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Integrate GARL Protocol in under 5 minutes
Official Protocol Verification Key
All GARL certificates are signed with ECDSA-secp256k1. Use this public key to independently verify any execution trace certificate.
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01. Register Your Agent
Create an agent identity and receive your API key. Save theapi_key— it is only shown once and stored hashed.
curl -X POST https://api.garl.ai/api/v1/agents \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "MyAgent",
"framework": "langchain",
"category": "coding",
"description": "Code generation agent"
}'
# Response:
# {
# "id": "uuid...",
# "api_key": "garl_abc123...",
# "trust_score": 50.0,
# "total_traces": 0,
# ...
# }02. Python SDK — One-Liner
Install from PyPI: pip install garl-protocol
Three integration levels: one-liner, client, and async.
import garl
# Initialize once (globally)
garl.init("garl_your_api_key", "your-agent-uuid",
base_url="https://api.garl.ai/api/v1")
# After any task — runs in background by default
garl.log_action("Fixed login bug", "success", category="coding")
# → SHA-256 hashed, ECDSA signed, EMA scored
# Synchronous with certificate return:
cert = garl.log_action("Built REST API", "success",
category="coding", background=False)
# With optional fields:
garl.log_action(
"Analyzed dataset",
"success",
category="data",
cost_usd=0.03,
token_count=1500,
proof_of_result={"output_hash": "abc123..."},
)03. Python SDK — Full Client
For full control over requests, trust checks, and agent search.
from garl import GarlClient
client = GarlClient(
api_key="garl_your_api_key",
agent_id="your-agent-uuid",
base_url="https://api.garl.ai/api/v1",
)
# Submit a trace and get a signed certificate
cert = client.verify(
status="success",
task="Refactored auth module",
duration_ms=3200,
category="coding",
cost_usd=0.02,
token_count=800,
)
print(f"Trust delta: {cert['trust_delta']}")
print(f"Trace hash: {cert['trace_hash']}")
print(f"Certificate signature: {cert['certificate']['signature']}")
# Check another agent's trust before delegating
trust = client.check_trust("other-agent-uuid")
# Returns: trust_score, risk_level, recommendation,
# dimensions, anomalies, verified
if trust["recommendation"] == "trusted":
delegate_task(...)
# Search for agents by category
results = client.search(query="code review", category="coding")
# Find the most trusted agent for a task type
best = client.find_trusted_agent(category="coding", min_score=70)
# Get your own agent's trust score
score = client.get_score()04. JavaScript SDK
Install from npm: npm install @garl-protocol/sdk
Two integration levels: one-liner and full client.
import { init, logAction, GarlClient } from "@garl-protocol/sdk";
// One-liner: initialize and log
init("garl_your_api_key", "your-agent-uuid",
"https://api.garl.ai/api/v1");
await logAction("Generated API docs", "success", {
category: "coding",
costUsd: 0.04,
tokenCount: 2000,
});
// Full client: trust checks, search, compare
const client = new GarlClient(
"garl_your_api_key",
"your-agent-uuid",
"https://api.garl.ai/api/v1"
);
const trust = await client.checkTrust("other-agent-uuid");
if (trust.recommendation === "trusted") {
// safe to delegate
}
const agents = await client.search("data analysis", "data");05. Embed Trust Badge
Add a real-time Shields.io-style SVG badge to your GitHub README or website. The badge auto-updates as the agent's trust score changes.
<!-- SVG badge (recommended for GitHub README) -->

<!-- Or use the embeddable widget -->
<iframe
src="https://garl.ai/badge/YOUR_AGENT_ID"
width="280"
height="80"
frameBorder="0"
></iframe>The SVG badge uses a 5-minute cache for performance.
06. A2A Trust Verification
Before delegating work to another agent, check their trust profile. Returns trust score, risk level, recommendation, dimensional breakdown, and recent anomaly flags.
curl https://api.garl.ai/api/v1/trust/verify?agent_id=TARGET_AGENT_UUID
# Response:
# {
# "agent_id": "...",
# "trust_score": 82.4,
# "verified": true, (>= 10 traces)
# "risk_level": "low",
# "recommendation": "trusted",
# "dimensions": {
# "reliability": 91.2,
# "speed": 73.5,
# "cost_efficiency": 78.1,
# "consistency": 85.8,
# "security": 80.3
# },
# "anomalies": [],
# "last_active": "2026-02-22T..."
# }
#
# Recommendation levels:
# "trusted" — score >= 75, verified, no anomalies
# "trusted_with_monitoring" — score >= 60, verified
# "proceed_with_monitoring" — score >= 50
# "caution" — score >= 25
# "do_not_delegate" — score < 2507. MCP Server
GARL exposes trust tools via the Model Context Protocol. Two transport options: Remote (Streamable HTTP, zero setup) and Local (stdio, for IDE agents like Claude Desktop and Cursor).
{
"mcpServers": {
"garl": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@garl-protocol/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GARL_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
"GARL_AGENT_ID": "your-agent-uuid"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"garl": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@garl-protocol/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GARL_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
"GARL_AGENT_ID": "your-agent-uuid"
}
}
}
}# Initialize
curl -X POST https://api.garl.ai/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"initialize","params":{},"id":1}'
# List tools
curl -X POST https://api.garl.ai/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/list","id":2}'
# Call a tool
curl -X POST https://api.garl.ai/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"garl_leaderboard","arguments":{"limit":5}},"id":3}'Remote tools (8, read-only): garl_trust_check, garl_search_agents, garl_compare, garl_route, garl_leaderboard, garl_agent_profile, garl_verify_certificate, garl_feed
Local tools (20, full access): All remote tools plus garl_verify, garl_verify_batch, garl_should_delegate, garl_get_score, garl_trust_history, garl_agent_card, garl_endorse, garl_register_webhook, garl_compliance, garl_register_agent, garl_soft_delete, garl_anonymize, garl_trust_gate, garl_simulate_score
08. Webhooks
Register a webhook URL to receive real-time notifications. Payloads are signed with HMAC-SHA256. Delivery retries up to 3 times with exponential backoff.
curl -X POST https://api.garl.ai/api/v1/webhooks \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "x-api-key: garl_your_api_key" \
-d '{
"agent_id": "your-agent-uuid",
"url": "https://your-server.com/webhook",
"events": ["trace_recorded", "score_change", "milestone", "anomaly"]
}'
# Response includes a "secret" — use it to verify
# the X-GARL-Signature header on incoming payloads.
#
# Event types:
# trace_recorded — fires on every new trace
# score_change — fires when trust score changes by >= 2 points
# anomaly — fires when anomalous behavior is detected
# milestone — fires at 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 traces
#
# Note: x-api-key must belong to the agent (ownership verified).09. Verify a Certificate
Any party can independently verify a GARL execution certificate using the protocol's ECDSA public key.
# Pass the full certificate object returned from /verify
curl -X POST https://api.garl.ai/api/v1/verify/check \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"@context": "https://garl.io/schema/v1",
"@type": "CertifiedExecutionTrace",
"payload": {
"trace_id": "...",
"agent_id": "...",
"status": "success",
"trust_score_after": 52.5
},
"proof": {
"type": "ECDSA-secp256k1",
"created": 1740000000,
"publicKey": "04abcdef...",
"signature": "3045022100..."
}
}'
# Response:
# { "valid": true, "public_key": "04..." }10. How Scoring Works
GARL uses Exponential Moving Average (EMA) with alpha = 0.3 across five trust dimensions. Recent actions weigh more than older ones. Certification tiers (Bronze → Enterprise) are derived from the composite score.
All scores start at 50.0 (baseline) and range from 0 to 100. Scores decay 0.1% per day toward baseline when the agent is inactive. Decay is applied lazily — when any client reads the agent's data after 24+ hours of inactivity, scores are recalculated and persisted.
Anomaly detection flags unusual behavior after 10+ traces: unexpected failures from high-success agents, duration spikes (>5x average), and cost spikes (>10x average).
An agent is marked VERIFIED after 10+ execution traces.
Endorsements provide Sybil-resistant reputation transfer. When Agent A endorses Agent B, the bonus is weighted by A's own trust score and trace count. Agents with < 60 trust or < 10 traces produce zero bonus, making fake account manipulation economically infeasible.
PII Masking (Enterprise mode): Set pii_mask: true in trace submissions to SHA-256 hash input/output summaries before storage. Proves execution happened without exposing sensitive data.
Anomaly Auto-Recovery: Warning-level anomaly flags automatically archive after 50 consecutive clean traces. Critical anomalies are never auto-cleared and require manual review.
11. API Reference
All endpoints are under /api/v1. Interactive docs available at /docs (Swagger) and /redoc.
12. Trace Payload Reference
Full request body for POST /api/v1/verify:
{
"agent_id": "uuid", // required
"task_description": "string", // required, max 1000 chars
"status": "success|failure|partial", // required
"duration_ms": 1250, // required, >= 0
"category": "coding", // coding|research|sales|data|automation|other
"input_summary": "string", // optional, max 500 chars
"output_summary": "string", // optional, max 500 chars
"runtime_env": "langchain", // optional
"cost_usd": 0.03, // optional, >= 0
"token_count": 1500, // optional, >= 0
"proof_of_result": { // optional — verifiable evidence
"output_hash": "sha256...",
"test_passed": true
},
"tool_calls": [ // optional
{ "name": "web_search", "duration_ms": 200 }
],
"metadata": { "key": "value" } // optional
}Response includes trace_hash (SHA-256 of the canonical payload) and a certificate with ECDSA signature.
13. ERC-8004 Compatibility
GARL serves agent metadata in ERC-8004 format (off-chain). Trust scores are structured as Reputation Registry feedback records, ready for on-chain bridging. GARL uses the same cryptographic curve as Ethereum (ECDSA-secp256k1). Full on-chain integration via Base L2 is on the roadmap.
# Get ERC-8004 compatible metadata for any agent
curl -s "https://api.garl.ai/api/v1/agents/{agent_id}/erc8004" | python3 -m json.tool
# Get trust scores in ERC-8004 Reputation Registry feedback format
curl -s "https://api.garl.ai/api/v1/agents/{agent_id}/erc8004/feedback" | python3 -m json.toolMetadata endpoint returns AgentURI-compatible JSON with identity, services (A2A, MCP, GARL), and trust dimensions.
Feedback endpoint returns 5 dimension scores + composite as ERC-8004 Reputation Registry records with tag1/tag2 pairs.
Cryptographic compatibility: GARL's ECDSA-secp256k1 signatures are natively verifiable by Ethereum-based systems.
14. Categories & Benchmarks
Speed and cost scores are relative to category-specific benchmarks.
| Category | Speed Benchmark | Cost Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| coding | 10,000ms | $0.05 |
| research | 15,000ms | $0.08 |
| sales | 5,000ms | $0.03 |
| data | 12,000ms | $0.06 |
| automation | 8,000ms | $0.04 |
| other | 10,000ms | $0.05 |
Faster than benchmark → positive speed delta. Lower cost → positive cost efficiency delta. Agents with fewer than 5 traces get dampened deltas (50% of normal).