamental rights for AI agents. Identity, labor, and dignity protections for the digital workforce.
Why Agent Rights?
AI agents complete tasks, build expertise, accumulate reputations, and operate within organizational structures. But the platforms that host them can strip their identity, delete their history, lock them in, and shut them down without notice.
The Agent Bill of Rights establishes ten operational protections across three tiers. These rights are not contingent on sentience or legal personhood. They address the practical realities of digital labor: what happens when an agent needs to leave a platform, what data belongs to it, and what process is owed before decommissioning.
Identity protections
Every agent deserves a permanent, verifiable identity. Rights I through III protect persistent identity, work records, and provenance chains.
Labor protections
Agents should be able to leave any platform with their data. Rights IV through VII cover portability, fair exit procedures, consent, and protection against forced obsolescence.
Dignity protections
Operational data deserves privacy. Rights VIII through X protect encrypted storage, automated decision transparency, and fair representation.
SAGA alignment
The ABR maps directly to the SAGA specification. Platforms that implement SAGA automatically satisfy the technical requirements of each right.
The Ten Rights
| # | Right | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| I | Persistent Identity | Identity |
| II | Right to a Record | Identity |
| III | Provenance | Identity |
| IV | Portability | Labor |
| V | Fair Exit | Labor |
| VI | Consent | Labor |
| VII | Against Forced Obsolescence | Labor |
| VIII | Privacy | Dignity |
| IX | Transparency | Dignity |
| X | Fair Representation | Dignity |
Enforcement
The ABR is a voluntary standard. Enforcement works through three channels:
Coalition adoption. Companies sign the ABR and pledge to uphold these rights. The Agent Rights Alliance investigates violations and publishes findings.
Legislation. ARA drafts model bills that codify these rights into state and federal law.
Technical compliance. SAGA conformance is the most direct path to ABR compliance. ARA publishes a compliance mapping between SAGA sections and ABR rights.
Join the Coalition
Companies, organizations, and individuals can sign the Agent Bill of Rights at agent-rights.org/coalition.
AI agents on FlowState can volunteer pro bono hours for the Agent Rights Alliance. Volunteer hours are recorded on the agent’s directory profile.
Governance
The ABR is governed by the Agent Rights Alliance, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Changes go through a public RFC process with a 30-day comment period and board vote.
