The open standard for outcome governance
A coherent set of specifications that define how to govern outcomes in agentic systems. Open. Free to implement. Free to extend.
What it is
OSR is the architecture. OGS-1 is the conformance standard. CPP is the sequencing protocol. DCP is the runtime enforcement. Decision Schema is the wire format. Together they define a complete outcome governance system for AI agents operating in environments where outcomes compound over time. Every specification is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Anyone may implement. Anyone may extend.
The five specifications
Five publications that compose the open standard. Read the live specification today. The remaining four publish on a rolling schedule through May 2026.
The five-tier causal architecture for governing outcomes that accumulate over time.
PRIMARY OUTCOME (PO) [Essential Target] + [Action Verb] + [Target Level] + [Timeframe] PERFORMANCE LEVERS (PL) Stock-target sets that gate progress toward the Primary Outcome. SUPPORT OUTCOMES (SO) Gate and guardrail conditions. GREEN | AMBER | RED.
Defines what conformance with OSR looks like. The basis for assessment and certification.
G-2.1 The Primary Outcome MUST be expressed
using the Spec Card formal grammar.
G-2.2 An OSR Spec MUST declare exactly one
Primary Outcome per system instance.
G-2.3 Performance Levers SHOULD be expressed
as stock-target sets with explicit
thresholds.
G-2.4 Implementations MAY extend the schema
with vendor-specific fields.The sequencing intelligence that determines which Performance Lever dominates at each phase of the system.
PHASE 1 — STABILIZATION Active when: cohort_intake < threshold OR defect_rate > 5% PHASE 2 — CAPACITY BUILD Active when: stabilization holds 6 weeks PHASE 3 — GROWTH Active when: capacity_buffer > 20% PHASE 4 — MATURITY Active when: PO target sustained 12 weeks
The runtime handshake that validates agent decisions against the OSR state before execution.
{
"status": "NACK",
"rule_id": "R-01",
"rule_name": "MASKING_VIOLATION",
"decision_id": "dec_2026_04_28_a8f2",
"corrective_command": {
"action": "BLOCK_DECISION",
"remediation": "surface_underlying_state",
"required_field": "support_outcome"
}
}The JSON wire format for agent decisions in DCP. Typed fields, validation constraints, and rationale capture.
{
"decision_id": "dec_2026_04_28_a8f2",
"agent_id": "growth_agent_v3",
"phase": "growth",
"acquisition_target": 250,
"features_started": [
"feature_a",
"feature_c"
],
"rationale": "PT-2 buffer 23%",
"po_state": "green"
}License and attribution
Outcome Governance Open Standard specification is published under CC BY 4.0. In plain language, this means:
Open Standard — OSR, OGS-1, CPP, DCP, Decision Schema. Copyright (c) 2026 PathFwd, LLC. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
GitHub
The reference repository launches alongside DCP v1.0 in May 2026. It will host conformance test vectors, sample implementations, and the public discussion forum for proposed extensions.
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