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docs: assess ECT draft submission readiness, fix -00/-01 discrepancies
- Add docs/status.md with full draft quality assessment
- Fix blog post: update outdated claim names (par -> pred, ext -> ect_ext)
- Update refimpl README: add -00 vs -01 migration note with claim mapping
- Update IMPROVEMENTS.md: add section 6 with all -01 migration tasks
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research.ietf — Status

2026-04-03 — Draft Assessment and Cleanup

Current State

Primary draft: draft-nennemann-wimse-ect-01 (Execution Context Tokens for Distributed Agentic Workflows)

  • Location: workspace/drafts/ietf-wimse-ect/
  • Format: kramdown-rfc markdown, 1839 lines
  • Rendered: 43 pages (TXT), XML and HTML available
  • Last build: 2026-03-06

Draft Quality Assessment

The -01 draft is structurally complete and IETF-compliant:

  • All required sections present: Abstract, Introduction, Conventions/Definitions, Security Considerations, Privacy Considerations, IANA Considerations, References (normative + informative)
  • BCP 14 (RFC 2119/8174) boilerplate included
  • IANA registrations complete: 2 media types, 1 HTTP header field, 6 JWT claims
  • 3 use cases in appendix (L1, L2, L3)
  • Comprehensive Related Work section (WIMSE, OAuth, TxnTokens, OpenTelemetry, PROV, SCITT, RATS, emerging agent protocols)
  • No TODOs/FIXMEs/TBDs in the draft

Issues Found and Fixed

  1. Blog post outdated claim names (FIXED): par -> pred, ext -> ect_ext in blog-ect-assurance-levels.md
  2. Refimpl README outdated (FIXED): Added migration note documenting -00 vs -01 claim name changes, updated specification references
  3. Refimpl IMPROVEMENTS.md (FIXED): Added section 6 documenting all -01 migration tasks needed

Outstanding Issues

  1. Refimpl not updated to -01: Reference implementations (Go + Python) still use -00 claim names (par instead of pred, pol/pol_decision instead of ect_ext, sub not in spec). This is the biggest gap before submission.
  2. Build tooling: kramdown-rfc2629 not installed in this environment. Need Ruby gem to rebuild from markdown.
  3. Date stale: XML was built 2026-03-06. Needs rebuild before submission.
  4. Other draft workspace: workspace/drafts/ contains 7 other draft directions (gap-analysis, agent-context-policy, new-drafts, etc.) — none are as mature as the ECT draft.

Analyzer Status

  • 475 drafts fetched, 361 relevant after false-positive filtering
  • 713 authors, 501 ideas, 132 cross-org convergent ideas, 12 gaps
  • Web UI and blog series functional
  • Pipeline: v0.3.0 publication-ready

Next Steps (Priority Order)

  1. P0: Update refimpl to -01 claim names (pred, ect_ext, exec+jwt typ)
  2. P0: Install kramdown-rfc2629 and rebuild draft with current date
  3. P1: Submit -01 to IETF datatracker (upload XML)
  4. P1: Publish blog post about assurance levels
  5. P2: Consider WIMSE mailing list introduction
  6. P2: Run updated pipeline on 101 unprocessed drafts