From f6739d1cd84d9dadc9f7fc0680688ce576909842 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Imran Siddique Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:01:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: identify TRACE Specification as an LF Project Formation with LF Projects, LLC is complete. The Linux Foundation asked that the README refer to the project as an LF Project in its introductory matter and link to the LF website. - Adds the attribution line under the badge block in README.md. - Changes "Being formed at the Linux Foundation" in Standards alignment to present tense, with a link to LF Projects policies. - Drops the stale "formation in progress" note from the v1.0 roadmap item; the TSC transition is what remains. CHARTER.md, GOVERNANCE.md and spec/trace-v0.2.md 6.1 still describe formation as in progress. Those are left alone here: governance amendments carry a 14-day comment period, and v0.2 is published. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013EQx4N5BzTQbY8kvXUsdkY --- README.md | 6 +++++- ROADMAP.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bb0f9e5..7fb82d4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ [![CI](https://github.com/agentrust-io/trace-spec/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/agentrust-io/trace-spec/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-Join-5865F2?logo=discord&logoColor=white&style=flat)](https://discord.gg/grgzFEHgkj) +

+ TRACE Specification is an LF Project, hosted at the Linux Foundation as its own series, "TRACE Specification, a Series of LF Projects, LLC". +

+ > **Developer Preview.** Launching at Confidential Computing Summit, June 23 2026. An open specification for hardware-attested AI agent governance records. TRACE defines the format, anchoring protocol, and verification rules for cryptographically provable evidence that an AI agent ran under a specific policy, in a verified hardware environment, on classified data, invoking identified tools, all bound into a single signed artifact rooted in silicon attestation. @@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ signed = sign_record(record, key=signing_key) ## Standards alignment -Being formed at the Linux Foundation as its own series, "TRACE Specification, a Series of LF Projects, LLC". Related standardization track in [CoSAI WS4](https://github.com/oasis-open-projects/coalition-for-secure-ai). Builds on [RFC 9711 (EAT)](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9711), [RFC 9334 (RATS)](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9334), and SCITT draft-22. +Hosted at the Linux Foundation as its own series, "TRACE Specification, a Series of LF Projects, LLC", under [LF Projects policies](https://lfprojects.org/policies/). Related standardization track in [CoSAI WS4](https://github.com/oasis-open-projects/coalition-for-secure-ai). Builds on [RFC 9711 (EAT)](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9711), [RFC 9334 (RATS)](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9334), and SCITT draft-22. ## Frequently asked questions diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 2e4363a..b829a3f 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Status as of August 2026. Spec **v0.2** is current ([`spec/trace-v0.2.md`](spec/ ## Later — v1.0 standard (2027) -- TSC governance under "TRACE Specification, a Series of LF Projects, LLC" (formation in progress, see [#127](https://github.com/agentrust-io/trace-spec/pull/127); §6.1 of the spec still names the superseded CoSAI plus LF-MCP-entity plan and is corrected there) +- TSC governance under "TRACE Specification, a Series of LF Projects, LLC" (formation with LF Projects, LLC complete; the TSC transition under [CHARTER.md](CHARTER.md) is the remaining step) - All §7 open questions resolved - Complete conformance certification program - Post-quantum signature profile (ML-DSA, tracking NIST SP 800-208)