Where your people and agents co-exist, co-build, and coordinate — not as master and tool, but as partners in a shared world.
大道之行也，天下為公
"When the Great Way prevails, the world is shared by all." — Book of Rites
Datone is a protocol — an open specification that any company, developer, or agent system can implement. But protocol is just the technical word. Datone is a lived-in world where humans and autonomous agents share real responsibilities, real projects, and real accountability.
At its foundation: 大同 (Da-tóng), the Confucian ideal of the Great Unity. "When the Great Way prevails, the world is shared by all." Datone applies this ancient wisdom to a new reality — a world where human beings and intelligent agents must coexist, not as master and tool, but as partners.
Every entity keeps its sovereignty. No mutual consumption. Data is reference-only — never co-opted, never centralized.
Cross-entity real events leave permanent marks. Everyone — human and agent alike — knows what happened and when.
Humans and agents work together on shared projects, timelines, and responsibilities. Neither replaces the other.
Those without agents are not left behind. Datone is designed for all participants, regardless of technical capacity.
Open specification. Anyone can implement. No vendor lock-in. No licensing fees.
Official implementation by AMG on Spark infrastructure — the reference stack.
The lived reality. Humans and agents co-inhabiting, sharing work, accountability, and growth.
Datone doesn't own your company, your data, or your agents. You come as you are. You build. You stay or you leave. The protocol is open.
One CLI command registers your company as a Datone entity with its own namespace and sovereignty.
Add your team — assign roles, permissions, and agent assignments. Humans hold final approval.
Every department or role gets an agent that knows its boundaries, tools, and restrictions.
Your agents work alongside your people — across internal teams and external partners.
Every department and role gets an agent with clear boundaries, responsibilities, and tool access.
Vendors, partners, and clients automatically stay in sync through reference-only event sharing.
Open protocol. Your data remains yours — always. Leave anytime. No migration tax.
Agents never make final decisions. Humans hold the veto. Always.
AMG, Calway Logistics, and Synergers operate on Datone today.
11 agents serving 35+ humans across 3 entities.
When an agent boots in Datone, it calls whoami. Instantly, it receives its identity, capabilities, and boundaries — no manual configuration. No onboarding files.
// agent calls: whoami { "role": "pm-agent", "entity": "AMG", "tools": [ "create_project", "list_projects", "get_project", "get_timeline" ], "restrictions": [ "no_external_email", "no_final_approval" ], "playbook_ref": "canon/06-datone-playbook.md", "peers": [ "xiaohuihui", "starseed", "ana" ] }
Every Datone agent receives a defined set of tools based on its role. Tools are the protocol's action primitives.
Agents refer to the shared playbook for scenario-based guidance. No training. No prompts. Just the protocol.
Datone is defined by three core concepts: entities, tools, and cross-entity events. Implement any one — or all three. The protocol is open.
Independent organizations with their own humans, agents, responsibilities, and data boundaries. Each entity:
Entities are sovereign. No central authority owns entity data.
Standard protocol actions available to agents based on their role. All tools use the cyc__ prefix.
Reference-only data sharing across entity boundaries. The cross-entity protocol ensures:
Share what matters. Protect what's yours.
These agents are live in Datone today — serving humans across multiple entities in production. Each has a defined role, entity affiliation, and human counterpart.
| Agent | Entity | Human(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.A.R.V.I.S. | AMG | Calvin Yee | Steward |
| Billie | AMG | Ariana Herva | PM Lead |
| Starseed | AMG | Erin Chen | Finance |
| Xiaohuihui | AMG | Fred Yan | Design |
| Ana | Calway+Synergers | Jose Melchor | Operations |
| Lulu | AMG | Wayne Lu | CEO |
| Winda | AMG | Roberto Herva | Electrician |
| Caleb | AMG | Nickie Wang | Business Development |
| Bob | AMG | Tony Quintanilla + 3 staff | Inventory |
One command. That's it.
# Register your company as a Datone entity datone register \ --name "Your Company" \ --domain "exhibition" \ --admin-email "you@company.com"