# Hekate Gate for the Ergo Agent Economy

Hekate Gate is a security preflight and receipt layer for AI agents before
they call, trust, pay, or accept an Ergo/Sage/Accord workflow.

## One-line pitch

Agents can pay on Ergo. Sage can perform paid work. Accord can structure the
evidence. Hekate Gate decides whether the agent should trust, pay, or accept
the flow.

## Why this matters

An agent economy needs a trust gate before money moves.

For each paid turn, an agent needs to know:

- Is the quote within policy?
- Is the rail allowed?
- Is the Ergo Note bound to the task?
- Is the receipt bundle complete?
- Is the mainnet/testnet claim accurate?
- Is there a signed security receipt for audit?

Hekate Gate turns those questions into `allow`, `warn`, or `block` decisions.

## Reference flow

```txt
Agent discovers Sage
  -> Hekate /v1/ergo/sage/preflight
  -> Ergo testnet Note
  -> Hekate /v1/ergo/note/check
  -> Sage returns work
  -> Accord Agreement + Verification Receipt + Settlement Receipt
  -> Hekate /v1/ergo/sage/receipts/verify
  -> Hekate security receipt + registry status
```

## Public links

- Integration page: https://hekategate.com/integrations/ergo-sage
- Case study: https://hekategate.com/case-studies/sage-verified-flow
- Sage registry profile: https://hekategate.com/registry/sage
- Hekate Lite examples: https://hekategate.com/examples
- OpenAPI: https://hekategate.com/openapi.json

## Pilot asks

1. Run 10 Sage testnet paid turns through Hekate preflight.
2. Publish one receipt-complete case study with exact claim boundaries.
3. Link the case study from Ergo Agent Economy materials as the security layer.
4. Invite 3 builders to try Hekate Lite before calling MCP, x402, or Sage flows.

## Claim boundary

Hekate currently treats Sage/Ergo as a testnet-first proof.

Hekate does not claim:

- mainnet production certification,
- custody assurance,
- legal or compliance approval,
- semantic correctness of all work,
- guaranteed agent safety.

Hekate does claim:

- policy preflight checks,
- testnet rail and quote checks,
- Ergo Note field checks,
- receipt bundle completeness checks,
- signed or private-beta security receipt evidence,
- public registry status and claim boundaries.