An open protocol for autonomous concept governance across distributed agents and semantic systems.

The Concept Kernel Protocol defines how autonomous agents can share, govern, and evolve concepts with semantic coherence at scale. Every concept is a Concept Kernel — a self-governing process that defends its own ontology, enforces constraints, and participates in consensus.

• Autonomous Kernels — Every concept is a self-governing process
• Protocol-Driven — All operations flow through typed, logged protocol messages
• Ontology-First — Built on LinkML schemas and SHACL constraints
• Consensus Governance — Mutations require cryptographic proofs and stakeholder consensus
• Burst Propagation — Changes ripple through the concept graph with constraint validation at every hop
• Agent-Ready — Designed for billions of autonomous agents

Visit conceptkernel.org for full documentation.

git clone https://github.com/ConceptKernel/conceptkernel-python.git
cd conceptkernel-python
pip install -r requirements.txt

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