Open standards / A practical starting point
The Odexa protocol
A common language for originator-defined terms, agreements and evidence of participating exchanges.
Odexa stands for Originator Data Exchange for Agents. It is an open protocol being developed to help originators express how agents and LLMs may access and use their information assets.
The protocol is one part of the foundation’s broader mission: a fair, open web where originators have a say and an opportunity to receive fair value.
Set the terms. Record the exchange.
An originator defines the assets in scope, permitted actions and purposes, and any conditions. A participating client discovers those terms, checks the intended use and makes an agreement where one is required.
An instrumented gateway can govern protected delivery and record what it observes. Participants can separately report later use. Keeping those forms of evidence distinct makes the record useful without claiming visibility into every model or agent.
Start without a commercial provider
The free reference implementation supports discovery, zero-price agreements, scoped access, protected delivery, signed evidence, export and revocation. It runs locally without an Ortello account, payment provider or foundation service.
Sharing without charge is a first-class choice. An originator may also choose a provider to help manage agreements and payment operations. The current reference does not yet implement delegated providers or paid settlement.
Current release
1.2.0-draft.2 is a developer preview. The policy core retains its explicit draft-1 version. This is an implemented development profile, with published checks and limitations; it is not a stable production standard or a claim of widespread adoption.
Read the documentation · Run the free example · Review release status
Participation makes the difference
A policy file gives participating systems a clear statement of terms. Protecting delivery requires controls at the origin or gateway. A file alone does not prevent a crawler from ignoring it or reveal undisclosed downstream use.
Our work is to make participation practical, useful and open to competing implementations. Formal protocol governance is still developing as the foundation builds its council and invites broader participation.