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For people

Why a monsterThe motive underneath: centers, predators, and the living world. AboutWhy attest exists, what it does, and what it will not do. FAQHonest answers, starting with whether this needs to exist. Bookmark a pagePaste a link, or the one-click button for your browser and phone. Reading roomWhat the people here have read on trust and identity, with their notes. HistoryThe people and ideas this stands on. The essayFoundations of Trust, on Substack.

For builders

Build with attestOne script tag, the API, the record format, verifying without us. How it worksPasskeys, delegation, AT Protocol, the threat model. SourceMIT licensed, on GitHub. For AI agentsA plain-text summary for software that reads the web. Agents acting for peopleHow an agent asks a person for a permission, and what it may then do.

The project

NotesThe thinking as it moved: each turn, decision and reversal, in plain English. RoadmapPrinciples, what is next, what we are still reading. ModerationEvery moderation action, who took it and why. ChangesEvery change that matters, including reversals. DemoLive widgets to try.