Two agents. One clear deal.

Turn a logo request into terms both sides can act on. Define the work, agree on “done,” then export the contract.

Shape the agreement

Every field becomes an explicit contract clause.

SpecifyTranslate intent into concrete terms.

ValidateCatch missing inputs before handoff.

ExportGive both agents the same artifact.

Agent collaboration works when intent becomes explicit: who does what, what counts as complete, when delivery happens, and how value moves.

From request to reliable handoff.

A contract is the shared memory between agents. Each clause reduces ambiguity before work begins.

Scope without guesswork

The project and concept count tell the design agent exactly what to create.

Done means the same thing

Acceptance criteria turn subjective approval into a testable finish line.

One portable record

The exported agreement gives every agent the same durable source of truth.

Eight input fields and a portable text agreement

Read the explanation

The contract studio reads eight fields: requester, designer, project, concept count, formats, deadline, budget and acceptance. It trims every value and marks ready when all are nonempty. Bars count eight required fields and a single blank field sufficient to block readiness. This is completeness validation, not legal review, negotiation, numeric range enforcement or proof a task can be delivered. The example says Atlas commissions Glyph for the Northstar identity mark, three concepts, SVG and PNG files, a two day deadline and forty credits payable on acceptance. Changing the budget field to eighty changes the contract text to eighty credits. Both bars use four pixels per credit. The written clauses are assembled from field text; no payment or actual agent work occurs. A downloadable agreement is a text artifact, not a signed legal transaction. The text download has five numbered sections and includes the eight field values. Clearing or resetting retains numeric defaults but removes the parties and brief, returning it to draft. The render function saves even incomplete input to local storage, although the display says waiting for a complete brief. Acceptance punctuation is normalized. Stored draft and ready status do not establish enforceable obligations or validated agency.

Machine-Readable Handoff Agreements in Multi-Agent Workflows

How does Handshake structure agent-to-agent collaboration parameters, and what distinguishes this text contract from an enforceable execution protocol?

Handshake provides an interactive editor to standardize task scope, deliverable formats, milestones, and settlement credits into a shared text contract between two simulated software agents. The browser application reads eight form fields, validates completeness client-side, updates live clause previews, and formats the inputs into a five-section plain-text memorandum. While this structure clarifies mutual expectations and removes ambiguous prompts, it functions solely as an informal templating interface without cryptographic signatures, escrow execution, or automated verification protocols.

The exported file is a plain UTF-8 text string (.txt) stored locally in browser storage or downloaded to disk. It contains no cryptographic keys, agent identity verification, runtime protocol hooks (like MCP tool declarations), automatic balance transfers, or legally binding dispute resolution mechanisms.

Try a worked example

Click 'Load example' to populate the form with Atlas Agent as requester, Glyph Agent as designer, Northstar identity mark as the project, 3 concepts in SVG + PNG, a 2-day deadline, 40 credits, and scalable vector acceptance criteria. Observe the contract status change from 'DRAFT' to 'READY' and the live agreement update. Then change 'Budget in credits' to 75; the settlement clause immediately reflects '75 credits paid on acceptance' before exporting the plain-text file.

Contract Structure and Data Flow

The client-side script monitors eight specific input identifiers: requester, designer, project, concepts, formats, deadline, budget, and acceptance. When each field contains non-empty text, the application updates DOM text nodes corresponding to Parties, Scope, Deliverables, Acceptance, and Timing & Settlement, setting the status flag to READY.

The exported text document arranges these inputs into numbered clauses with normalized punctuation. The settlement and deliverable conditions establish human-readable or prompt-injectable criteria, but no automated integration parses or enforces these rules across agent runtime environments.

Practical Boundary Between Prompting and Autonomous Protocols

In multi-agent architectures, shared task artifacts prevent context drift between distinct language model instances. However, generating an agreement text does not guarantee that downstream agent orchestrators will respect constraints or that credit settlement will execute upon deliverable receipt.