stemedb/ai-lookup/features/trustrank.md
jordan 1ce4004807 feat: Complete Phase 2 (The Cortex) - query, lens, and API layers
This commit adds the read path (Cortex) to complement the write path (Spine):

## Crates
- stemedb-api: HTTP API with axum + utoipa OpenAPI
  - /v1/assert, /v1/query, /v1/epoch, /v1/skeptic, /v1/trace, /v1/audit
  - Metered endpoints with quota enforcement
  - Ed25519 signature verification
- stemedb-lens: Truth resolution lenses
  - RecencyLens, ConsensusLens, ConfidenceLens
  - VoteAwareConsensusLens (Ballot Box pattern)
  - TrustAwareAuthorityLens (The Hive pattern)
  - SkepticLens (conflict analysis)
  - EpochAwareLens (paradigm-safe queries)
- stemedb-query: Query engine with materialized views

## Storage Extensions
- VoteStore: Vote aggregation with cached counts
- TrustRankStore: Agent reputation with decay
- AuditStore: Query audit trail
- IndexStore: SP/P/S index structures
- SupersessionStore: Epoch supersession chains

## SDKs
- sdk/go/steme: Go HTTP client with Ed25519 signing
- sdk/go/adk: ADK-Go tools for AI agents

## Documentation
- Updated CLAUDE.md, architecture.md, roadmap.md
- New ai-lookup entries for all services
- Use case docs for consumer health intelligence
- Arena roadmap for simulation advancement

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-01 13:22:44 -07:00

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# TrustRank (Reputation)
**Last Updated:** 2026-02-01
**Confidence:** High
**Status:** Implemented in `stemedb-storage` v0.1.0
## Summary
TrustRank is a reputation system for agent credibility. Agents who make accurate claims gain reputation; agents who contradict settled truth lose reputation.
**Key Facts:**
- Stored in `TR:{AgentId}` key in KV store via `TrustRankStore` trait
- Scores bounded to [0.0, 1.0], default 0.5 for new agents
- Used by `TrustAwareAuthorityLens` to weight assertions
- Confidence decays over time (30-day half-life by default)
**File Pointer:** `crates/stemedb-storage/src/trust_rank_store.rs`
## TrustRank Record
```rust
pub struct TrustRank {
pub agent_id: [u8; 32],
pub score: f32, // 0.0 to 1.0
pub last_updated: u64, // Unix timestamp
pub assertions_count: u64,
pub accuracy_count: u64,
}
```
## How It Works
### Score Updates
```rust
// Record an outcome for an agent
trust_store.record_outcome(&agent_id, was_accurate, timestamp).await?;
// Accurate prediction: +0.05 (capped at 1.0)
// Inaccurate prediction: -0.1 (floored at 0.0)
// Higher penalty for inaccuracy discourages spam
```
### Confidence Decay
```rust
// Apply time-based decay to all scores
trust_store.decay_trust_ranks(current_timestamp, Some(custom_half_life)).await?;
// Default half-life: 30 days
// Score approaches 0.5 (neutral) over time without activity
```
### Usage in TrustAwareAuthorityLens
```rust
use stemedb_lens::TrustAwareAuthorityLens;
use stemedb_storage::{SledStore, GenericTrustRankStore};
use std::sync::Arc;
let store = SledStore::open("./data")?;
let trust_store = Arc::new(GenericTrustRankStore::new(store));
let lens = TrustAwareAuthorityLens::new(trust_store);
let resolution = lens.resolve_async(&candidates).await;
// Winner = assertion with highest (confidence * trust_rank)
```
**Resolution Strategy:**
1. For each candidate, lookup signer's TrustRank (O(1))
2. Calculate: `weighted_score = assertion.confidence * agent.trust_rank`
3. Return assertion with highest weighted score
4. Tiebreaker: most recent timestamp
5. Unsigned assertions treated as 0.0 trust
## Score Interpretation
| Score | Meaning |
|-------|---------|
| 0.0-0.3 | Unreliable (history of inaccuracy) |
| 0.3-0.5 | Below neutral (more wrong than right) |
| 0.5 | Neutral (new agent or unknown) |
| 0.5-0.7 | Above neutral (more right than wrong) |
| 0.7-1.0 | Reliable (strong track record) |
## API Access
**Via LensDto:**
- `lens=Authority` → Routes to `TrustAwareAuthorityLens`
- `lens=TrustAwareAuthority` → Routes to `TrustAwareAuthorityLens`
- `lens=Confidence` → Uses confidence field only (no TrustRank)
## Related Topics
- [Lens](../services/lens.md) - TrustAwareAuthorityLens integration
- [Assertion](../services/assertion.md) - Signature and agent_id fields