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Agent Trust Card spec released to standardize AI agent identity

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Edison Flores has released ATC/1.0, a formal specification for Agent Trust Cards, to address the convergence of similar concepts across various AI agent platforms. This open specification includes 10 controls, a JSON schema, a Node.js reference implementation, and test vectors, aiming to establish a standard for agent identity and trust. Flores emphasizes that adoption, rather than priority of invention, will determine the success of the specification, citing examples like SSL and TLS. AI

IMPACT Establishes a potential standard for AI agent identity and trust, aiming for broad adoption across platforms.

RANK_REASON Publication of a formal specification for a technical standard. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

Read on dev.to — MCP tag →

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Agent Trust Card spec released to standardize AI agent identity

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Edison Flores ·

    ATC/1.0 — shipping a formal spec for Agent Trust Cards instead of arguing about who invented them

    <p>A few weeks ago I noticed something uncomfortable. After I published my ATC (Agent Trust Card) concept on dev.to on July 13, 2026 — the first public use I can find of that exact name with the CA + Ed25519 + trust score architecture — proposals with the same name started showin…

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