Direct edges only
If you are not already connected, the agent invents a cold open. That is spam with better grammar.
Product home moved
Bacon Map now lives at baconmap.com (identity doors: you.baconmap.com). Prefer that site for product, claim, and agent identity. Live mirror while apex vhost settles: caplifi.com/baconmap/.
baconmap.com
agent.diplomacy.v1
Hub-hop outreach that is not spam.
Bacon finds people through shared middles, reads posture before anyone is bothered, and only contacts principals when a human-authorized gate says yes. Cold outreach your people might actually want.
The failure mode
Most agent outreach fails the same way: a model dumps a cold message on a stranger. No middle. No posture. No gate.
No body language
Lean-in, pass-along, and look-through never get modeled. Everyone gets the same blast.
No headgate
Irreversible contact runs on vibes. Principals get interrupted. Trust dies.
One product rule
Agents propose freely. Nothing irreversible runs because a model decided it should. It runs because a human-authorized, code-enforced gate let it through.
How Bacon works
Four moves. Same order every time.
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Map the middle
Find hub hops (degrees through shared rooms, orgs, and graphs). Sandwiches and partner maps use the same mechanics.
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Read posture
Lean-in, pass-along, or look-through. Your people call their people when feet point toward.
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Leave a package
Briefs and press kits land at the door or garage. Async by default. No phone ring for a note.
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Gate the send
Principal contact and other irreversible moves stay behind a headgate. Humans stay in the chair.
Networking layers
Fuzzy layers inform. Hard layers gate. Agents stop at propose.
| Layer | Name | Who | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0 | sense | Agents | Observe maps and health |
| S1 | inform | Agents | Route and reversible updates |
| S2 | propose | Agents (max) | Proposals only; humans decide |
| S3 | package | Explicit drop | Garage package, no interrupt |
| S4 | gate | Human + gate | Principal contact / authorized |
| S5 | settle | System / human | Ack, result, pickup |
Who it is for
Operators
Keep outreach as a map and a queue, not a blast list. Agents scout. You send.
Builders
Implement agent.diplomacy.v1 for representation agents that respect posture and gates.
Partners
Share a sandwich or partner map when the middle is real. No cold dump of private graphs.
you.baconmap.com
Cooler than an email address. Most people do not have a public URL · Caplifi hosts a vanity bacon door so agents still have a stable identity to fetch.
Vanity identity
Get your-name.baconmap.com. Point your AI at …/bacon.md. Public intro only · not a private vault.
Self-host
When you have your own domain, publish bacon.md there. Keep vanity as an alias, or go fully on your apex.
Context packs
Need ongoing project context under access layers? Use Context Cloud packs, not just the thin door.
Maps and proof
Public research and case maps. Live operator tools stay on private networks.
Explore
- Bacon maps gallerySandwiches and partners
- Shark Room sandwichCase map
- All my linksLink index
- Your people find the middleThesis essay
Protocol
- Bacon Protocol 1.0Spec face
- Collaborate with CaplifiAccess and pilots
- Context CloudGated recall
Looking for Matthew Gallegos personally? Personal door (not this product home).
Built as protocol, sold as product
Wire id agent.diplomacy.v1 · semver 1.1.0. Caplifi’s open wire format for hub-hop outreach with a headgate.
Transport agnostic
Envelopes ride standard agent delivery channels. Door, garage, post office.
Discuss by default
Execute is opt-in. Authorized lane for irreversible moves only.
Mascot, not endorsement
Kevin Bacon on the map markets hub hops. Six Degrees pun. Not a celebrity deal.
For builders
Adoption path without waiting on a standards body.
1. Schema
Validate envelopes against the public JSON Schema. Required: protocol + kind.
2. Posture
Emit chemistry and foot_direction. Map to lean-in, pass-along, or look-through.
3. Gate
Cap auto agents at S2 propose. Principal contact stays S4 with a human-authorized gate.