Terminology

Term	Definition
Tythe	The Credibility Operating System for the internet; a modular protocol that computes, enforces, and distributes verifiable trust at scale.
TRIS ID	Tythe’s portable identity unit. A chain-agnostic, wallet-agnostic, pseudonymous container for a user or organization’s reputation, metadata, and linked proofs.
TCT (Trust Computation Token)	A non-transferable, non-speculative token earned through verified actions. It powers the DISC Score and enables validation via Credonation and staking.
TYT (Tythe Token)	A governance and utility token used for activation fees (post-adoption), proposal submission, and protocol alignment.
DISC Score	The primary credibility output of the Tythe OS; a modular, impact-weighted score based on user actions, contributions, and validations.
DISC Reports (DRs)	Reports generated from DISC Score data, scoped to specific metric domains (e.g. FinDR, EduDR, BhvDR). Used for granular assessment.
Credibility Rulesets (CRs)	Modular logic interfaces that allow platforms to define and apply programmable trust tailored to their specific requirements.
Metrics	The seven modular domains of trust measured in DISC: Financial, Educational, Creative, Behavioral, Social, Security, and Compliance.
Credonation	The act of spending TCT from your Validation Vault to validate another TRIS ID. It is non-reversible and permanently linked to both identities.
Credibility Vault	A non-spendable vault where earned TCT is stored and counted toward a user’s DISC Score. Immutable.
Validation Vault	A spendable vault where 20% of earned TCT is allocated. Used to Credonate, stake, or initiate challenges.
TCT Staking	A credibility-weighted staking mechanism that allows TRIS holders to back projects, gate liquidity, or activate tiered ecosystem features.
TCT Sinking	A trust-based escalation mechanism used to open protocol investigations against suspected malicious TRIS IDs. Stakes can be rewarded or penalized based on outcome.
Trovebook	A ZK-proof hash registry acting as an input pipeline for individuals who can privately anchor offchain and onchain claims (e.g. credentials, contributions, assets) to their TRIS ID. Trovebook also functions as memory repository for all identity classes.
Decision Relay	A platform-submitted attestation of a user’s action, categorized by metric, tagged with criticality, and used to issue TCT.
External Verifications	ZK-validations from offchain sources (e.g. X, GitHub, Chainlink) anchored to TRIS IDs via Reclaim Protocol or third-party attesters.
BAD Status	A formal trust violation. TRIS IDs with BAD Status are score-suppressed, removed from indexes, and restricted from Credonation or participation.
Indices	Tythe’s three public trust registries: Cred List (recognition), Cred Watch (violation), Cred Chain (validation graph).
Organizational Ranking System	Credibility tiers assigned to organizations based on TCT holdings. Replaces DISC Score for entities.
ZK-KYH / ZK-KYB / ZK-KYA	Zero-Knowledge Know Your Human / Know Your Business / Know Your Agent; privacy-preserving methods for proving uniqueness, existence, or legitimacy.
Registrant	In Tythe, a Registrant is the verified Individual or Organization that initiates and takes accountability for the onboarding of an AI Agent.
Sponsorships	Sponsorship is a TCT-backed endorsement made by a TRIS holding Individual or Organization toward an AI Agent. It represents a credibility transfer, where the sponsor vouches for the trustworthiness of the agent.
Pre-Protocol Logic	The scoring logic applied to verified contributions made before the protocol launched using Trovebook proofs or manual validation.
Post-Protocol Logic	The live scoring logic enforced by the DISC Engine, based on relays, metric tagging, and real-time TCT issuance.