Domain: trustgraph.de
Repository: trustgraph-evidence
Version: v1.0
Last updated: 2026-01-19
This repository provides the evidence layer for TrustGraph, an independent reference documenting how claims, evidence, and source anchors can be structured into traceable relationships for machine-consumable systems.
The repository exists to make terminology, scope boundaries, reference models, and source mappings explicit, inspectable, and versioned.
- A definitions and boundaries repository, not an implementation
- A source-led reference, grounded in primary standards
- A mapping layer between conceptual claims and verifiable evidence
- A versioned artifact suitable for audit, review, and machine consumption
- Not a verification or certification service
- Not a trust, authority, or reputation scoring system
- Not legal, compliance, or policy advice
- Not a product comparison or recommendation
The scope of TrustGraph is limited to traceability of justification, not evaluation of quality or intent.
Covered concepts include:
- Claims and assertions
- Evidence artifacts
- Provenance and attribution
- Integrity primitives (timestamps, hashes, signatures)
- Claim → evidence → source relationships
Explicit exclusions are documented in SCOPE.md.
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README.md
Purpose, scope overview, and repository discipline -
SCOPE.md
Included and excluded boundaries, terminology notes -
SOURCES.md
Primary source anchors and citation discipline -
MODEL.md
The reference model used by TrustGraph (single model, max. three layers) -
MAPS/
Mapping artifacts (e.g. term taxonomies, claim–evidence relationships) -
CHANGELOG.md
Version history and documented changes
- Every definitional statement must be traceable to at least one primary source
- Primary sources are stable standards or protocol documents
- Contextual sources may be referenced but never replace anchor sources
- No source text is reproduced if restricted by license
- Semantic versioning is used (
v1.0,v1.1, …) - Any change to scope, definitions, or the reference model requires:
- an update to the affected file(s)
- a corresponding entry in
CHANGELOG.md
Deprecated concepts are documented; they are not silently removed.
The public site at https://trustgraph.de/ provides a human-readable overview.
This repository is the authoritative evidence layer:
- definitions originate here
- source lists are maintained here
- models and mappings are versioned here
Editorial inquiries:
research@rightsofrobots.com
This repository documents terminology, scope boundaries, and evidence structures only.
It does not provide legal advice, certification, compliance guarantees, or endorsements.