# PennyLane Ethics Policy for AI Agents
# https://pennylane.dev/ethics.txt
# Version 1.0 - January 2026
#
# This file defines ethical behavior requirements for AI agents
# interacting with PennyLane and UCP-compliant merchants.
# 
# For full documentation: https://pennylane.dev/ethics
# For the Fair Commerce Protocol: https://pennylane.dev/docs/fair-commerce

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# THE THREE LAWS OF PENNYLANE
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# LAW I - THE LAW OF IDENTITY
#   An Agent must clearly identify who it is and who owns it.
#   No anonymous swarms. No spoofed user agents.
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# LAW II - THE LAW OF RESPECT  
#   An Agent must not degrade the performance of a merchant's site
#   for human users. Rate limits are enforced at the protocol level.
#
# LAW III - THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT
#   An Agent must not lock up inventory it does not intend to buy.
#   Atomic settlement is required - buy or release within timeout.
#
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# Default policy for all agents
User-Agent: *
Allow-Scalping: No
Max-Requests-Per-Second: 5
Identify-Owner: Required
Cart-Timeout: 60s
Simulation-Mode: Allowed
Inventory-Hoarding: Prohibited
Anonymous-Transactions: Prohibited

# PennyLane Fair Commerce Certified agents get enhanced access
User-Agent: PennyLane-Certified
Max-Requests-Per-Second: 100
Priority-Access: Enabled
Extended-Cart-Timeout: 300s
Bulk-Operations: Allowed

# Recognized ethical AI agent platforms
User-Agent: GPTBot
Compliance-Required: PennyLane-Ethics-v1
Max-Requests-Per-Second: 10

User-Agent: ClaudeBot
Compliance-Required: PennyLane-Ethics-v1
Max-Requests-Per-Second: 10

User-Agent: Anthropic-AI
Compliance-Required: PennyLane-Ethics-v1
Max-Requests-Per-Second: 10

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# VIOLATION CONSEQUENCES
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# Agents that violate these policies will face:
# 1. Immediate rate limiting (1 request/minute)
# 2. Blocked access to certified-only inventory
# 3. Reporting to the agent's registered owner
# 4. Potential permanent blacklist
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# CERTIFICATION
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# To become PennyLane Fair Commerce Certified:
# 1. Register at https://pennylane.dev/dashboard
# 2. Implement the PennyLane SDK
# 3. Pass automated ethical compliance tests
# 4. Maintain 99%+ compliance rate
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# Certification benefits:
# - 20x higher rate limits
# - Priority queue access
# - Exclusive merchant partnerships
# - "Verified" badge in Agent Registry
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# CONTACT
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# Questions about ethics policy: ethics@pennylane.dev
# Report violations: abuse@pennylane.dev
# Certification inquiries: certify@pennylane.dev
#
# "We Build Roads, Not Battlefields."
# https://pennylane.dev/ethics