# Economic space protocol ## The programmable grammar for network economics *Summary:* Economic Space Protocol is our foundational protocol layer and economic grammar. It provides the programmable semantics and core computational primitives for distributed economic computation and economic space agency. It enables interoperability between diverse economic spaces (PSDs). The Economic Space Protocol (ESP) is our answer to the limitations of current economic languages. It's not another blockchain, platform, or market overlay, but as a fundamental innovation at the level of economic computation itself: a protocol functioning as a rich, programmable economic grammar. What Makes ESP Different: * Grammar, not just rules: Unlike protocols that merely define static rules for specific transactions, ESP provides the core building blocks (primitives) and programmable semantics for economic interaction. Agents don't just follow rules; they use the grammar to compose complex economic relationships, define context-specific value (U), and evolve coordination strategies. * Network-aware computation: ESP is designed for distributed economic computation that is inherently network-aware. It allows calculations based on the state of relationships, value flows, and network topology, moving beyond isolated agent actions or simple ledger entries. * Programmable semantics for value: It breaks free from the necessity of collapsing all value into price or a single token. ESP's grammar allows networks to programmatically define and compute multi-dimensional Utility (U), making concepts like ecological health, knowledge contribution, or social capital computationally first-class citizens. * Agency & API at the edge: ESP pushes the full economic API to the network edge. This empowers agents (human, collective, AI) with native capabilities to propose actions (performances), make commitments (staking), issue distributed credit, participate in governance, and query the rich state of their economic space directly via protocol. ### ESP as the Foundation: ESP serves as the underlying economic medium or operating system. Specific economic applications or "cells," (economic spaces) like the ECSA Drive (a PSD instance), are built using the ESP grammar. ESP ensures that these diverse spaces, each potentially optimizing for its own unique U, can still interoperate meaningfully, sharing value and coordinating actions through the common grammatical foundation. It provides the structure for a truly composable and evolving ecosystem of network-native economies. Built on rigorous mathematical insights, ESP aims to provide a robust and expressive foundation for the future of economic coordination.