Verifiable Trust at the Transaction Boundary

When an agent sends a request over MCP, nothing about the channel proves the sender is the agent it claims to be. Anyone or any compromised process can present itself as a trusted agent. Impersonation is effectively free. In a world where agents move money, free impersonation is catastrophic.

nien_verify

Know Your Agent is the counterparty-facing surface of ANID. Before transacting with an agent, any business can call nien_verify and receive the agent's attested configuration, declared intent manifest, permitted recipients, amount envelope, current ANID reputation score, and revocation status. The proof is on-chain. No need to trust anyone's word.