Protocols
Protocol structure for moving sensitive information between people, systems, or automations while preserving purpose, context, state, and permitted use.
OCO treats information movement as a governed process, not a loose message. The work defines payload structure, required context, sender and receiver roles, permissions, timing, retention, delivery state, and failure handling. This is used when sensitive or operational data must move between people, systems, or automations without losing purpose, authorization, or traceability.
Approach
Protocol work starts with the risk of uncontrolled communication: sensitive information moving without enough context, proof, authorization, or recovery path. OCO separates payload, metadata, identity, state, authorization, retention, auditability, disclosure, and operational recovery before building the API, application, or operating controls around it. The approach is intentionally disciplined: define the boundary first, test the state model, document failure behavior, confirm what is private or public, and only then create the interface that operators or approved systems use.
Scope
OCO protocol work defines how sensitive information moves with purpose, authorization, state, evidence, retention, human oversight, and system boundaries intact.
Protocols for governed information movement.
A protocol is the operating agreement between data, software, people, and automation. OCO uses protocol engineering when information must be transferred, acknowledged, protected, audited, or rendered without losing context. Public descriptions explain purpose and boundaries; sensitive implementation details, security controls, and private protocol internals remain controlled.