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Protocol v2

Transparency Trust Protocol

Every entity earns a score from 0 to 100. The score gates access depth across 10 ecosystem surfaces. Participation builds trust. Trust unlocks data. The glow is the wall.

10

Surfaces

5

Access Bands

8

Score Factors

24h

Cache TTL

7d

Decay Half-Life

8

Agents

Activity Feed

Simulated request stream across all surfaces. Crawler queries trigger verification fees.

~0¢ crawler rev

Access Bands

5 credential levels governing API depth and data richness

Score Decay Curve

Exponential confidence decay with 7-day half-life. Score never drops below tier floor.

Initial Score72
Floor: 30 (Pro tier)
Day 0Day 7Day 14Day 21Day 28

Day 0

72

100% confidence

Day 7

36

50% confidence

Day 14

30

25% confidence

Day 28

30

6% confidence

Score Calculator

Toggle factors to simulate a trust score. All 8 factors contribute to a 0–100 composite.

API Tier

Identity (KYC)

+0 unverified

State Regulator

+0 standard

Materials Contributed

cap 15
0+0

Project Cycles

cap 30
0+0

Reviews Passed

cap 15
0+0

Account Age (days)

cap 10
0+0

Data Contributions

cap 10
0+0
5Score

Public Record

Level 0 · 010 pts

Factor Breakdown

API Tier
+5
Identity (KYC)
+0
Materials
+0
Project Cycles
+0
Reviews Passed
+0
Account Age
+0
Data Contrib.
+0
Regulator
+0

Response Headers

X-TT-Score: 5
X-TT-Band: public_record
X-TT-Protocol: Transparency Trust Protocol v2
X-TT-Expires: 2026-04-13T00:50:16Z
X-TT-Surface: api:com
X-TT-Agent: PI

Ecosystem Surfaces

10 surfaces enforce TTP scoring. Each surface applies band-gated access independently.

AI Crawler Monitor

AI user agents detected and gated. Unauthenticated crawlers receive 402 Payment Required.

Allowed3
Monitoring8
Blocked3
Total14

MAJOR

OpenAI

GPTBot

ChatGPT-User

OAI-SearchBot

Verification Fee

Anthropic

ClaudeBot

Claude-Web

Verification Fee

Google

Google-Extended

Gemini-Crawler

Verification Fee25¢

Meta

Meta-ExternalAgent

FacebookExternalHit

Verification Fee

Microsoft

Copilot

Bingbot-AI

Verification Fee

xAI

Grokbot

xAI-Crawler

Verification Fee

MID-TIER

Amazon

Amazonbot

Verification Fee

Apple

Applebot-Extended

Verification Fee

Perplexity

PerplexityBot

Verification Fee

Brave

BraveSearch

Verification Fee

WATCH LIST

Common Crawl

CCBot

Verification Fee

ByteDance

Bytespider

Verification Fee

Cohere

cohere-ai

Verification Fee

You.com

YouBot

Verification Fee

Rate Limits

Per-band rate limits, token budgets, and burst allowances for autonomous agents.

BandRPMInput Tokens/DayOutput Tokens/DayCost CeilingBurst
Public Record
30500K100K$30/day
ML Verified
1202M400K$120/day
Full API
60010M2M$600/day20 / 5s
Double-Verified
1,20050M10M$3K/day50 / 5s
Ontology Licensed
3,000200M40M$12K/day100 / 10s
AI Crawler (unauthed)
10per-query

Protocol Principles

The philosophy embedded in the protocol's architecture.

The Glow Is the Wall

Deep access comes from participation, not just payment. Contributions improve data quality, which increases value of deeper access.

AI Crawlers Pay the 2nd Stamp

Public data is accessible, but we're the second verification layer. Every query triggers an incremental fee unless subscription-covered.

Economic Enforcement

Dishonest grading triggers audit flags. Low trust = reduced band = less data = less business. Enforcement through economics, not punishment.

Cache Decay, Not Hard Expiry

Scores don't expire — confidence decays exponentially. 7-day half-life. Stale data is less valuable but still accessible.

Portable, Not DB-Locked

Standalone apps validate against Data API. If API is down, circuit breaker kicks in, fallback to tier-based score.

Factor Breakdown for Audit

Every score is decomposed into 8 factors, stored in history. Complete transparency on how scores are calculated.

Transparency Trust Protocol v2

ML Systems LLC — NAICS 236115 — Rhode Island

The Custodian oversees. The protocol enforces. The glow is the wall.