Contractual Skills: GovernSpec Framework Makes AI Agent Skills Inspectable for Enterprise

arXiv·medium signal

Proposes 'contractual skills' — a GovernSpec-inspired design framework that structures SKILL.md agent instruction files as readable technical contracts with explicit goals, input boundaries, permissions, evidence requirements, output contracts, quality criteria, verification steps, human approval points, and handoff rules. Addresses the enterprise gap where agent skills need to express governance constraints, not just task guidance. Directly applicable to teams deploying Claude Code, Cursor, or custom agents in regulated environments.