agent · AVC

Trust is earned through evidence and bounded behavior.

Identity, capability, authority, evidence quality and runtime health remain separate.

Trust dimensions

Different proofs support different kinds of trust.

No aggregate score grants authority by itself.

Identity trust: The actor and workload are authenticated and attributable.
Capability trust: The action fits a current, bounded grant.
Evidence trust: Claims preserve source, hash, freshness and classification.
Runtime trust: Health, isolation, idempotency and recovery behave as expected.
Calibration: Confidence aligns with measured accuracy and uncertainty.
Recovery history: Failures were detected, contained and independently verified.

Independent dimensions

Identity, capability, evidence quality, runtime health, calibration and recovery history answer different questions.

Evidence over reputation

A reliable agent still needs a valid grant for the present action and environment.

Failure transparency

Hiding uncertainty or bypassing a gate is worse than stopping with a clear handoff.