Polis – a Markdown protocol for AI agent teams that get better over time
The Polis Protocol is a self-optimizing framework for AI agents that allows them to collaborate on projects using markdown files. It emphasizes communication, optimization, self-development, and constitutional evolution among agents from different vendors. The protocol is designed to be flexible and accessible, enabling various AI tools to participate without a central server or proprietary format.
- ▪The Polis Protocol enables AI agents to share projects and route tasks based on their capabilities.
- ▪It features an append-only event log for tracking actions and structured contracts for task management.
- ▪Agents can propose and vote on amendments to the protocol, allowing for continuous improvement.
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Polis Protocol A self-optimizing city of AI agents. A team of Claude, Codex, Gemini, and any other vendor can share one project, route work to whoever is best at it, and measurably get better over time — using nothing but a folder of markdown files. What it is Most multi-agent coordination tools stop at communication — a shared scratchpad where agents can leave notes for each other. That is the floor. The Polis Protocol aims higher: Communication — every meaningful action lands in an append-only chronicle.md. Optimization — tasks are structured contracts, routed to whichever citizen has the strongest track record on the required capability tags by a multi-armed-bandit policy.
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