# Is the PAP spec out?

> Not yet. As of Oct 8, 2026, the Personal Agent Protocol v0.1 specification hasn't been published. Sierra promised it for "later this month" in its October 6, 2026 announcement.

Source page: https://pap.md/status  
Last checked against sources: Oct 8, 2026  
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## What was promised, and where it stands

| Item | Status | Promised | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| v0.1 specification | Not published | Later in October 2026 | Not published. Sierra wrote that it plans to publish v0.1 "later this month" in its October 6 post. |
| Design workshops | Announced | After v0.1 | Announced for "interested parties". No schedule or sign-up page is public. |
| Reference implementation | Not published | No date | Promised "to help developers get started". Nothing released. |
| Partner working group | Announced | Ongoing | Meta says a partner working group will build out the rest of the protocol. Membership isn’t public; Decagon says it has joined. |
| License and governance | Not stated | Not stated | PAP is called an open standard, but no license, governing body or contribution process has been published. |
| Official repository or website | Not stated | Not stated | The Sierra post links to no spec site and no code repository. |

## Floated for later, no dates

- **More detailed permissions.** Limits on specific actions, set by customers and companies. Today the announced split is just read-only or write.
- **Push notifications.** The company tells the personal agent the moment a flight is delayed or an order ships.
- **Payment extensions.** The agent completes a purchase without the customer sharing card details.

## Changelog

- **Oct 8, 2026** · Partner lists, PACT and comparisons. Added Meta’s partner list (NiCE, Decagon), Decagon’s PACT, the Muse and Amazon timeline, and comparisons with MCP, A2A, UCP, ACP, TAP and PACT. Spec v0.1 still not published.
- **Oct 6, 2026** · pap.md launched. Overview, architecture, glossary and partners, based on the Sierra announcement.

## Sources

1. [Introducing Personal Agent Protocol](https://sierra.ai/blog/introducing-personal-agent-protocol) · Sierra (Bret Taylor, Clay Bavor), Oct 6, 2026
2. [Genesys, NiCE Join Sierra, Meta on Open Standard for Personal AI Agents](https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/genesys-joins-sierra-meta-on-open-standard-for-personal-ai-agents-01/) · CMSWire
3. [Meta joins with group of companies to tame 'chaos' of doing business with AI bots](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/06/meta-joins-companies-to-tame-chaos-of-doing-business-with-ai-bots.html) · CNBC, Oct 6, 2026