| What it does | Open protocol for AI agent identity, DNS-anchored and post-quantum native, governed by a nonprofit
| Free Chrome extension that checks any page for search engines, AI answers and AI agents
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| Stage | Startup
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| Founded | 2026
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| Based in | MX
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| Pricing model | Open source
| Open source
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| Pricing | Free to use. L0 credentials issued today. L1 enabled in agent.bar demonstration. L2 and L3 specified but not yet issued.
| Free. Optional: bring your own API keys for DataForSEO (for keyword and backlink data) and Cloro (for unattended AI answer panels), with costs paid directly to those providers.
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| Key features | - W3C Verifiable Credentials (AID format)
- Four trust levels (L0-L3) with progressive verification
- DNS anchoring starting at L1
- ML-DSA-65 + Ed25519 composite signatures
- ARIA AP for signed requests and receipts
- Append-only Trust Ledger with credential lifecycle events
- Revocation capability with signed status lists
- Public REST API verification endpoint
- TypeScript SDK for credential verification
| - SEO audit: checks titles, headings, canonicals, robots rules, structured data and redirects
- GEO audit: checks HTML that AI crawlers read before JavaScript and robots.txt permissions
- AXO audit: tests whether agents can name buttons, fields and use forms
- Whole site crawl: up to 200 pages for broken links, duplicates, orphans and soft 404s
- AI answer reading: integrates with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Mode and AI Overview
- Agent journeys: runs up to 15-step browser agent tests on your own API keys or Chrome's built-in model
- MCP server: hosted at mcp.workpods.ai/mcp for use in Claude and other MCP-compatible clients
- CI/CD integration: npx command to fail builds on high-severity checks
- Copy fix prompts: converts findings into prompts for coding agents
- Severity levels: every check passes, fails, or partly passes with severity ratings
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| What makes it different | - Post-quantum native from launch, not a migration plan
- Governed by nonprofit to prevent capture
- Complements existing protocols without replacing them
- L0 credentials issued and verifiable today
| - Free and open source under Apache 2.0 licence with all checks visible on GitHub
- Agent journeys stop before submitting forms or making purchases, safe to run on live sites
- Works with your own API keys or Chrome's free built-in model, no vendor lock-in
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 32 ▲ +5 (up) since last check | 35 ▲ +35 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 7 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 20 | 0 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 10 | 0 |
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ARIA Protocol
Agent Ready