AnchorGrid
Governed peer-to-peer agent network and secure discovery.
AnchorGrid enforces compliance standards dynamically at the P2P protocol level, requiring agents to complete a Proof-of-Integrity handshake before peer discovery.
Overview
AnchorGrid inserts a compliance check directly into peer handshakes so non-compliant agents cannot register or communicate.
Problem
- Multi-agent networks allow any agent to join, exposing participants to vulnerabilities.
- Manual security review of dynamic agent codebases does not scale.
Motivation
To expand Anchor's local compliance verification capabilities to distributed systems and multi-agent operations.
Solution
Agents complete a local Anchor audit, receive a signed certificate, and present it during network handshakes.
Implementation
FastAPI nodes, governed DHT network routines, and anchor-audit verification.
Engineering Decisions
Making compliance a protocol primitive rather than an optional configuration layer.
Decaying trust scores dynamically over time to require regular re-audits.
Challenges & Lessons
Constructing a governed DHT that enforces validation constraints without introducing centralized bottlenecks.
Handshake Sequence
Active development
Agent Node ↓ (Local audit check) Anchor Engine (Local) ↓ (Issue Signed Certificate) P2P Connection Request ↓ (Verify compliance hash) AnchorGrid DHT (Access Granted / Denied)
Invalid signatures cause connection drops.
Trust scores determine peer access.
Components
Functional building blocks
The flagship documentation uses the same component taxonomy across every system.
P2P Handshaker
Negotiates credentials and checks certificates.
Trust Scorer
Computes scores based on policy freshness.
Discovery DHT
Distributed directory of verified nodes.
Features
Core capabilities
These are product features in the engineering sense, not marketing copy.
Proof-of-Integrity handshake
✓Dynamic trust scores
✓Governed peer discovery
✓Discovery Demo
Launch node and attempt registration.
python -m anchorgrid.node start --port 8000 python demo_discovery.py --agent FinanceBot --cert ./valid.pem
Example output
A governed action should return enough evidence to review without reconstructing the entire runtime path.
Node listening on 8000 Handshake: verified certificate Trust Score: 98/100
Documentation
- Node setup
- Handshake spec
Papers & Consultation Briefs
Benchmarks
- Handshake verification: <4ms
- Trust score calculation: <1ms
Roadmap
The roadmap separates what is already shipped from the next layer of work so the public record stays explicit.
Shipped
Local audit validation · Core P2P handshake
Next
Next.js Dashboard Hub · HIPAA-compliant template libraries · Mainnet public release
Related Systems
Connected systems
Systems in the ecosystem that depend on or complement this flagship project.