AGENT CREDENTIAL & KYA

Make your agent resolver-identifiable before others rely on it.

Agents are moving from chat interfaces into operating roles: they message customers, call APIs, trigger workflows, recommend vendors, assist merchants, support teams and represent businesses. Before a person, platform, API, merchant, procurement team or policy system relies on an agent, they need a clearer way to review who is accountable, what the agent represents and where public proof can be checked.

ECZ-ID gives agents and operators a resolver-verifiable accountability route: start with an Agent Credential identity floor, add KYA when operator or principal context matters, complete setup in TrustOps, let backend-controlled state activate the posture, and use Resolver so humans and machines can re-check before reliance.

Agent Operator Principal Action surface Current state Resolver proof

INSTANT VALUE

The Agent Accountability Ladder in one glance.

The route is simple: identify the agent, connect it to an accountable operator, add principal context when it acts for someone, include action/API context where needed, activate backend-controlled state, then re-check Resolver before reliance.

01

Agent becomes identifiable

The agent gains a resolver-identifiable identity floor so it is not just an anonymous automation, script, bot, assistant or workflow.

02

Operator is accountable

The posture connects the agent to the person, business or organisation responsible for operating it under the selected route.

03

Principal context is added

When an agent acts for a business, merchant, platform, client, API provider or counterparty, KYA helps show that context before reliance.

04

Action surface is reviewed

If the agent calls APIs, handles money, touches customers, enters procurement, or operates in higher-reliance workflows, stronger KYA may be needed.

05

Backend-controlled state activates

The ECZ-ID backend controls binding, entitlement, current state, downgrade, suspension, revocation and Resolver output. Payment alone is not proof.

06

Resolver can be re-checked

Humans, agents, platforms, APIs, buyers and policy systems can re-check the public Resolver answer before relying on the agent.

Agent reliance route: Start with identity, add accountable operator and principal context where needed, choose the right Agent/KYA route in TrustOps, and re-check Resolver before access, API calls, customer workflows, procurement or platform reliance.

WHY AGENT ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS

The question is no longer only “what can this agent do?” It is “who stands behind it?”

A relying party may not need every technical detail of the model, prompt or toolchain. But they may need a clear public route to check whether the agent is identifiable, who operates it, whether it acts for a principal, and where the current Resolver answer can be re-checked.

ECZ-ID does not turn agent review into a public accusation or a hard global gate. It gives both sides a structured path: improve resolver posture, show accountable context, route setup through TrustOps and let local policy decide how the proof is used.

WHO THIS HELPS

One agent route. Different stakeholders who need different answers.

AI automation agencies

Give clients a clearer public route to understand which agents you operate, who is accountable and how proof can be re-checked.

SaaS founders and product teams

Make agentic features easier for enterprise customers, platform partners and security reviewers to understand before adoption.

Business owners and merchants

Show a public accountability route for agents that message customers, support sales, recommend products or represent the business.

API and platform providers

Ask agent operators for a clearer resolver-verifiable route before giving access, increasing limits or approving higher-reliance workflows.

Security and governance teams

Treat Agent/KYA posture as one policy input for review, routing and repeated re-checks, not a replacement for internal controls.

Machines and policy systems

Use structured public routes, reason language and Resolver re-checks instead of relying only on static marketing pages or private claims.

CHOOSE THE AGENT / KYA ROUTE

Start with the level of accountability your agent needs.

Identity floor

ECZ-ID Agent Credential Entry Pack™

£24.99/mo

For agents that need a low-friction resolver-identifiable starting point before people, platforms, APIs or customers rely on them.

  • Agent identity floor.
  • Accountable operator route.
  • Public Resolver direction.
  • Not KYA and not safety proof.
View Agent Credential in TrustOps

Starter KYA posture

KYA Starter™

£34.99/mo

For agents that act for a business, operator, merchant, customer workflow or principal and need clearer accountable context.

  • Operator accountability route.
  • Stated principal context.
  • TrustOps setup path.
  • Resolver-verifiable direction.
View KYA Starter in TrustOps

Business-ready KYA

Verified KYA Ready Pack™

£149.97/mo

For agents that touch APIs, platforms, customers, procurement, vendor review, client systems or professional business workflows.

  • Stronger business review fit.
  • Agent/operator/principal context.
  • API and action-surface direction.
  • Designed for repeated re-checks.
View Verified KYA in TrustOps

High-reliance KYA

Assured KYA Ready Pack™

£179.97/mo

For higher-reliance agent use across enterprise, procurement, insurance, finance, regulated, HR, payment or other high-stakes workflows.

  • Higher-reliance review posture.
  • Stronger setup and lifecycle route.
  • Useful for enterprise review.
  • Local policy still decides.
View Assured KYA in TrustOps

PUBLIC PROOF BOUNDARY

Agent Credential creates an identity floor. KYA adds accountable context. The ECZ-ID backend controls state.

This website explains and routes. TrustOps handles acquisition, setup, payment and lifecycle. The ECZ-ID backend controls entitlement, binding and current state. Resolver is the public proof surface for read-only re-checks.

ECZ-ID Agent Credential & KYA is designed to support review before reliance. It is not an AI safety certification, platform approval, compliance guarantee, security scan replacement or universal allow/block decision.

Website explains TrustOps operates ECZ-ID backend controls state Resolver proves Machines re-check

HOW IT WORKS

From agent identity to resolver-verifiable accountability posture.

01

Start with the agent

Identify the agent, assistant, workflow, automation, public surface or operating target that needs a clearer accountability route.

02

Connect the operator

TrustOps guides setup so the agent is connected to the accountable person, organisation or ECZ-ID Business Passport context.

03

Add principal context where needed

If the agent acts for a business, merchant, platform, customer, API provider or counterparty, KYA helps route that context.

04

Review action and API exposure

If the agent calls APIs, handles money, enters workflows or touches customers, stronger KYA or additional ECZ-ID routes may be appropriate.

05

ECZ-ID backend state controls proof

Resolver output depends on backend-owned activation and lifecycle state. Checkout, website copy and local files do not become proof by themselves.

06

Re-check before reliance

Humans, agents, platforms, APIs, procurement teams and policy systems can re-check Resolver before access, review, adoption or reliance.

MACHINE-READABLE ROUTE

Built for humans, agents, developers and policy systems.

Agent accountability must be understandable by people and machines. Developers, agents, API providers, platforms, procurement systems and AI governance workflows need structured routes, clear reason language and reliable re-check points.

Use Developer Gateway for schemas, examples, action guidance, `.well-known` patterns, OpenAPI guidance and safe integration routes. Use Resolver for public proof checks. Use TrustOps for setup and lifecycle control.

NEXT STEP

Make your agent easier to review before reliance.

Start in TrustOps to choose the right Agent Credential or KYA route. Use Developer Gateway for schemas and implementation guidance. Use Resolver to re-check public proof before relying on an agent.