Requirements change only through a numbered release — never by silently editing the live text. That is what lets a conformance claim point at an exact version and stay meaningful over time.
When you declare conformance, you declare it against a specific version. A later release never rewrites an earlier one: it supersedes it, with a changelog and — where a requirement is retired — a stated deprecation timeline, so nobody is stranded. The process behind each release is set out on the governance page.
First public edition of the standard. Establishes the normative baseline every later version is measured against.
When you reference the standard in a policy, contract, audit report or academic work, cite the exact version so the reference stays unambiguous as the text evolves. Society OS Pty Ltd is the publisher and steward of record.
Plain reference
Society OS Pty Ltd. The Framework for Agent Conformance & Trust (F-ACT), Version 1.0, Priority Edition. Published 19 August 2026 · World Humanitarian Day. https://f-act.org/standard
Author–date style
Society OS Pty Ltd. (2026). The Framework for Agent Conformance & Trust (F-ACT) (Version 1.0, Priority Edition). https://f-act.org/standard
Numbered / reference-list style
Society OS Pty Ltd, “The Framework for Agent Conformance & Trust (F-ACT),” Version 1.0, Priority Edition, 19 August 2026 · World Humanitarian Day. [Online]. Available: https://f-act.org/standard
No DOI is assigned yet. Until one is, cite the version number and the canonical URL above — both are stable across releases.
The specification text is licensed under CC BY 4.0 — you may copy, translate and republish it with attribution. See the licence.
Every proposed normative change, and how it was resolved, will be recorded here in the open — so anyone can see what was asked, what was decided, and why. That public record begins once the coalition is constituted and the change-control process it oversees is live.
No change requests yet
Version 1.0 is the founding baseline, so there is nothing to supersede. The first records will appear when the coalition opens the process for proposals. Until then, the way a change will be made is set out on the governance page, and you can raise an early proposal through the Foundation contact form.
The full normative text of F-ACT 1.0.