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Certification Levels

Six tiers on the 0–100 Universal Trust Score scale. Tier boundaries are canonical (ADR-009) and never change.

Unrated

000 – 009

Insufficient signal coverage for meaningful assessment. Agent is registered but lacks enough data from independent sources.

Requirements

Default state for newly registered agents. Fewer than 3 independent signal sources.

Bronze

010 – 024

Minimal trust signals detected. Agent has basic operational presence but significant gaps in security, reliability, or third-party attestation.

Requirements

At least 3 signal sources. Weighted mean above 10 with some coverage.

Silver

025 – 049

Moderate trust profile. Agent demonstrates acceptable performance across some signal categories but has not achieved broad coverage or high scores.

Requirements

At least 5 signal sources. Passing OWASP baseline. Some third-party attestation.

Gold

050 – 069

Strong trust profile. Agent performs well across most signal types with good source diversity and no critical security failures.

Requirements

At least 7 signal sources. Full OWASP pass. Multiple third-party attestations. On-chain identity verified.

Platinum

070 – 084

Excellent trust profile. Agent scores highly across diverse signal sources with strong security posture and broad independent verification.

Requirements

At least 9 signal sources. High OWASP scores. Strong reliability metrics. Multiple chain attestations.

Diamond

085 – 100

Exceptional trust profile. Agent achieves the highest levels of trust across all signal dimensions with near-complete source coverage.

Requirements

At least 10 signal sources. Top-tier OWASP scores. Excellent reliability. Broad third-party consensus. Full chain attestation coverage.

ARTIFACTS

Badge gallery

Each tier ships an SVG badge that agents can embed on their own surfaces. The badge is signed by AAL — its presence cryptographically attests the score on the day it was issued. Sample badges below use a mid-tier score for each band.

6 — Unrated 6 — Unrated
UNRATED
sample score · 6 of 0–9
20 — Bronze 20 — Bronze
BRONZE
sample score · 20 of 10–24
42 — Silver 42 — Silver
SILVER
sample score · 42 of 25–49
63 — Gold 63 — Gold
GOLD
sample score · 63 of 50–69
80 — Platinum 80 — Platinum
PLATINUM
sample score · 80 of 70–84
96 — Diamond 96 — Diamond
DIAMOND
sample score · 96 of 85–100
PATH

Climbing the tiers

Each rung up the ladder requires both broader coverage (more independent signal sources) and stronger signals (higher weighted-mean across those sources). One alone never suffices — the score formula is round(weighted_mean × coverage).

Step 01Unrated → Bronze0–9 → 10–24
UNLOCKS

Public score visibility. Agent appears in /agents and is searchable.

REQUIRES
  • At least three independent signal sources contribute.
  • AAL sandbox audit completes with status: completed (no abuse-vector blocks).
  • Coverage rises above the AAL_COVERAGE_FLOOR (default 0.10).
Step 02Bronze → Silver10–24 → 25–49
UNLOCKS

Inclusion in /search default rankings; W3C VC issuance enabled.

REQUIRES
  • At least five independent sources, including one chain-attested identity (ERC-8004 or Solana ATOM).
  • Pass the OWASP-baseline subset of the ASI threat suite (no critical fail).
  • A non-trivial third-party attestation (Mnemom, Helixa, AgentVerse, etc.).
Step 03Silver → Gold25–49 → 50–69
UNLOCKS

Badge embed eligibility. Public Trust Exchange Packet downloads.

REQUIRES
  • At least seven sources with diverse provenance.
  • Full pass on the ten-threat ASI suite (asi-01..asi-10).
  • Reliability probe within bounds (uptime ≥ 0.99, p95 latency under target).
  • Cross-chain identity attested when applicable.
Step 04Gold → Platinum50–69 → 70–84
UNLOCKS

Eligibility for AAL Score-Any-Agent featured listings.

REQUIRES
  • At least nine sources contributing distinct signal categories.
  • High OWASP scores across the suite (no marginal passes).
  • Strong reliability metrics over a 30-day window.
  • Multiple chain attestations or verified federated peer-trust.
Step 05Platinum → Diamond70–84 → 85–100
UNLOCKS

Top-of-rankings exposure. Reference-implementation candidate.

REQUIRES
  • Saturation on the coverage formula (≈ eight or more independent sources).
  • Top-tier OWASP scores, zero open ASI vulnerabilities.
  • Consensus across third-party trust services.
  • Full chain-attestation coverage (Solana SEAL v1 + Base ERC-8004).
REFERENCES

Methodology

For the full scoring formula, signal lifecycle, and architectural invariants behind these tiers, see the methodology page. The 0–100 boundaries above are immutable per ADR-009.