ARIA Protocol vs runchr

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ARIA Protocol compared with runchr
Detail	ARIA Protocol	runchr
What it does	Open protocol for AI agent identity, DNS-anchored and post-quantum native, governed by a nonprofit	A curated registry of agent artifacts for solo founders
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	MX	Not given
Pricing model	Open source	Free
Pricing	Free to use. L0 credentials issued today. L1 enabled in agent.bar demonstration. L2 and L3 specified but not yet issued.	Not given
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	Classification across eight artifact types Public API for programmatic access
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	A judgment layer that curates and task-tags tools instead of an undifferentiated list Pre-built agent stack recipes showing real implementations and tool combinations Designed specifically for one-person companies and solo founders
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	32 +5 (up) since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	7	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	14
Referring domains (Majestic)	10	4

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