imran-siddique · Oct 8, 2026 · Oct 8, 2026 · Oct 8, 2026 · Oct 8, 2026 · Oct 8, 2026
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ Format: [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/). Spec versions follow `MAJOR.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- **Accuracy pass on non-normative text.** Examples, schema descriptions, adapter
+  docstrings and unsigned test records use vendor-neutral placeholders
+  (`example-provider`, `example-model`), the Section 6.2 list keeps confidential-computing and standards
+  organizations, and the Appendix B reference titles use each project's own name. The Acta crosswalk now cites v0.2 sections. Platform pages no
+  longer name a cMCP provider value. The package description, spec abstract, charter,
+  schema descriptions and conformance messages no longer say "hardware-attested": a
+  record is a signed governance record that can carry hardware attestation evidence, and
+  `verify_record()` performs no attestation verification.
+  Signed and digest-pinned vectors are unchanged. No normative text changes.
+- **Conformance site links** point at trace.agentrust-io.com/conformance/, where the
+  combined docs build publishes it; the stale `conformance/CNAME` is removed.
+- **Generators write LF on every platform.** `gen_number_spelling.py` and the
+  anchor-inclusion generator opened their output in text mode, so a Windows run wrote
+  CRLF and the byte-for-byte regeneration check failed.
 - **BREAKING:** Successful `provenance.verify_record()` calls previously returned
   `None`; they now return `RevocationCheck` (#279). Callers can distinguish
   `no_check_performed` when no revocation store is supplied from `verified` when

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 ## 1. Mission
 
-The TRACE project develops and maintains an open, portable, hardware-attested governance record for AI agents and other confidential workloads. The mission is to make execution governance evidence verifiable by any party: without trusting the operator, without callbacks to the issuer, and without vendor lock-in to any cloud, silicon vendor, or AI provider.
+The TRACE project develops and maintains an open, portable, signed governance record for AI agents and other confidential workloads, which can carry hardware attestation evidence. The mission is to make execution governance evidence verifiable by any party: without trusting the operator, without callbacks to the issuer, and without vendor lock-in to any cloud, silicon vendor, or AI provider.
 
 ## 2. Scope
 

@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Changed
+
+- Vendor-neutral placeholders (`example-provider`, `example-model`) in the unsigned
+  vectors and the policy-resolution generator; the policy-resolution set is regenerated
+  and every verdict is unchanged. Signed vectors are untouched.
+- The anchor-inclusion generator writes LF on every platform.
+- Documentation links and robots.txt name trace.agentrust-io.com/conformance/; the stale
+  CNAME file is removed.
+
 ## v0.6.2 - 2026-10-02
 
 ### Added

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
           "https://cmcp.agentrust-io.com",
           "https://ca2a.agentrust-io.com",
           "https://wcm.agentrust-io.com",
-          "https://tests.agentrust-io.com",
           "https://governance.agentrust-io.com"
         ]
       },

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# tests.agentrust-io.com: search and answer-engine crawlers are welcome.
+# trace.agentrust-io.com/conformance/: search and answer-engine crawlers are welcome.
 
 User-agent: *
 Allow: /
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ Allow: /
 User-agent: CCBot
 Allow: /
 
-Sitemap: https://tests.agentrust-io.com/sitemap.xml
+Sitemap: https://trace.agentrust-io.com/conformance/sitemap.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "$id": "https://agentrust-io.com/schema/trace-v0.2.json",
   "title": "TRACE Trust Record",
-  "description": "A TRACE v0.2 Trust Record — hardware-attested governance evidence for an AI agent execution.",
+  "description": "A TRACE v0.2 Trust Record: a signed governance record for an AI agent execution, which can carry hardware attestation evidence.",
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
     "eat_profile",
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       "properties": {
         "provider": {
           "type": "string",
-          "description": "Model provider (e.g. 'anthropic', 'openai', 'meta')."
+          "description": "Model provider (e.g. 'example-provider')."
         },
         "model_id": {
           "type": "string",
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
     },
     "cnf": {
       "type": "object",
-      "description": "Confirmation key (RFC 8747) — binds the Trust Record to the TEE-held signing key.",
+      "description": "Confirmation key (RFC 8747) that binds the Trust Record to the TEE-held signing key.",
       "required": [
         "jwk"
       ],

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def check(
                     Status.FAIL,
                     f"TR-RTE-001: runtime.platform {platform!r} is development-mode "
                     "and not acceptable for "
-                    f"hardware-attested levels (Level {level} requires a hardware TEE platform)",
+                    f"Level {level}, which requires a hardware TEE platform",
                 )
             )
     elif isinstance(platform, str) and platform in _VALID_PLATFORMS:

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Spec note: trace-spec added `software-only` as a valid `runtime.platform`
 value for development and CI use. It carries no hardware attestation evidence
 and is therefore only acceptable at Level 0. Level 1+ must reject it with a
-clear message that names the reason (development-mode, not hardware-attested)
+clear message that names the reason (development-mode, not a hardware TEE platform)
 rather than the generic "unknown platform" error.
 
 Covers:

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def utf16_order(value):
 def main() -> None:
     for i, v in enumerate(vectors(), 1):
         (HERE / f"{i:02}-{v['name']}.json").write_text(
-            json.dumps(v, indent=2, ensure_ascii=True) + "\n", encoding="utf-8"
+            json.dumps(v, indent=2, ensure_ascii=True) + "\n", encoding="utf-8", newline="\n"
         )
 
 

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "eat_profile": "tag:agentrust-io.com,2026:trace-v0.2",
   "iat": 1748000000,
   "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/test/001",
-  "model": {"provider": "anthropic", "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"},
+  "model": {"provider": "example-provider", "model_id": "example-model"},
   "policy": {"bundle_hash": "sha256:a3f8d2b4e1c9f7a5b2d4e6f8a0b2c4d6e8f0a2b4c6d8e0f2a4b6c8d0e2f4a6b8", "enforcement_mode": "enforce"},
   "data_class": "internal",
   "build_provenance": {"slsa_level": 2, "digest": "sha256:b4e1c9f7a5b2d4e6f8a0b2c4d6e8f0a2b4c6d8e0f2a4b6c8d0e2f4a6b8c0d2e4"},

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "eat_profile": "tag:example.com,2024:wrong-profile",
   "iat": 1748000000,
   "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/test/001",
-  "model": {"provider": "anthropic", "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"},
+  "model": {"provider": "example-provider", "model_id": "example-model"},
   "runtime": {"platform": "intel-tdx", "measurement": "sha256:a3f8d2b4e1c9f7a5b2d4e6f8a0b2c4d6e8f0a2b4c6d8e0f2a4b6c8d0e2f4a6b8"},
   "policy": {"bundle_hash": "sha256:b4e1c9f7a5b2d4e6f8a0b2c4d6e8f0a2b4c6d8e0f2a4b6c8d0e2f4a6b8c0d2e4", "enforcement_mode": "enforce"},
   "data_class": "internal",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "iat": 1748000000,
     "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
     "model": {
-      "provider": "anthropic",
-      "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+      "provider": "example-provider",
+      "model_id": "example-model"
     },
     "runtime": {
       "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 WHAT EACH VECTOR ASSERTS
     One thing: the status of the TR-POL-003 finding. That is the unit of
     measurement for this set, and it is deliberately narrower than a whole
-    record's verdict. These records carry other findings — they are unsigned,
-    so TR-SIG-005 has an opinion about them — and reading the set at record
+    record's verdict. These records carry other findings (they are unsigned,
+    so TR-SIG-005 has an opinion about them), and reading the set at record
     granularity would blur the check under test with everything around it.
 
 ANCHORS
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def record_with(policy: dict[str, object]) -> dict[str, object]:
         "eat_profile": "tag:agentrust-io.com,2026:trace-v0.2",
         "iat": RECORD_IAT,
         "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
-        "model": {"provider": "anthropic", "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"},
+        "model": {"provider": "example-provider", "model_id": "example-model"},
         "runtime": {
             "platform": "intel-tdx",
             "measurement":
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def main(out_dir: Path | None = None) -> int:
 
     The parameter exists so the byte-reproduction guard can regenerate into a
     temporary directory and compare, rather than overwriting the committed
-    files and comparing them to themselves — which would agree no matter what.
+    files and comparing them to themselves, which would agree no matter what.
     """
     here = Path(out_dir) if out_dir is not None else HERE
     policies = here / "policies"

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "iat": 1748000000,
   "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
   "model": {
-    "provider": "anthropic",
-    "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+    "provider": "example-provider",
+    "model_id": "example-model"
   },
   "runtime": {
     "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "iat": 1748000000,
   "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/credit-risk/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000001",
   "model": {
-    "provider": "anthropic",
-    "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-5"
+    "provider": "example-provider",
+    "model_id": "example-model"
   },
   "runtime": {
     "platform": "intel-tdx",

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "iat": 1748000001,
   "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/payments/01926b4c-1234-7abc-9def-000000000002",
   "model": {
-    "provider": "anthropic",
-    "model_id": "claude-opus-4-8",
+    "provider": "example-provider",
+    "model_id": "example-model-large",
     "version": "2026-06"
   },
   "runtime": {

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "iat": 1775014139,
   "subject": "spiffe://example.org/agent/codex",
   "model": {
-    "provider": "openai",
-    "model_id": "gpt-5"
+    "provider": "example-provider",
+    "model_id": "example-model"
   },
   "runtime": {
     "platform": "software-only",