Open protocol for AI agent identity, DNS-anchored and post-quantum native, governed by a nonprofit
AI teammates that do recurring business work with approvals, budgets, and receipts
Stage
Startup
MVP
Founded
2026
2025
Based in
MX
Not given
Pricing model
Open source
Freemium
Pricing
Free to use. L0 credentials issued today. L1 enabled in agent.bar demonstration. L2 and L3 specified but not yet issued.
Free: 1,000 credits (one time), no card required. Pro: $29/month with 10,000 credits monthly. Team: $99/month with 35,000 credits monthly. Enterprise: from $1,500/month. Credits cost $0.001 each; typical costs are 6 credits for a chat message, 3 credits for a background task run, 15-60 credits for d
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
Agents run per task on demand with no servers to manage
Every tool call is policy-checked with a receipt
Approvals for third-party reach, deletion, and untrusted content
Credential vault where the model only sees a handle, never a key
Sandboxed code execution with deny-all egress by default
Web chat on every plan; Slack and email on Team plan
Per-agent budgets with work metered in credits
Workspace export with activity log on Team and Enterprise plans
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
Security and cost controls built in by default, not enterprise add-ons
Idle agents cost nothing; work runs on demand then stops
A standing team you can see with receipts for every action
Built for work you have to answer for with approvals and audits
ARIA Protocol
OpenLegion