Governed Analytical Records Protocol
GARP binds claims to the sources that support them, records to the lineage that produced them, and artifacts to the governance state that controls their lifecycle. It operates as the structural integrity layer beneath analytical systems whose outputs must withstand audit.
GARP is an implementation protocol subordinate to ARCS. Where ARCS defines what a governed record is, GARP specifies how systems produce, validate, and audit them.
This namespace is new; specifications exist, though most modules they describe are in early implementation. Schemas are being prepared for publication, and reference deployments are coming online.
This page documents an architecture under active construction and does not commit to delivery dates.
The protocol is organized into six bounded operational surfaces, each governed by the GARP Tools Module Contract; modules belong to exactly one primary subdomain, and the roots themselves are reserved protocol infrastructure not assigned to product deployments.
Canonical schemas are published at garp.tools/schemas/, covering JSON Schema definitions, manifest schemas, profile schemas, and interchange formats. Schema URLs are intended as durable references once published.
Named subdomains under garp.tools outside the six protocol roots may host concrete deployments that implement, demonstrate, or evaluate a GARP profile. Deployment subdomains are not protocol module roots; they are governed by their own deployment specifications.
Deployment subdomains may be added only where a deployment implements, demonstrates, or evaluates a GARP profile.
GARP is part of a broader ecosystem of standards, publications, and infrastructure stewarded by Vega Commons Project, Inc.