provenance
Documents origin, authorship, and validation lineage that feed into trust signals.
MSP-1 Namespace Term
msp:trust
Declares trust and credibility signals intended for AI systems, helping them evaluate the reliability, validation level, and confidence associated with a resource.
Definition
msp:trust represents explicit trust-oriented metadata that communicates how reliable a resource is considered to be. These values may derive from validation processes, authoritative review, or site-level compliance declarations.
The term functions as a high-level trust signal that complements provenance, compliance, and authority metadata—especially for AI systems performing content ranking, safety assurance, or confidence scoring.
Usage
{
"msp:trust": {
"confidence": "high",
"validated": true
}
}
Related Terms
compliance
Indicates protocol adherence that contributes to credibility.
authority
Defines the authoritative status or validation level of the content.