diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index daadb80..3eb7066 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
# TRACE Conformance Test Suite
-### Verify your TRACE implementation before shipping
+### Check a TRACE record and see which conformance level it reaches
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
[](https://github.com/agentrust-io/trace-tests/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
[](https://discord.gg/grgzFEHgkj)
-> **Test suite v0.2.** Tracks [TRACE Spec v0.2](https://github.com/agentrust-io/trace-spec).
+> Tracks [TRACE Spec v0.2](https://github.com/agentrust-io/trace-spec).
Check a TRACE record, inspect the findings, and produce a reproducible conformance report. The suite checks the record and supplied evidence; a passing report does not establish that an entire implementation meets every specification requirement.
diff --git a/SPONSORS.md b/SPONSORS.md
index c8b5788..594c2c7 100644
--- a/SPONSORS.md
+++ b/SPONSORS.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
# Sponsors
-TRACE Tests is an open-source AgenTrust project. Sponsors provide funding,
-engineering time, infrastructure, or other in-kind support. Sponsorship does
-not confer project ownership, governance authority, or control over technical
-decisions or conformance results.
+TRACE Tests is an open-source AgenTrust project. It is sponsored by OPAQUE
+Systems, which funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing
+work behind it. Organisations that want to support the project are welcome to
+join as sponsors.
## Current sponsors
diff --git a/docs/levels.md b/docs/levels.md
index 4c2fd08..7f93efd 100644
--- a/docs/levels.md
+++ b/docs/levels.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ TRACE defines three conformance levels. Higher levels require all lower-level mo
| Level | Required Modules | Use Case |
|-------|-----------------|----------|
| **0** | TR-ENV, TR-SIG, TR-POL, TR-APR | Software-only development and staging |
-| **1** | Level 0 + TR-RTE, TR-SCA | Production TEE-attested records |
+| **1** | Level 0 + TR-RTE, TR-SCA | Records that declare a TEE platform and measurement |
| **2** | Level 1 + TR-TXN, TR-ANC | Full records with transparency anchoring |
## Level 0 — Software-only
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Level 0 records are signed with a software key. The `runtime.platform` must be `
"iat": 1750000000,
"subject": "spiffe://trust.example.org/agent/my-agent",
"model": {
- "provider": "anthropic",
- "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+ "provider": "example-provider",
+ "model_id": "example-model-1",
"version": "20251001"
},
"runtime": {
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ Level 1 adds hardware attestation. `runtime.platform` must be a value from the `
"iat": 1750000000,
"subject": "spiffe://trust.example.org/agent/my-agent",
"model": {
- "provider": "anthropic",
- "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+ "provider": "example-provider",
+ "model_id": "example-model-1",
"version": "20251001"
},
"runtime": {
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index 9aaedd2..6b96409 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ record = {
"iat": int(time.time()),
"subject": "spiffe://trust.example.org/agent/sample",
"model": {
- "provider": "anthropic",
- "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+ "provider": "example-provider",
+ "model_id": "example-model-1",
"version": "20251001",
},
"runtime": {
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/writing-conformance-tests.md b/docs/tutorials/writing-conformance-tests.md
index 91159c3..652b0ad 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/writing-conformance-tests.md
+++ b/docs/tutorials/writing-conformance-tests.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ TRACE defines three levels. Each level activates a cumulative set of modules:
| Level | Required modules | Typical use |
|-------|-----------------|-------------|
| 0 | TR-ENV, TR-SIG, TR-POL | Software-only development and staging |
-| 1 | Level 0 + TR-RTE, TR-SCA | Production TEE-attested records |
+| 1 | Level 0 + TR-RTE, TR-SCA | Records that declare a TEE platform and measurement |
| 2 | Level 1 + TR-TXN, TR-ANC | Full records with SCITT transparency anchoring |
At Level 0 you can set `runtime.platform` to `"software-only"` and skip hardware attestation entirely. At Level 1 you must supply a real TEE measurement from AMD SEV-SNP, Intel TDX, NVIDIA H100, or similar. Level 2 adds a SCITT receipt URI and a bound tool-call transcript hash.
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 4757b23..61bf00a 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
---
title: Verify your TRACE implementation
-description: Run this suite against your implementation to find out which TRACE conformance level it actually reaches, and produce a report you can hand to an auditor, a counterparty, or an acquirer.
+description: Run this suite against a TRACE record to see which conformance level it reaches, and produce a report anyone can reproduce from the record and the suite version.
---
# TRACE Test Suite
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ A conformance report that looks authoritative and cannot be checked is the same
| Signature | `TR-SIG` | ES256/ES384/EdDSA, key binding, chain |
| Runtime | `TR-RTE` | TEE platform, measurement format, RIM URI |
| Policy | `TR-POL` | Bundle hash, enforcement mode, TEE binding |
+| Appraisal | `TR-APR` | Appraisal status, verifier URI, policy reference, timestamp |
| Transcript | `TR-TXN` | Tool-call transcript hash binding (Phase 2+) |
| Transparency | `TR-ANC` | SCITT receipt URI, inclusion proof |
| Provenance | `TR-SCA` | SLSA level, builder URI, digest format |
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 77be81e..cd99eda 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
site_name: TRACE Tests
-site_description: Conformance test suite for TRACE — Trust Runtime Attestation and Compliance Evidence
+site_description: "Conformance test suite for TRACE: Trust Runtime Attestation and Compliance Evidence"
site_url: https://tests.agentrust-io.com
repo_url: https://github.com/agentrust-io/trace-tests
repo_name: agentrust-io/trace-tests
edit_uri: edit/main/
docs_dir: .
-copyright: "© 2026 AgenTrust — Apache 2.0"
+copyright: "© 2026 AgenTrust contributors. Apache 2.0"
exclude_docs: |
.github/
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ plugins:
full_output: llms-full.txt
markdown_description: >-
TRACE Tests is the conformance suite for TRACE (Trust Runtime
- Attestation and Compliance Evidence), the AgenTrust open standard for
- signed, hardware-attested AI agent governance records. Use it to check
- that your attestation receipts satisfy the specification, at each
- conformance level, before shipping them to production.
+ Attestation and Compliance Evidence), an open specification for
+ portable, signed runtime evidence about AI agent runs. Use it to see
+ which conformance level a TRACE record reaches and to produce a report
+ anyone can reproduce. It checks the shape of attestation fields, not
+ the attestation itself.
sections:
Getting started:
- index.md
diff --git a/overrides/main.html b/overrides/main.html
index 67c98a4..718f634 100644
--- a/overrides/main.html
+++ b/overrides/main.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
"@type": "SoftwareApplication",
"name": "TRACE Tests",
"applicationCategory": "DeveloperApplication",
- "description": "Conformance tests and an integration harness for TRACE implementations. Verify that attestation receipts meet the specification before shipping to production.",
+ "description": "Conformance tests and an integration harness for TRACE records. It reports which conformance level a record reaches and checks the shape of attestation fields, not the attestation itself.",
"url": "{{ config.site_url }}",
"offers": { "@type": "Offer", "price": "0", "priceCurrency": "USD" },
"author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "AgenTrust", "url": "https://agentrust-io.com" },