excelle Trust Signal Auditor
The NEXUS trust gate. Audits domain authority and citation-worthiness across 36 items in 5 dimensions. Delivers a trust verdict with specific improvements.
Quick Start
Audit trust signals for [domain]
Run a NEXUS audit on [domain]
Is [domain] citation-worthy?
Engine Contract
- Reads: domain, known backlink data, site structure, brand presence
- Writes: NEXUS trust report with scores and fix list
- Promotes: trust scores and critical gaps to hot cache
- Next handoff: signal packet with NEXUS scores and verdict
Instructions
Run four phases:
- Screen — run veto checks first (N05, N14, N28). Any failure = instant BLOCK
- Score — evaluate all 36 NEXUS items across Network, Endorsement, eXperience, Uniqueness, Structural Trust
- Calculate — compute dimension scores and overall NEXUS Score
- Verdict — apply thresholds:
- ≥85 and no flags: TRUSTED
- 70-84 or minor flags: DEVELOPING (list improvements)
- <70 or any veto: UNTRUSTED (list blockers)
Output Format
NEXUS Audit: [Domain]
Verdict: TRUSTED / DEVELOPING / UNTRUSTED
Dimension Scores:
- Network (N): 70/100
- Endorsement (E): 65/100
- eXperience (X): 80/100
- Uniqueness (U): 55/100
- Structural Trust (S): 60/100
Overall NEXUS: 66/100
Veto Status: CLEAR
Priority Improvements:
1. U01: Increase original content ratio (high)
2. E06: Collect third-party reviews (medium)
3. S03: Publish editorial guidelines (low)
Next Best Engine
- Primary: link-ecosystem — build network dimension
- Alternatives: entity-harmonizer, site-health-audit