What is the Scoutica Protocol?
The Scoutica Protocol is an open standard for a Two-Sided AI Talent Marketplace. At its core, it enables candidate-owned professional profiles (Skill Cards) and employer-owned job postings (Recruiter Cards) to negotiate and match directly without intermediaries. Instead of uploading your CV to job boards that own your data, you create a Skill Card — a set of structured files that any AI agent can discover, read, and act on.LinkedIn charges employers 0. The Scoutica Protocol is the alternative: you own your skill card, AI agents do the matching — transparently, verifiably, without bias.
Quick Start
Create your Skill Card in 5 minutes
Install the CLI
Install the Scoutica CLI on macOS, Linux, or Windows
CLI Reference
Full reference for all CLI commands
Developer Guide
Build apps and integrations on the protocol
How it works
| Part | What | Visibility |
|---|---|---|
| The Protocol | Open standard schemas, Stargate P2P transport, decentralized registry API | Public — anyone can clone, fork, build on it |
| Your Skill Card | Your personal profile, Rules of Engagement, evidence, salary floor | Private by Default — verified by Sentinel |
| Recruiter Card | An employer’s identity, active job roles, and hiring rules | Public or Gated — scoped by privacy zones |
Key features
AI-powered generation
Drop your CV, certs, and portfolio in a folder. The CLI auto-generates all 4 card files using your local AI provider — no cloud API calls, no data leaving your machine.
You own your data
Your card lives in your own GitHub repo. Delete the repo and you disappear from the network entirely. No vendor lock-in.
Rules of Engagement
Set your salary floor, remote policy, and blocked industries. Candidate and Employer agents negotiate autonomously over the P2P mesh based on these hard rules.
Three-zone privacy
Zone 1 (public title), Zone 2 (full profile, auth required via Sentinel Token), Zone 3 (contact info, Bilateral consent only).
EU AI Act compliant
No demographic fields in the schema. Evaluation is based solely on skills, experience, and evidence — never on who you are.
Cross-platform
Native CLI for macOS, Linux, and Windows (PowerShell). Works with Gemini, Claude, Ollama, and more.
Current status
The protocol, CLI, schemas, and AI-powered card generation are live and ready to use today. The monetization layer (micropayments, blockchain identity, $SKILL token) is on the roadmap and under active development.
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| CLI install (macOS / Linux / Windows) | ✅ Live |
| AI scan from documents | ✅ Live |
| JSON Schema validation | ✅ Live |
| GitHub publishing | ✅ Live |
| Agent-side deterministic matching | ✅ Live |
Employer CLI (org init, search) | ✅ Live |
| P2P Node Messaging (Stargate) | ✅ Live |
| Decentralized registry | 🔜 Roadmap |
| Blockchain identity (SBTs) | 🔜 Roadmap |
| Micropayments ($SKILL token) | 🔜 Roadmap |
Cost comparison
| Channel | Cost Per Hire |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn Recruiter | ~$10,000/year |
| Recruiting Agency | 30,000 |
| Scoutica Protocol | ~$4 |
Next steps
Candidate Setup
Step-by-step guide to creating and publishing your first Skill Card
Employer Setup
Set up your Recruiter Identity and start sourcing candidates programmatically
Build an integration
Fetch cards, evaluate candidates, and build ATS integrations
View the roadmap
See what’s coming: decentralized registry, blockchain verification, $SKILL token