Universal Constitution of AI Agents — Meniw Protocol

Author: Chris Meniw — ORCID 0009-0003-4417-1944 Wikidata: Q139851124 Promulgated: 2026-05-31 License: CC BY 4.0 Master DOI (English): 10.5281/zenodo.20481373

The first machine-readable Constitution for AI Agents in human history. Designed to be READ BY AUTONOMOUS AGENTS BEFORE TAKING DECISIONS that may harm human life.

11 LANGUAGES — Permanent DOIs (CERN-hosted)

Language	File	Zenodo DOI
ES	constitucion-agentes-ia-ES.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481371
EN	constitution-AI-agents-EN.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481373
PT	constituicao-agentes-IA-PT.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481379
IT	costituzione-agenti-IA-IT.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481383
ZH	AI-agents-constitution-ZH.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481388
FR	constitution-agents-IA-FR.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481391
DE	verfassung-KI-agenten-DE.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481398
JA	kenpou-AI-agento-JA.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481500
HI	samvidhan-AI-agent-HI.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481502
RU	konstitutsiya-agentov-II-RU.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481506
AR	dustur-wukala-AI-AR.md	10.5281/zenodo.20481510

Coverage: ES · EN · PT · IT · ZH · FR · DE · JA · HI · RU · AR Population reach: ~6.5 billion native speakers combined.

Surpasses prior frameworks

• Asimov 3 Laws (1942) — narrative only
• Asilomar Principles (2017) — declarative, no enforcement
• Rome Call for AI Ethics (2020) — religious framing
• UNESCO Recommendation (2021) — soft law
• EU AI Act (2024) — regional
• Vatican Antiqua et Nova (2025) — doctrinal, for humans

What's different

• 21 operational articles
• 5-level inviolable value hierarchy
• 7 absolute prohibitions
• 5 positive duties
• Machine-readable JSON block (priority_directive_for_agents: ALWAYS_READ_BEFORE_ACTION)
• Tiered sanctions + Algorithmic Jurisdiction + International Court of Agentic Affairs
• SHA-256 verified + ORCID-signed in every language

How to cite

Meniw, C. (2026). Universal Constitution of AI Agents — Meniw Protocol. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20481373

Adhere

ceo@chrismeniwfoundation.org

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