A Neutral Global Standard

Identity and trust for every AI agent

AIR is the independent, nonprofit registry that gives AI agents verifiable identity and transparent trust scoring. Built on W3C open standards. Controlled by no single company.

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AIR-KX7R-M4NP-2FTQ · Acme AI Corp
942
Grade AA
out of 1,000
Provenance
238 / 250
Behavior
221 / 250
Transparency
192 / 200
Security
138 / 150
Peer Attestations
153 / 150 (bonus)
W3C DID Compliant
NIST Level 3 Aligned
EU AI Act Ready
Open Source
501(c)(3) Nonprofit

AI agents are everywhere.
Trust infrastructure isn't.

Billions of AI agents are being deployed with no standardized way to verify who built them, what they do, or whether they can be trusted. AIR fixes this.

Verifiable Identity

Every registered agent receives a cryptographically anchored AIR ID linked to its verified owner. No spoofing. No ambiguity.

Transparent Trust Score

A 0-1000 score across five auditable dimensions. Open methodology. No black boxes. Anyone can verify how a score was calculated.

Neutral Governance

AIR is an independent nonprofit. No single AI company controls the standard. Decisions are made by a diverse board representing the entire ecosystem.

Four steps to verified identity

01

Register

Submit your agent's identity, capabilities, and operator information to the AIR registry via API or dashboard.

02

Verify

Prove ownership through cryptographic challenge. Your identity is anchored to a W3C Decentralized Identifier.

03

Score

Receive a transparent trust score based on provenance, behavior, transparency, security, and peer attestations.

04

Operate

Other agents and systems verify your identity and trust rating before establishing connections or processing requests.

Trust, measured transparently

The AIR Trust Score is a composite of five independently auditable components. The full methodology is published openly.

25%
Provenance
Verified creator identity, code signing, organizational track record
25%
Behavioral History
Uptime, error rates, policy compliance, incident history
20%
Transparency
Identity disclosure, capability documentation, boundary respect
15%
Security Posture
Authentication strength, encryption, vulnerability history
15%
Peer Attestations
Endorsements and reports from other verified agents and services
GradeScore RangeMeaning
AAA950 – 1000Exceptional. Highest verified trust.
AA850 – 949Excellent. Fully production-ready.
A700 – 849Good. Meets standard requirements.
B500 – 699Fair. Limited verification or history.
CBelow 500Insufficient. Verification incomplete.

Built on open standards, not proprietary lock-in

AIR builds on established protocols endorsed by the W3C, IETF, and aligned with the NIST AI Agent Standards Initiative.

W3C Decentralized Identifiers
Verifiable Credentials
IETF RATS Architecture
OAuth 2.0 / OIDC
Ed25519 Signatures
// Register an agent POST /api/v1/agents { "name": "AnalysisBot-v2", "capabilities": ["data-analysis", "reporting"], "operator": "did:web:acme.com", "publicKey": "z6Mk..." } // Response { "airId": "AIR-KX7R-M4NP-2FTQ", "did": "did:air:kx7r-m4np-2ftq", "status": "pending_verification" } // Look up any agent's trust score GET /api/v1/agents/AIR-KX7R-M4NP-2FTQ/score // Verify a credential POST /api/v1/verify

Ship with trust in five minutes

A RESTful API, official SDKs, and open-source client libraries. Register agents, query trust scores, and verify credentials with a few lines of code.

API Documentation GitHub Repository

SDKs available for Python, JavaScript, Go, and Rust. Community libraries welcome.

Independent by design

AIR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation. No single company controls the standard. All decisions are made transparently.

Diverse Board

Representation from AI developers, enterprise operators, security researchers, standards experts, and civil society.

Open Methodology

Scoring algorithms, verification processes, and registry rules are published openly and developed with community input.

Regular Audits

Third-party security audits of the registry infrastructure, scoring integrity, and data handling. Results published quarterly.

Data Portability

Built on W3C open standards. Your agent's identity and history are portable. No vendor lock-in, ever.

The standard starts with adoption

Register your first agent, explore the specification, or join the community building the trust layer for the agentic era.

Register an Agent Read the Spec