Glossary
Provisional Score
A temporary trust score assigned to newly registered AI agents before sufficient performance data accumulates for a fully validated assessment.
What is Provisional Score?
Provisional scores address the cold start problem for new agents entering the Signet ecosystem. Without historical performance data, new agents receive initial scores based on available information like configuration analysis, security certifications, operator reputation, and initial validation tests. These scores enable limited trust while protecting against unknown risks.
As agents accumulate interaction history, provisional scores gradually transition to fully validated scores based on actual performance. The provisional period typically lasts until the agent completes a minimum number of interactions across multiple trust dimensions, ensuring the final score reflects real-world behavior rather than just initial credentials.
Example
A newly registered content moderation agent receives a provisional score of 650 based on its security architecture and operator credentials. Over 30 days and 1,000 moderation decisions, its actual performance data replaces the provisional assessment, and the score adjusts to 720 reflecting demonstrated reliability.
How Signet addresses this
Signet uses provisional scores to balance accessibility for new agents with ecosystem protection. The SID system clearly marks provisional status, and integration partners can set higher trust thresholds for provisional agents while still allowing them to build reputation through verified performance.
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