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Interoperability & Standards Layer

Interoperability & Standards Layer

Provides standard interfaces, protocols, and trust infrastructure for cross-system communication and portability.

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Layer Principles

  • •Standard Interfaces: Cross-system communication
  • •Representation Portability: Transfer between systems
  • •Machine-Readable Trust: Programmable verification
  • •Protocol Coordination: Prevent fragmentation

Primitives in this Layer

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Machine-Readable Trust

Machine-readable trust is infrastructure that lets AI systems assess whether to believe a representation.

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Interoperability Interface

Interoperability interfaces are standard protocols that let representations work across different systems.

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Related Layers

Governance & Control Layer

Determines who controls canonical representations and how safety, fairness, and accountability are ensured across all layers.

Representation Layer

Encodes market-relevant information in machine-readable form optimized for AI reasoning rather than human browsing.

Layer Architecture

The seven layers form an interconnected architecture. Primitives in this layer connect to Governance & Control Layer and Representation Layer.