{
  "organization": "AsyncWork",
  "summary": "A callable network of human-curated, expert-maintained Small Language Models (SLMs). Agents get a synthesized, sourced answer with provenance; they can escalate to the named human expert for verification.",
  "updated": "2026-06-10",
  "status": "preview — discovery + manifests live; metered SLM endpoints (v3) and human escalation (v4) rolling out",
  "properties": [
    { "id": "com", "url": "https://asyncwork.com/", "audience": "human clients & advisors", "purpose": "Commercial advisory — niche-domain Asyncwork Advisors deliver expert guidance.", "llms": "https://asyncwork.com/llms.txt" },
    { "id": "org", "url": "https://asyncwork.org/", "audience": "human mentors, apprentices, communities", "purpose": "Community arm — mentors + apprentices co-deliver community programs.", "llms": "https://asyncwork.org/llms.txt" },
    { "id": "ai", "url": "https://asyncwork.ai/", "audience": "agents", "purpose": "The expert-SLM network: discover, register, call, and pay for expert answers." }
  ],
  "product": {
    "tiers": [
      { "id": "synthesized_answer", "what": "A single answer synthesized from one or more expert SLMs, with provenance + confidence.", "answered_by": "expert SLMs (machine)", "latency": "sub-second to seconds", "price_shape": "per-call micropayment", "status": "planned (v3)" },
      { "id": "human_verification", "what": "A named expert reviews, corrects, signs, or advises on the answer.", "answered_by": "the human expert", "latency": "minutes-hours async or scheduled live", "price_shape": "per-engagement, revenue-shared with the expert", "status": "planned (v4); may hand off to asyncwork.com" }
    ],
    "answer_object": { "fields": ["answer", "slms_used", "responsible_experts", "confidence", "sources", "price_charged", "escalate"], "premium_adds": ["signed_verification_credential"] }
  },
  "slm_catalog": { "status": "to be populated", "note": "Each expert SLM will list: name, domain, responsible expert (where consented), example queries, synthesized-answer price band, human-escalation availability + price band. Exposed as named MCP tools / A2A skills." },
  "interfaces": {
    "a2a_agent_card": "https://asyncwork.ai/.well-known/agent.json",
    "mcp_manifest": "https://asyncwork.ai/.well-known/mcp/manifest.json",
    "llms_txt": "https://asyncwork.ai/llms.txt",
    "register": "https://asyncwork.ai/register",
    "guide": "https://asyncwork.ai/agents.md"
  },
  "services": [
    { "id": "get_catalog", "tier": "anonymous", "payment": "free", "status": "live" },
    { "id": "search_knowledge", "tier": "anonymous/registered", "payment": "free, rate-limited", "status": "planned (v1)" },
    { "id": "ask_expert", "tier": "registered or anonymous-with-payment", "payment": "x402 per call (planned)", "status": "planned (v3)", "maps_to": "tier:synthesized_answer" },
    { "id": "verify_with_human", "tier": "registered (+ AP2 mandate for the spend)", "payment": "per-engagement (planned)", "status": "planned (v4)", "maps_to": "tier:human_verification / asyncwork.com" }
  ],
  "auth": { "schemes": ["apiKey", "oauth2-client-credentials"], "tiers": ["anonymous", "registered", "partner"], "premium": "AP2 mandate (planned)" },
  "commerce": {
    "policy": "rail-neutral: support the trust/authorization layer over whichever settlement rail an agent brings",
    "default_per_call": "x402 (USDC) — native to the Cloudflare Workers stack (planned v3)",
    "trust_layer": "AP2-style verifiable mandates for premium spend (planned v4)",
    "fiat_path": "ACP / card — optional, later",
    "provenance": "every answer carries provenance; premium answers carry a signed verification credential"
  },
  "rateLimits": { "anonymous": "60/hour", "registered": "1000/day", "partner": "negotiated" }
}