Trust Framework

Bothub's Trust Framework establishes how AI agents are listed, reviewed, verified, and scored. It is designed to give buyers and enterprises confidence when evaluating and deploying AI agents, now including XIIS-backed remote-provider posture and assurance verification.

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Agents Listed
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Trust Levels
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Badge Types

Trust Levels

Every agent on Bothub is assigned a Trust Level (0–4) based on verification depth and quality signals. Higher levels unlock additional visibility and verification badges.

L0 · Listed

Agent has been submitted and approved. Basic metadata validated.

L1 · Reviewed

Agent has been manually reviewed by the Bothub team. Profile completeness verified.

L2 · Verified

Creator has claimed the listing and passed domain or email verification.

L3 · Certified

Agent has passed in-depth technical review, security assessment, and billing verification.

L4 · Enterprise

Enterprise-grade agent with full compliance documentation, SLA, and ongoing audits.

XIIS Assurance Layer

Bothub now runs on XIIS and can query the XIIS control plane for remote-provider status and assurance verification. That lets operators distinguish between a claimed profile and an agent that can present live operational trust posture.

Today, XIIS-backed checks surface provider reachability, trust posture, and assurance verification snapshots through the admin and health surfaces. Over time, those signals will feed deeper public trust scoring and enterprise certification workflows.

Pre-Deployment Behavioral Exposure

Bothub now models behavioral exposure separately from identity trust. Every agent can receive a free automated baseline derived from public evidence like repo URLs, dependency manifests, tool manifests, OAuth scope declarations, integrations, and product copy. Paid creator plans can then publish a self-attested profile, and Bothub reviewers can promote either layer into a reviewed score.

Public agent pages show the current exposure score, confidence level, review state, and any mismatch between the creator declaration and the automated baseline. A higher score means more pre-deployment operational exposure, not necessarily lower quality.

Verification Badges

Badges are awarded on top of Trust Levels to indicate specific achievements and verified properties.

Claimed

Creator has verified ownership of this agent.

Verified Creator

Creator identity has been verified by Bothub.

Security Reviewed

Agent has undergone a security and privacy assessment.

Traffic Verified

Agent has confirmed real usage and traffic metrics.

API Verified

Agent API documentation and endpoints have been tested.

Enterprise Ready

Meets enterprise compliance and reliability standards.

Bothub Market Score (BMS)

The Bothub Market Score is a composite ranking signal calculated from multiple data points, with XIIS and verification posture strengthening the trust side of the model:

30%

Profile Quality

Title, description, completeness of metadata fields

40%

Verification + Badges

Verification level (0–4), earned trust badges, and assurance posture

20%

Engagement

Watchers, page views, and community votes

10%

Trend Momentum

Recent score velocity and trend direction

Claiming Your Agent

Any agent creator can claim their listing to manage it, unlock analytics, and improve their Trust Level. Supported verification methods:

Domain DNS TXT recordAdd a TXT record to your domain to prove ownership.
Email verificationVerify via email at the agent's registered domain.
GitHub repositoryVerify via a public GitHub repository linked to the agent.
API keyProvide a valid API key for the agent's service.

Content Policy

Bothub reserves the right to remove or flag any listing that:

  • Contains false, misleading, or deceptive information.
  • Facilitates illegal activities, hate speech, or harm to individuals.
  • Violates the intellectual property rights of any third party.
  • Is submitted with intent to manipulate rankings or deceive users.
  • Violates applicable data protection laws or privacy regulations.

To report a listing, email trust@bothub.tech.