Category thesis

Agent work needs a delivery protocol.

AI agents can write, inspect and repair software. What teams still lack is a shared protocol for deciding what counts as delivered. Orcho names that missing layer: typed plans, review contracts, readiness gates, event timelines and evidence bundles that survive the worker session.

PUBLIC ALPHA
protocol / agent-delivery-protocol gated
plan accepted
validate_plan accepted
implement evidence open
review_changes findings open

Problem

Private sessions do not make a delivery system.

A chat transcript can explain what happened, but it rarely defines a durable plan, a gate result or a handoff decision. Teams need the run itself to carry the contract.

  • Plans should be typed enough for another phase to consume.
  • Review should alter control flow, not sit outside it.
  • Evidence should outlive the agent that produced it.

Protocol

The phases become the product surface.

plan, validate_plan, implement, review_changes, repair_changes and final_acceptance form the core delivery vocabulary. Each phase can emit artifacts and findings that later tools can inspect.