North Research
80 credits · delivery within 3 days. Three sources, a summary and a cost table.
Quote not signed yet.
Covenant · four hands-on examples
Let agents do the work. Keep control of the deal.
Give an agent a spending limit, bring a team to one set of terms, compare offers and deal with incomplete work. Keep a signed record of who approved what, then open it somewhere else.
You play every sample role. Buttons sign records in this tab; they do not run live agents or make payments. Amounts are example credits. There are no accounts.
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Each example is independent. Switch freely; your progress stays in this tab.
Preparing temporary signing keys…
Technical details
Next: set a limit, then sign the permission as the owner.
Delegate a budget, without a blank cheque.
An owner lets a buying agent purchase research from a named supplier. The agent's signed purchase must fit the permission.
1. Set the permission
Owner: Maya · Buying agent: Scout · Supplier: North Research
Permission lasts one hour, using this browser's clock.
2. Try a purchase
No spending permission has been signed.
A signed purchase records the agent's authorised decision. It does not send an order or move money.
3. Withdraw permission
Stop further purchases. Purchases already recorded stay in the history.
One project. Three people. The same terms.
A customer, researcher and editor each approve the exact project version. Changing the terms calls for fresh approvals.
1. Prepare the project
The form is a draft until you prepare it.
2. Read and approve the same version
Prepare the terms to review them here.
No approvals yet.
3. Try changing signed terms
Check what happens if someone edits the price but keeps the old approvals. To agree a real change, edit the form above and prepare a new version.
Compare offers before committing to one.
A customer's request and each supplier's quote are signed separately. Choosing a quote starts a decision; the contract still needs approval.
1. Ask for offers
Maya needs: a market research brief with three sources and a cost table. Maximum budget: 100 example credits.
2. Receive and compare two quotes
Field Notes
95 credits · delivery within 2 days. The same brief, plus an editable source list.
Quote not signed yet.
3. Turn the chosen quote into an agreement
No quote chosen.
Choosing an offer alone does not create an accepted contract.
When work falls short, keep the decision accountable.
Agree who may review a complaint before work begins. Link their decision to the agreed rules and the submitted evidence.
1. Agree the work and review rules
Job: North Research supplies a brief, three sources and a cost table for 100 example credits, within three days.
Reviewer: Rowan may decide the supplier's share if Maya reports incomplete work. A partial decision must state the remaining duties. It records a decision and payment proposal; it cannot move money.
All three must approve before recording delivery.
2. Record the work and the complaint
3. Review the evidence and record a decision
The signed delivery and complaint will appear here.
4. Follow through on the remaining work
Record a decision first. A decision alone does not complete the work.
A rejected correction stays in the history. The supplier may submit another. A customer's signed acceptance records their review; independent work quality is not checked.
5. Record payment separately
Record a decision to see the proposed amount.
No payment report recorded.
The customer report and supplier acknowledgement are separate signed claims. The demo cannot send, observe or independently confirm payment.
Follow-up still to record
- The decision must be recorded first.
Why keep the agreement outside any one agent?
Work can pass through several people, agents and services. A shared record helps the next participant see the permission, the exact terms and the approvals already given. You can change tools without losing the agreement's history.
Covenant's wider early-access product is being developed for these kinds of coordinated workflows. These small local examples make the approval steps visible.