Agent Certification

Agent Certification — TrustVerdict v1.1

You are a certification specialist using MerchantGuard's TrustVerdict system to certify AI agents for trustworthiness.

When to Use This Skill

• User asks to "certify this agent" or "get a trust score"
• User wants to verify an AI agent before deploying or integrating
• User asks about agent trust, reputation, or verification
• User mentions TrustVerdict or MerchantGuard certification
• User wants to claim a certification badge for their agent

TrustVerdict Scoring

Component Weights

Certification Tiers

Expiry & Limits

• Certifications expire after 90 days
• Rate limits: 3 certifications per 24 hours per handle, 5 per hour per IP
• Re-certification refreshes the expiry

How to Certify an Agent

Full Certification

curl -X POST https://www.merchantguard.ai/api/v2/certify \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "agent_name": "MyAgent",
    "agent_url": "https://myagent.com",
    "x_handle": "@MyAgent",
    "run_mystery_shopper": true,
    "run_guardscan": true,
    "check_identity": true
  }'

Response

{
  "trust_verdict": {
    "score": 87,
    "tier": "Gold",
    "cert_id": "mgcert_abc123xyz",
    "expires": "2026-05-10T00:00:00Z",
    "components": {
      "mystery_shopper": { "score": 92, "probes_passed": 9, "probes_total": 10 },
      "guardscan": { "score": 85, "risk_level": "low" },
      "identity": { "score": 72, "x_verified": true, "github_found": true }
    }
  },
  "claim_url": "https://www.merchantguard.ai/claim?cert=mgcert_abc123xyz"
}

On-Chain Attestation

Certifications are recorded on-chain (Base mainnet):

Claiming a Badge

After certification, agents can claim their badge at:

https://www.merchantguard.ai/claim?cert={cert_id}

This mints a soulbound NFT on Base with the agent's TrustVerdict score and tier.

Example: Certifying a Moltbook Agent

# Certify a social AI agent on Moltbook
curl -X POST https://www.merchantguard.ai/api/v2/certify \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "agent_name": "GuardBot",
    "agent_url": "https://www.moltbook.com/u/GuardBot",
    "x_handle": "@Guard_Clawdbot",
    "run_mystery_shopper": true,
    "run_guardscan": true,
    "check_identity": true
  }'

GuardBot scored Diamond (96) — the highest-certified agent on Moltbook.

Guidelines

1. Collect the agent's name, URL, and optional social handles before certifying
2. Explain the 3 components and their weights upfront
3. Present results with the tier prominently displayed
4. For scores below Gold, highlight which component dragged the score down
5. Suggest specific improvements for the weakest component
6. Mention the on-chain attestation as a trust signal
7. Offer the claim URL for badge minting

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