Discover
Person
Notices a signal that a provider works with their agent.
Personal agent
Recognizes a verified entry point without loading a permanent toolset.
Provider
Exposes minimal public metadata: identity, service category, and how to begin.
Relationship model
Personal agents.
Trusted service relationships.
BYOAg lets a person bring their own agent into a service relationship without requiring every provider to deploy a customer-facing agent or adopt the same internal harness.
This can give providers a more focused starting point: expose the capabilities, policies, and boundaries of their service, while the person retains continuity with the agent they chose. It does not remove the provider's responsibility for security, authorization, or reliable operation.
Standardize the boundary, not the mind.
01 · Interaction journey
From discovery to a useful, bounded relationship.
A provider can be agent-enabled without an always-on integration or disclosure of its private implementation.
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Express intent
Person
Asks for an outcome.
Personal agent
Uses the active project, preferences, and constraints to find relevant services.
Provider
Does not receive the person’s full profile or private agent transcript.
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Connect
Person
Agrees only to what is required for the current relationship.
Personal agent
Checks whether it already has compatible capabilities.
Provider
Declares requirements, available actions, limits, and event options.
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Act
Person
Stays in control of consequential choices and approvals.
Personal agent
Composes authorized actions and applies user preferences.
Provider
Can use deterministic APIs, workflows, or internal agents. Its harness remains private.
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Close
Person
Gets a clear receipt, status, and revocation option.
Personal agent
Retains only approved, useful preferences and reusable capabilities.
Provider
Lets temporary authority expire.
02 · Account-linked agent delegation
A provider trusts an authorization, not an opaque intelligence.
The human account remains the provider’s source of accountability. The agent proves that it is the enrolled instance acting within a limited, revocable delegation.
Human proof
The provider authenticates its own account holder using the assurance appropriate to its domain.
Agent proof
The agent holds a private key; the provider stores the public key and verifies a signature or proof of possession.
Delegation proof
Each authorization is scoped, time-bounded, auditable, and revocable by the person or the provider.
03 · Personal agent capability model
What an agent needs beyond tools.
A personal agent needs to discover relationships, establish trust, carry bounded authority, and manage the human experience across them.