Directory policy

This page describes what the directory is, what it is not, and how it is operated. Listings in the directory are publisher claims; they are not audited, endorsed, or warranted by Vorion LLC.

What the directory is

A public list of publisher-declared BASIS-conformant implementations.
A cryptographically verifiable record (signed manifests, DNS-bound identities).
A discoverability surface for the BASIS standard's ecosystem.

What the directory is not

Not a marketplace. No commerce, no ratings, no trending.
Not an audit. Vorion does not verify the correctness of claims.
Not an endorsement. A listing implies nothing beyond "this publisher filed a manifest."
Not a warranty. Use of any listed implementation is at your own risk.

Submission criteria

Signed manifest in canonical JSON (see Submit).
DNS-verified publisher identity.
Reachable conformance test report URL with matching hash.

Takedown criteria

Listings are taken down for:

Demonstrably malicious code.
Trademark or copyright infringement (on notice).
Legal demand in a jurisdiction where Vorion operates.
Fraudulent conformance claim (claims unsupported by the test report).

Listings are not taken down for:

Low quality.
Disagreement with publisher's technical choices.
Competitor complaints about legitimate submissions.

Takedown SLA

Acknowledgment: 24 hours.
Review: 5 business days.
Decision published; original entry marked FORMERLY_LISTED rather than deleted.
Publisher receives notice.

Data handling

All submitted manifests are public. DNS TXT records used for verification are queried at submission and periodically re-verified. Vorion does not publish the email address of a complainant; complaint details may be summarized in takedown records.

Persistence

Vorion LLC operates this directory today. In the event Vorion dissolves or otherwise ceases operations, the directory's signed manifest history is committed to be published under an open license (Apache 2.0) to a public archive, so that verification of any historical listing remains possible. [This commitment is under counsel review and may be formalized further in v1.]

Relationship to AgentAnchor

AgentAnchor (A3I) is the certification authority for agents that want audited attestation with cryptographic provenance and ongoing governance. Listings in this self-certified directory are independent of AgentAnchor; self-certified entries are not A3I-certified, and A3I-certified entries may also choose to list here for broader ecosystem visibility.

Reminder. BASIS is an open standard. Anyone who passes the conformance test suite may call themselves BASIS-conformant. The directory makes that claim discoverable — it does not verify the claim.