Trust OS is the trust layer between Gratitude OS and Royalty OS. It aggregates individual gratitude marks into contributor-level trust profiles, converting recognition into a continuous trust state.
Trust OS is the trust layer between Gratitude OS and Royalty OS.
It aggregates gratitude marks into evolving trust profiles.
It provides a non-monetary bridge from recognition to future value allocation.
Trust OS is a protocol layer for converting individual gratitude records into long-term trust states.
Gratitude OS records appreciation for specific contributions.
Trust OS aggregates those records into contributor-level trust profiles.
Royalty OS may later reference those trust profiles when designing value allocation policies.
In short:
Gratitude OS records appreciation.
Trust OS accumulates trust.
Royalty OS may allocate value.
Trust OS does not distribute money.
It does not create legal ownership.
It does not define financial claims.
It simply records how recognized contributions evolve into trust.
Trust OS sits between Gratitude OS and Royalty OS.
Existence Proof OS
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Gratitude OS
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Trust OS
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Royalty OS
| Layer | Function |
|---|---|
| Existence Proof OS | Proves that a trace, contribution, or event exists |
| Gratitude OS | Records non-monetary gratitude for contributions |
| Trust OS | Aggregates gratitude into contributor-level trust |
| Royalty OS | Uses trace and trust data for value allocation |
Trust OS is the continuity layer.
It transforms isolated acts of recognition into an accumulated trust state.
The purpose of Trust OS is to:
- aggregate gratitude marks
- generate trust events
- maintain trust profiles
- represent contributor-level reputation
- support non-monetary value recognition
- provide optional input for future royalty systems
- preserve a clear separation between appreciation, trust, and allocation
Trust OS is designed to be lightweight, auditable, and extensible.
A trust_profile represents the current trust state of a contributor.
A contributor may be:
- an individual
- an organization
- a pseudonymous creator
- an AI agent
- a project
- a collective
A trust profile contains the contributor reference, trust score, dimensions, and trust history.
A trust_event is a record of change in a trust profile.
A trust event may be generated from:
- a gratitude mark
- a manual adjustment
- an external signal
- a governance decision
- an audit correction
In v0.1, the primary source is a Gratitude OS gratitude mark.
A trust_score represents the current trust state of a contributor.
It may contain:
overalldimensionslast_updated_at
The overall score provides a general trust value.
The dimensions object preserves more detailed trust categories.
A trust_dimension is a specific axis of trust.
Examples:
- structural insight
- protocol design
- conceptual originality
- feedback quality
- error correction
- implementation support
- long-term contribution
Trust OS avoids reducing all trust into a single flat number.
trust_profile:
profile_id: "trust_profile_creator_7f3a9c"
contributor_ref:
contributor_id: "creator_7f3a9c"
identity_mode: "pseudonymous"
trust_score:
overall: 0.83
dimensions:
structural_insight: 0.90
protocol_design: 0.88
feedback_quality: 0.72
last_updated_at: "2026-04-25T12:34:56Z"
history:
- event_id: "trust_event_2026_0425_001"
source_type: "gratitude_mark"
source_ref: "gratitude_2026_0425_001"
delta: 0.03
dimensions_delta:
structural_insight: 0.05
protocol_design: 0.04
reason: "High-level gratitude mark for protocol_seed contribution."
timestamp: "2026-04-25T12:34:56Z"Trust OS receives gratitude records from Gratitude OS and converts them into trust events.
gratitude_mark
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trust_policy
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trust_event
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trust_profile update
A gratitude mark does not directly become money.
It first becomes a trust signal.
This makes Trust OS suitable as a pre-monetary infrastructure layer.
Trust OS is policy-driven.
A trust_policy defines how gratitude marks affect trust profiles.
Example:
trust_policy:
version: "0.1"
base_delta_by_gratitude_level:
low: 0.005
medium: 0.015
high: 0.03
exceptional: 0.06
dimension_mapping:
structural_insight:
from_contribution_types:
- "structural_insight"
- "protocol_seed"
protocol_design:
from_contribution_types:
- "protocol_seed"
- "conceptual_design"
feedback_quality:
from_contribution_types:
- "model_feedback"
- "error_correction"
weight_scaling:
enabled: true
rule: "delta * contribution_weight.score"Different communities, projects, or platforms may define different trust policies.
Input from Gratitude OS:
gratitude_mark:
gratitude_id: "gratitude_2026_0425_001"
contributor_id: "creator_7f3a9c"
gratitude_level: "high"
contribution_type:
- "structural_insight"
- "protocol_seed"
contribution_weight:
score: 0.82
machine_readable_reason: "Protocol seed contribution to Gratitude OS."Generated Trust OS event:
trust_event:
event_id: "trust_event_2026_0425_001"
source_type: "gratitude_mark"
source_ref: "gratitude_2026_0425_001"
delta: 0.0246
dimensions_delta:
structural_insight: 0.0246
protocol_design: 0.0246
reason: "Protocol seed contribution to Gratitude OS."
timestamp: "2026-04-25T12:34:56Z"Gratitude OS records individual recognition.
Trust OS aggregates that recognition.
| System | Main Role |
|---|---|
| Gratitude OS | Records appreciation |
| Trust OS | Accumulates trust |
Gratitude OS answers:
Was this contribution appreciated?
Trust OS answers:
How has this contributor’s trust evolved over time?
Royalty OS may use Trust OS as an input layer.
For example:
If trust_score.overall >= 0.75:
include contributor in royalty allocation candidate set
If protocol_design >= 0.80:
increase allocation weight for protocol-related royalty pools
If feedback_quality >= 0.70:
recognize contributor as a trusted reviewer
Trust OS does not directly decide payments.
It provides structured trust data that Royalty OS may reference.
Trust OS v0.1 is non-monetary.
It does not define:
- ownership rights
- payment obligations
- transferable tokens
- securities
- tax treatment
- legal claims
- financial settlement
Trust OS only records and updates trust states.
This makes it easier to implement before full Royalty OS deployment.
Trust OS follows these principles:
- Non-monetary first
- Policy-driven calculation
- Contributor-level continuity
- Dimension-based trust
- Traceable trust updates
- Compatibility with Gratitude OS
- Optional compatibility with Royalty OS
- Pseudonymous identity support
- Human-readable and machine-readable design
- Lightweight early implementation
Suggested structure:
trust-os-v0.1/
├── README.md
├── docs/
│ ├── trust-os.md
│ ├── relationship-to-gratitude-os.md
│ ├── relationship-to-royalty-os.md
│ └── legal-status.md
├── schemas/
│ ├── trust-profile-v0.1.schema.json
│ ├── trust-event-v0.1.schema.json
│ └── trust-policy-v0.1.schema.json
├── examples/
│ ├── trust-profile.sample.yaml
│ ├── trust-event.sample.yaml
│ └── trust-policy.sample.yaml
└── .github/
└── workflows/
└── validate-specs.yml
Recommended reading order:
README.mddocs/trust-os.mddocs/relationship-to-gratitude-os.mddocs/relationship-to-royalty-os.mdschemas/trust-profile-v0.1.schema.jsonexamples/trust-profile.sample.yaml
Future versions may include:
- trust decay
- trust recovery
- signed trust events
- Merkle-root anchoring
- zero-knowledge trust proofs
- trust dispute handling
- trust audit trails
- AI-agent trust profiles
- cross-platform trust portability
- community-specific trust policies
- Royalty OS allocation hooks
Current status:
Version: v0.1
Status: Experimental
Layer: Trust / Reputation / Non-monetary value infrastructure
Primary Input: Gratitude OS gratitude marks
Primary Output: Trust profiles
Trust OS v0.1 is an experimental specification.
It is intended for discussion, prototyping, and future integration with Gratitude OS and Royalty OS.
Trust OS is the bridge between gratitude and value allocation.
It transforms:
recognition → trust → possible future circulation
Gratitude OS records the moment of appreciation.
Trust OS remembers its accumulation.
Royalty OS may later convert that accumulated trust into structured value allocation.
Trust begins before money.
That is the core idea of Trust OS.
Trust OS examples are validated against their JSON Schemas using GitHub Actions.
The workflow validates:
examples/trust-profile.sample.yamlexamples/trust-event.sample.yamlexamples/trust-policy.sample.yaml
against:
schemas/trust-profile-v0.1.schema.jsonschemas/trust-event-v0.1.schema.jsonschemas/trust-policy-v0.1.schema.json
A successful workflow run means that the Trust OS v0.1 examples are machine-verifiable.