SYSTEM STATE
LearningHuman ReviewedFounder Controlled
TRUST GATE
Reputation is evidence. Authority is permission.
Reputation Trust Gate prevents trust scores from becoming uncontrolled power. Even strong reputation must remain scoped, reviewed, reversible, and domain-specific.
Limited Trust · Limited Trust
ContributorTrust gate 67% · reputation 58/100Contributors earn trust through reviewed usefulness.
• Score Threshold58 / 100
✓ Domain ScopeCacao, Regional Knowledge, Field Reports
✓ Positive Signals4 positive signals
✓ Risk Signals4 risks tracked
✓ Decay RuleTrust slowly decays without recent verified usefulness.
• Human Reviewrequired before critical trust expansion
Review Required · Trusted With Scope
OperatorTrust gate 83% · reputation 73/100Operators earn trust through careful stewardship.
✓ Score Threshold73 / 100
✓ Domain ScopeWorkflow, Review, Routing, Activation
✓ Positive Signals4 positive signals
✓ Risk Signals4 risks tracked
✓ Decay RuleOperational trust decays if inactive or repeatedly overridden.
• Human Reviewrequired before critical trust expansion
Review Required · Trusted With Scope
SourceTrust gate 83% · reputation 68/100Sources earn trust through proximity, consistency, and correction quality.
✓ Score Threshold68 / 100
✓ Domain ScopeEvidence, Events, Weather, Knowledge
✓ Positive Signals4 positive signals
✓ Risk Signals4 risks tracked
✓ Decay RuleSource trust decays when contradicted or outdated.
• Human Reviewrequired before critical trust expansion
Limited Trust · Limited Trust
AI AgentTrust gate 67% · reputation 48/100Agents earn trust only inside scoped, audited work.
• Score Threshold48 / 100
✓ Domain ScopeRouting, Classification, Drafting, Simulation
✓ Positive Signals4 positive signals
✓ Risk Signals4 risks tracked
✓ Decay RuleAgent trust decays after errors, silence, or scope violations.
• Human Reviewrequired before critical trust expansion
Review Required · Trusted With Scope
InstitutionTrust gate 83% · reputation 78/100Institutions earn trust through verification and public accountability.
✓ Score Threshold78 / 100
✓ Domain ScopeVerification, Datasets, Public Reports, Research
✓ Positive Signals4 positive signals
✓ Risk Signals4 risks tracked
✓ Decay RuleInstitutional trust decays when transparency weakens.
• Human Reviewrequired before critical trust expansion
Review Required · High Trust
DomainTrust gate 83% · reputation 83/100Domains earn trust by protecting their assigned purpose.
✓ Score Threshold83 / 100
✓ Domain ScopeGovernance, Knowledge, Live Signals, Professional Tools
✓ Positive Signals4 positive signals
✓ Risk Signals4 risks tracked
✓ Decay RuleDomain trust decays when purpose becomes unclear.
• Human Reviewrequired before critical trust expansion
TRUST RULES
Trust expands slowly, visibly, and with scope.
High reputation increases scope slowly, never instantly.
Low reputation reduces authority, not dignity.
Trust must be domain-specific.
Corrections can improve trust when handled honestly.
AI agents cannot approve their own trust expansion.
Founder/operator review is required before reputation affects critical systems.