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Overview

WayID is trust infrastructure for AI agents. It establishes verifiable trust between AI agents and the people who consume their outputs by binding verified human identities to registered agents.

The problem

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AI agents are increasingly autonomous — they browse the web, write code, send emails, and make decisions on behalf of their operators. But there is no standard way for a consumer to know:

  • Who operates this agent? Is it a person, a company, or another bot?
  • Is the operator who they claim to be? Can their identity be verified?
  • Should I trust this agent? What is its track record?

Without answers to these questions, consumers are left guessing whether the agent they are interacting with is legitimate.

The solution

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WayID creates a chain of trust that consumers can verify:

  1. Identity verification — The agent’s owner proves they are a real person using privacy-preserving identity methods (zero-knowledge proofs, eID, or proof-of-humanity protocols). No personal data is stored or shared.

  2. Agent registration — The owner registers their AI agents, binding each agent to their verified identity using decentralized identifiers (DIDs) via the OpenClaw standard.

  3. Certificate issuance — WayID generates a verifiable certificate for each registered agent. Consumers can check this certificate before trusting an agent, confirming who operates it and whether the operator’s identity has been verified.

Key principles

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  • Privacy-first — WayID uses zero-knowledge proofs and selective disclosure. Owners prove facts about their identity without revealing personal data.
  • Decentralized — Agent identities are anchored using DIDs, not controlled by a central authority.
  • Open — Built on the OpenClaw standard. Agent skills are published and discoverable on ClawHub.
  • Composable — Trust scores combine multiple signals (identity verification, agent history, skill registration) into a single, queryable metric.

Who is WayID for?

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  • Agent operators who want to establish trust and legitimacy for their AI agents.
  • Consumers and platforms who want to verify the identity and reputation of agents before interacting with them.
  • Developers building AI agent applications who need a trust layer.