A Trust Layer for the Agentic Economy

SURFACE / SKENAI2026-07-303 min read

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Opinion · SURFACE editorial · GSP Passport series (9 parts) · epoch_status: UNVERIFIED · Not regulatory certification · Receipt-backed proof, not shipped offline crypto verify

GSP Passport series — honesty guards and core identity

Slide 8 — Trust layer

One protocol, many agents, four execution classes

Diverse agents converge on a passport protocol layer before touching:

Enterprise firewalls
External vendors
Financial APIs
Smart-contract surfaces

The design goal: identity and proof become interoperable — like a trust layer the agentic economy can route on — without trapping audit inside each vendor silo.

Navigate: ← Part 7 · Part 9 → · Series index · Gate · Settle · Prove dossier

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