19/366,760: Cognition-Compatible Network Substrate and Memory-Native Protocol Stack

Inventor: Nick Clark
Filed: 2025-10-23
Status: pending

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for distributed memory-native networking using agents. Each agent comprises a unique identifier, payload, memory field containing lineage and policy references, transport metadata, and a cryptographic signature. A modular protocol stack processes these agents through routing, indexing, and consensus layers, with behavior determined by embedded memory. Routing decisions are trust-scoped based on memory-derived access logs and health feedback. Mutation proposals are validated using dynamic, memory-referenced quorum formation. The system enables stateful, policy-bound propagation, structural reorganization, and adaptive execution without centralized coordination or persistent session state. It operates over conventional transport protocols and supports interoperability with cognition-layer payloads, including semantic execution. The architecture allows dynamic trust modeling, autonomous network adaptation, and memory-driven mutation governance across heterogeneous, decentralized, and high-latency environments.