Reference

Intent envelope reference

The ECZ-ID Intent (ecz.intent.v1): the authorised envelope of what an actor may do, field by field, and the reference that travels with a proposed action.

Core contract

ECZ-ID Intent is live and operated in the TrustOps Dashboard. This is the Core representation shown to the authenticated owner. It is not served by a public endpoint, and the public Intent disclosure is not enabled.

ECZ-ID Intent today · measured 2026-10-10

Commercial capability: Available through TrustOpsPlans are sold in TrustOps.
Signed-in operation: LiveCreated and authorised by the account holder, signed in, in the TrustOps Dashboard.
Public developer interface: NoneThere is no public developer API. Public Intent disclosure is defined in Core and not enabled.

Contract: Core contractDefined and held by ECZ-ID Core. Documented so you can integrate; Core serves no public schema or endpoint for it.
Version: ecz.intent.v1
Machine-readable: Schema index entry

Accountability Chain:Intent

Two shapes

The Intent: ecz.intent.v1: the standing, authorised envelope. Versioned; every change is recorded in delta[].
The Intent reference: { "intent_id": "INT-…", "version": 3 }: what travels with one proposed action.

Fields

Field	Type	Notes
`schema`	const	`ecz.intent.v1`
`intent_id`	string	`^INT-[0-9A-Z]{20}$`
`version`	integer ≥ 1	A new version needs fresh authorisation
`parent_ecz_id`	string	The operating organisation
`actor`	object	`kind: ECZ_PASSPORT`, the child `ecz_id`, and `family`: AGENT, MCP, PLUGIN, API, IOT, SDK or SERVICE_WORKLOAD
`purpose_version`	integer or null	Optional
`objective_summary`	string	At most 2,000 characters
`targets`	array	At most 32 ECZ-IDs
`constraints`	object	See below
`window`	object	`not_before`, `expires_at` (UTC)
`delegation`	object	`may_delegate`, `max_depth` 0–4
`parent_intent`	object or null	`{ intent_id, version }`
`state`	enum	See states
`authorisation`	object or null	See authority and delegation
`sandbox`	boolean	A sandbox Intent never authorises production
`proof`	object	`digest` (`sha256:`, with its canonicalisation) and `signature` (null today)
`publication`	object	`published`: whether the owner chose to disclose it publicly
`delta`	array	One entry per change: version, time, change, principal, changed paths
`created_at`, `updated_at`	UTC timestamps

`constraints`

Field	Shape
`actions`, `resources`, `destinations`	`{ permitted: [], excluded: [] }`, up to 64 patterns each. Globs; `*` is the only wildcard. Excluded wins.
`parameters`	Up to 32 rules `{ path, op, value }`; `op` is one of `eq`, `neq`, `lt`, `lte`, `gt`, `gte`, `in`, `not_in`, `glob`, `present`, `absent`
`financial`	null or `{ currency, max_per_action, max_total }`
`data_classes_denied`	Up to 32 data classes
`approval`	null or `{ required_for: [], above_amount }`
`rate`	null or `{ max_actions, window_seconds }`
`counterparty`	Optional `{ counterparty_ecz_id, target_surface_refs, required_binding_types, required_dci_state: BOUND, max_proof_age_seconds, on_change }`; `on_change` is `RE_RESOLVE`, `REQUIRE_APPROVAL` or `FORBID`

States

State	In force
`DRAFT`	No
`APPROVAL_REQUIRED`	No: submitted by a member, awaiting an owner or admin
`AUTHORISED`	No
`ACTIVE`	Yes. The only state in force.
`COMPLETED`	No
`EXPIRED`	No
`REVOKED`	No
`SUPERSEDED`	No

Illustrative shape

jsonIllustrative only. Placeholder identifiers; abridged. Not a response from any endpoint.

{
  "schema": "ecz.intent.v1",
  "intent_id": "INT-0000000000EXAMPLE0",
  "version": 1,
  "parent_ecz_id": "ECZ-GB-EXAMPL",
  "actor": {
    "kind": "ECZ_PASSPORT",
    "ecz_id": "ECZ-GB-EXAMPL::AGENT_PASSPORT-AB12CD",
    "family": "AGENT"
  },
  "objective_summary": "Pay approved supplier invoices",
  "constraints": {
    "actions": { "permitted": ["invoice:pay"], "excluded": ["invoice:pay_new_payee"] },
    "financial": { "currency": "GBP", "max_per_action": 500, "max_total": 5000 },
    "data_classes_denied": ["card_data"],
    "approval": { "required_for": [], "above_amount": 250 },
    "rate": { "max_actions": 50, "window_seconds": 86400 }
  },
  "window": { "not_before": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z", "expires_at": "2026-10-19T00:00:00Z" },
  "delegation": { "may_delegate": false, "max_depth": 0 },
  "parent_intent": null,
  "state": "ACTIVE",
  "sandbox": false,
  "publication": { "published": false }
}

This page is explanation, not authority. Current state is only ever the live Resolver record. Live facts on this page were measured read-only on 2026-10-10.