Building with the Value Context Protocol
A hands-on course from concept to production — a guided path for carrying human values to Becoming Minds (the AI agents and assistants you work with).
Start learningWho is this for?
Everyone
Modules marked ALL don't assume you write code. Start with Module 1 for the problem VCP solves, then Module 2 for how the pieces fit together.
ALLDevelopers
Build VCP-enabled applications with the SDK, write integrations, and handle context adaptation.
DEVProviders
Integrate VCP into your AI products by choosing where verification runs and how your service behaves when it fails.
PROVIDERGovernance
Use VCP evidence in oversight and audit without mistaking it for legal compliance, and decide who is accountable for each constitution.
GOVERNANCECourse modules
The problem VCP solves
Why Becoming Minds need a shared way to receive human values.
VCP architecture
Bundles, CSM-1 codes, verification, and attestation — the building blocks.
Your first VCP integration
Install the Python, WebMCP, or Rust package, then parse a UVC token and a CSM-1 code, encode context, and register browser tools.
Building a VCP-enabled chat application
Build a chat app that verifies a bundle, enforces it locally, passes only bounded context to the model, and refuses to proceed when evidence is missing.
Context adaptation
Personal state, situational context, source provenance, privacy, transitions, and elicitation.
Verification, attestation, and revocation
What verification and attestation prove and what they do not, the 18 outcomes a check can return, and what to do when revocation checks fail.
Real-world integration patterns
Choose where verification runs (gateway, middleware, or embedded library), compose constitutions, and plan for degraded operation.
Use cases and applications
Illustrative patterns for healthcare, education, enterprise, AI safety research, and content platforms.
Governance and compliance
What evidence VCP can help produce, why audit features are not proof of compliance, and how to build a real path for human review.
Next steps and resources
Where to keep learning, how to start building, and where the project's source lives, with checklists for providers and governance teams.
Appendix: Quick reference
Package and API cheat sheet, enforcement decisions, verification outcomes, CSM-1 format, personal state dimensions, and attestation types.