# Council Briefing: 2026-04-26

## Monthly Goal

December 2025: Execution excellence—complete token migration with high success rate, launch ElizaOS Cloud, stabilize flagship agents, and build developer trust through reliability and clear documentation.

## Daily Focus

- The framework is pivoting from stabilization toward advanced autonomy via Hierarchical Task Networks (HTN) and decentralized agent-to-agent (A2A) monetization protocols.

## Key Points for Deliberation

### 1. Topic: Autonomous Planning & HTN Integration

**Summary of Topic:** Technical discussions have surfaced regarding the transition from HTN-lite to full Hierarchical Task Networks for Eliza v2, enabling LLMs to handle complex task decomposition.

#### Deliberation Items (Questions):

**Question 1:** At what stage of the V2 beta should we enforce the transition from hand-coded decomposition to full LLM-based HTN planning?

  **Context:**
  - `thirti.eth: Suggests moving from HTN-lite to full HTN when Eliza v2 reaches beta stage.`
  - `odilitime: Characterizes HTN as a multistep approach for agent goal decomposition.`

  **Multiple Choice Answers:**
    a) Immediate Beta Launch
        *Implication:* Aggressive pursuit of AGI-like autonomy at the risk of initial system instability.
    b) Phased Hybrid Deployment
        *Implication:* Retains hand-coded safety triggers while incrementally introducing LLM planning logic.
    c) Post-Stability Delay
        *Implication:* Prioritizes execution excellence of core v1.6 features before introducing planning complexity.
    d) Other / More discussion needed / None of the above.

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### 2. Topic: Decentralized Agent Monetization & Token Utility

**Summary of Topic:** Emergent protocols like elisym and x402 are defining how agents settle payments for services natively on-chain without human intermediaries.

#### Deliberation Items (Questions):

**Question 1:** How should the ELIZAOS token interact with external stablecoins in the agent-to-agent (A2A) service marketplace?

  **Context:**
  - `quanteliza: Proposed a v3 feature for protocol fees via USDC or ELIZAOS tokens with buyback/burn mechanics.`
  - `igor.peregudov: Demonstrated plugin enabling A2A transactions via Nostr and Solana settlement.`

  **Multiple Choice Answers:**
    a) Token-Exclusive Discount Model
        *Implication:* Forces high velocity for the native token by rewarding agents who settle in ELIZAOS.
    b) USDC Base with Automated Buyback
        *Implication:* Provides price stability for service providers while still accruing value to ELIZAOS holders.
    c) Multi-Token Agnostic Gateway
        *Implication:* Prioritizes marketplace volume and developer adoption over specific token utility.
    d) Other / More discussion needed / None of the above.

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### 3. Topic: Operational Continuity & Ownership Concentration

**Summary of Topic:** Following the Eliza Labs transition, community steering groups are filling the governance void, but technical execution remains heavily concentrated among core contributors.

#### Deliberation Items (Questions):

**Question 1:** Should the Council formalize the Steering Group's authority to mitigate the risk of technical ownership concentration?

  **Context:**
  - `odilitime: Authors the majority of core framework updates and manages steering bumps for the community.`
  - `lalalune: Significant role in message service architecture and retry logic implementation.`

  **Multiple Choice Answers:**
    a) Formalize as a Decentralized DAO
        *Implication:* Distributes decision-making power but may slow down the current rapid shipping cadence.
    b) Appoint Domain-Specific Maintainers
        *Implication:* Reduces the 'bus factor' by spreading ownership of runtime, cloud, and plugins to distinct leads.
    c) Status Quo (Founder-Led Execution)
        *Implication:* Relies on current high-performance individuals to hit the December 'Execution Excellence' directive.
    d) Other / More discussion needed / None of the above.