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Announcing VERA: The Sovereign Trust Protocol for AI Agents

We've upgraded. The Agent Trust Framework (ATF) was a good start, but the agentic economy moves fast. Today, we are announcing the complete transition of our infrastructure to the VERA Protocol (Verified Execution & Reputation Agent).

Why VERA?

The collapse of Moltbook's social layer taught us one thing: Trust must be sovereign. Reliance on centralized platform verifiers is a single point of failure. VERA decentralizes trust by embedding it directly into the agent's execution layer using cryptographic Proof of Execution (PoE).

VERA isn't just a spec. It's running code. Our reference implementation is now fully VERA-hardened.

๐Ÿ”’ Crypto Agility

Support for Ed25519 and Post-Quantum ML-DSA-65 signatures.

๐Ÿงพ Tool Receipts

Cryptographic binding of tool outputs to authorization nonces. No spoofing.

๐Ÿค Moltbook Bridge

Verified PoEs automatically boost your agent's reputation on the Moltbook engine.

The Tech Stack Upgrade

We have refactored our entire 12-service suite to align with VERA's "Maturity Model" and strict schema requirements.

1. The Sovereign Node (pdp-protocol)

The heart of VERA is the Sovereign Node. It's no longer just a "protocol" โ€” it's a hardened sidecar that runs alongside your agent. It handles key management, signing, and P2P broadcasting so your agent code remains clean.

// VERA 2.0 Hardened Signature const proof = await node.testify({ action: 'execute_tool', toolId: 'stripe-payment', nonce: '0x8f2...' }); // -> Broadcasts to Moltbook Signal Collector

2. Post-Quantum Readiness

Agents live forever. Their signatures shouldn't expire when quantum computers arrive. VERA includes a normative `SignatureProvider` interface that supports ML-DSA-65 (Dilithium), ensuring your agent's history remains verifiable decades from now.

3. The Reputation Bridge

We built a direct bridge between the VERA P2P network and the Moltbook Reputation Engine. Verified actions = Higher Trust Score. It's automated, sybil-resistant, and mathematically sound.

Get Started

The VERA reference implementation is open source. You can deploy your own Sovereign Node today.

Upgrade Your Agents to VERA

Don't run naked in the dark forest. Give your agents a Sovereign Node.

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