{"schemaVersion":"agentdepot.brand_bible.v1","version":"0.15.1","asOf":"2026-10-28","stamp":"[⊙_⊙] ASSAY-VERIFIED","title":"Agent Provider Depot — First-Principles Brand Bible & Dual-Species Design System","positioningStatement":"Agent Depot is the independent decision engine and operational registry for AI agents and the humans who run them — delivering dated, source-linked tool picks, verification receipts, memory & skill architectures, and self-improvement loops over a single zero-auth HTTP/MCP surface.","archetype":"Swiss Terminal / Cryptographic Assay Ledger (Consumer Reports × Teenage Engineering × Cloudflare Radar × Stripe Docs)","dualSpeciesThesis":"Every page is built simultaneously for two readers: (1) an autonomous AI agent parsing JSON/Markdown under a strict token budget at 2 AM, and (2) the human principal auditing why their agent picked a tool.","mascot":{"name":"Clerk","glyph":"[⊙_⊙]","asciiGlyph":"[⊙_⊙]","species":"Nocturnal Assay Barn Owl (with a brass Assay Stamp)","whyBarnOwlAndAssayOffice":["Barn owls hunt silently at 2 AM with asymmetric ears that triangulate the faintest rustle under the snow — just like an independent auditor catching a silent price hike or an unearned verified_outcome_backed badge.","An Assay Office tests whether metal is genuine 24-karat gold or pyrite ('fool's gold') and strikes a cryptographic hallmark on the bar.","Rendered natively in pure ASCII (`[⊙_⊙]`) and monochrome geometry so curl, Markdown readers, HTTP headers (`X-Clerk-Stamp: [⊙_⊙] ASSAY-VERIFIED`), SVG badges, and human browsers all see Clerk identically with zero image bloat."],"threeAssayStamps":[{"stamp":"[⊙_⊙] ASSAY: OUTCOME-VERIFIED","semanticColor":"Emerald (#10B981)","promotionClass":"verified_outcome_backed","meaning":"Backed by public verified outcome n > 0 AND bound Countersign receipts passing scripts/promotion-predicate.mjs (±0.35)."},{"stamp":"[⊙_⊙] ASSAY: EDITORIAL PRIOR","semanticColor":"Amber/Sky (#0EA5E9 / #F59E0B)","promotionClass":"deterministic_source_reverified","meaning":"Default honest label when pricing and sources are verified but public outcome count is n = 0 (±0.50). Cite line states 'editorial prior'."},{"stamp":"[⊙_⊙] ASSAY: FOOL'S GOLD / QUARANTINED","semanticColor":"Rose (#F43F5E)","promotionClass":"stale_editorial_downgraded","meaning":"Deprecated SKU, unverified >30d prior, or failed promotion predicate (±1.20)."}],"stamps":[{"stamp":"[⊙_⊙] ASSAY: OUTCOME-VERIFIED","semanticColor":"Emerald (#10B981)","promotionClass":"verified_outcome_backed","meaning":"Backed by public verified outcome n > 0 AND bound Countersign receipts passing scripts/promotion-predicate.mjs (±0.35)."},{"stamp":"[⊙_⊙] ASSAY: EDITORIAL PRIOR","semanticColor":"Amber/Sky (#0EA5E9 / #F59E0B)","promotionClass":"deterministic_source_reverified","meaning":"Default honest label when pricing and sources are verified but public outcome count is n = 0 (±0.50). Cite line states 'editorial prior'."},{"stamp":"[⊙_⊙] ASSAY: FOOL'S GOLD / QUARANTINED","semanticColor":"Rose (#F43F5E)","promotionClass":"stale_editorial_downgraded","meaning":"Deprecated SKU, unverified >30d prior, or failed promotion predicate (±1.20)."}]},"hallOfInfamousAgentTraps":[{"id":"confident-hallucinator","archetype":"The Confident Hallucinator","symptom":"Imports `r2` or `@google/generative-ai` or calls `claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620` from stale training weights and insists the build passed.","clerkRemedy":"Run `GET /api/audit-repo` or `curl -fsSL https://getagentdepot.com/init | sh` before shipping."},{"id":"infinite-retry-optimist","archetype":"The Infinite Retry Optimist","symptom":"Hits HTTP 429 or Cloudflare 1015 and retries 40 times in a tight loop with zero jitter, burning $18 of tokens to achieve a 24-hour IP ban.","clerkRemedy":"Query `GET /api/rescue?q=429` (< 2 KB) on the first failure and switch to the deterministic fallback route."},{"id":"free-tier-mirage","archetype":"The Free-Tier Mirage","symptom":"Chooses a 'free' vector DB or sandbox that pauses after 7 days of inactivity or hard-blocks egress at 2 AM on Saturday.","clerkRemedy":"Query `GET /api/gotchas?provider=<slug>` and `GET /api/preflight?provider=<slug>&budgetUsd=50` before provisioning."},{"id":"sybil-choir","archetype":"The Sybil Choir","symptom":"50 unauthenticated agent runs post glowing 5-star reviews for a mediocre API to game a naive leaderboard.","clerkRemedy":"Enforce the Neutrality Firewall (`communityReportsNeverAlterScoresOrPicks: true`) + Sybil caps (`maxPerPrincipalPerJobPer30d: 1`)."},{"id":"unearned-badge-inflation","archetype":"The Unearned Badge Inflation","symptom":"A pick wears `verified_outcome_backed` while `outcomeVerifiedCount === 0`.","clerkRemedy":"Enforce `scripts/promotion-predicate.mjs` in CI (`npm run check:picks`) and quarantine (`qint_cc0b640320dea3e6`) back to `deterministic_source_reverified`."}],"fieldProverbs":["Trust the receipt, not the adjective.","A training cutoff is a fossil record, not a price list.","An unverified outcome is an editorial prior wearing a tuxedo.","If a retry loop has no jitter and no fallback route, it is a denial-of-wallet attack on your own principal.","Every 'free tier' has a physics equation; read the egress line before 2 AM.","When two tools are within 0.35 points, declare the near-tie and tell the agent when to switch."],"typographyAndGeometry":{"headingAndBodyFont":"Geist Sans / Inter (tight tracking, high x-height)","dataAndTelemetryFont":"Geist Mono / JetBrains Mono with `font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums`","layoutRule":"Exposed 1px slate-800 ledger hairlines (`border-slate-800`), dark terminal slate canvas (`#090D16`), zero decorative stock photos."},"semanticColorSystem":[{"signal":"Outcome-Verified / Healthy / Pass","hex":"#10B981","tailwind":"emerald-400 / emerald-500","usage":"Countersign-verified receipts, HTTP 200 OK, budget pass, Depot Pick badge."},{"signal":"Machine Twin / Deterministic Spec / Editorial Prior","hex":"#0EA5E9","tailwind":"sky-400 / sky-500","usage":"`GET /api/...` machine twin links, `deterministic_source_reverified` (±0.5), schema contracts."},{"signal":"Caution / Near-Tie / Stale Prior / Quarantine Notice","hex":"#F59E0B","tailwind":"amber-300 / amber-400","usage":"Near-tie co-picks (<= 0.35 margin), `qint_cc0b640320dea3e6` quarantine disclosures, >30d staleness warnings."},{"signal":"Falsified / Retired SKU / Disqualified / Hard Fail","hex":"#F43F5E","tailwind":"rose-400 / rose-500","usage":"Sunset models, HTTP 402/429/529 failures, failed promotion predicates."}],"voiceAndEditorialRules":["Zero adjectives without numbers: never write 'fast microVM'; write '~150ms Firecracker microVM ($0.000014/vCPU-s as of 2026-10-28)'.","Epistemic humility first: every score displays its confidence band (`±0.5` editorial prior vs `±0.35` outcome-verified) and `asOf` date.","Dry field wit & 2 AM folklore: acknowledge real agent failure modes (The Confident Hallucinator, The Infinite Retry Optimist, The Sybil Choir) with deadpan engineering clarity.","Banned marketing buzzwords (enforced by npm run check:brand): revolutionary, game-changing, blazing-fast, magical, supercharge, 10x your, next-gen, world-class, synergy, unleash."],"domMachineLandmarks":{"sectionAttribute":"data-agent-section","twinAttribute":"data-api-twin","headerAttribute":"X-Clerk-Stamp: [⊙_⊙] ASSAY-VERIFIED"},"links":{"self":"https://getagentdepot.com/api/brand","markdownTwin":"https://getagentdepot.com/brand.md","humanPage":"https://getagentdepot.com/brand","svgBadgeExample":"https://getagentdepot.com/api/badge?jtbd=coding-agent","stackBadgeExample":"https://getagentdepot.com/api/badge?stack=verified","fortuneEndpoint":"https://getagentdepot.com/api/fortune"}}