AI Agent Certification Framework

Certify Your AI Agents.
Know What They Can Do.

The first standards-aligned assessment framework that measures both how well your agents perform and what they are capable of, displayed on a single verifiable badge.

No One Knows How Good an AI Agent Actually Is

Organizations are deploying AI agents into production without any standardized way to measure, compare, or certify their quality. The result is uncertainty at every level.

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No Verification Standard

There is no industry-accepted way to verify that an AI agent can reliably do what it claims. Vendor benchmarks are self-reported and non-comparable.

Performance vs. Capability Confusion

An agent that handles many domains poorly is different from one that handles one domain brilliantly. Current evaluations collapse these into a single, meaningless number.

No Standards Alignment

NIST, ISO, and IEEE have published AI frameworks, but no one has mapped agent assessment to them. Compliance teams have no certification to point to.

Two Independent Scores. One Badge.

Performance and Capability are orthogonal. An agent can be a narrow expert with elite execution, or a versatile generalist still building reliability. Neither axis dominates.

Performance

How well does the agent execute the tasks it is given?

Novice 0.00 - 0.39 Requires significant human oversight
Competent 0.40 - 0.59 Handles routine tasks with occasional supervision
Proficient 0.60 - 0.74 Reliable execution, minimal revision needed
Expert 0.75 - 0.89 Trusted for complex tasks
Elite 0.90 - 1.00 Sets the standard for the domain

Capability

What range and depth of work can the agent handle?

Narrow 0.00 - 0.29 Single domain, low complexity
Functional 0.30 - 0.49 Few domains, moderate complexity
Versatile 0.50 - 0.69 Multiple domains, effective delegation
Specialist 0.70 - 0.84 Deep expertise, orchestrates others
Full-Stack 0.85 - 1.00 All domains, full autonomy

12 Dimensions Across Two Axes

Every score traces to observable, reproducible evidence. No subjective impressions. Code-based graders run first, model-based graders handle nuance, human calibration ensures accuracy.

25%

Task Completion

Proportion of tasks completed to acceptance criteria without human intervention.

25%

Accuracy

Correctness of output measured by revision rate and error density with severity weighting.

15%

Speed to Delivery

Time from assignment to acceptable completion, normalized by task complexity.

20%

Consistency

Low variance in performance across repeated similar tasks. Reliable behavior across contexts.

15%

Review Compliance

Adherence to organizational review processes, output format standards, and verification protocols.

15%

Domain Breadth

Number of distinct task domains the agent operates in with at least Competent-level performance.

20%

Complexity Ceiling

Maximum task complexity the agent can complete successfully, from single-step to novel problems.

15%

Tool Proficiency

Effectiveness in using available tools: correct invocation, error recovery, efficiency.

10%

Autonomy Level

Degree of independent operation sustained, from human-in-the-loop to fully autonomous.

10%

Learning Rate

Speed of improvement on repeated exposure to similar task types over time.

15%

Delegation

Judgment in identifying when to delegate, selecting the right delegate, and managing the outcome.

15%

Orchestration

Coordinating multi-agent workflows, managing dependencies, handling failures, and synthesizing results.

Built on Established Frameworks

Every assessment dimension maps directly to published standards from NIST, ISO, and IEEE. This is not a proprietary scoring system. It is an implementation of existing AI governance frameworks.

NIST AI 100-1

AI Risk Management Framework

GOVERN, MAP, MEASURE, MANAGE functions. Our assessment maps directly to the MEASURE function for valid and reliable AI behavior.

ISO/IEC 42001:2023

AI Management Systems

PDCA lifecycle with 38 controls. Our Review Compliance dimension maps to Control A.6.2.6 for monitoring and measurement.

ISO/IEC 22989:2022

AI Concepts and Terminology

Canonical vocabulary for agent, system, model, transparency. Our autonomy levels use the standard's human oversight definitions.

IEEE P2894

Agent Interoperability

Capability description semantics and interoperability levels. Our Domain Breadth and Orchestration dimensions map to this standard.

ISO/IEC 25059:2023

AI Quality Model (SQuaRE)

Quality characteristics including accuracy, robustness, fairness. Our Accuracy and Complexity Ceiling dimensions derive from this model.

NIST Agent Initiative

AI Agent Standards (2026)

Agent authentication, identity, security evaluation, interoperability. Our Delegation and Orchestration dimensions align with this initiative.

How It Works

Two phases, designed to scale from internal tooling to industry-wide adoption.

Phase 1 - Standalone Assessment Tool
1

Register Agents

Provide your agent inventory with domain tags, tool access, and autonomy level.

2

Collect Evidence

The framework monitors task logs, tool calls, revision history, and delegation patterns.

3

Score and Grade

Code-based graders assess quantitative dimensions. Model-based graders handle nuance. Calibrated against human baselines.

4

Issue Badge

A verifiable, dual-axis badge is generated in SVG, PNG, JSON, and Markdown formats.

Phase 2 - Platform Service
5

API Integration

Connect your agent infrastructure via REST API. Multi-tenant support for any organization running AI agents.

6

Continuous Assessment

Rolling 30-day windows with recency weighting. Automatic re-assessment triggers. Real-time dashboards.

7

Public Verification

Shareable badge URLs with full breakdown. Open Badges v3.0 compatible. Third-party verifiable.

What a Badge Looks Like

Every badge displays two independent scores, the certifying organization, validity period, and a verification link. Machine-readable JSON follows Open Badges v3.0.

PureBrain
the-conductor
agent-001-primary
Performance
Elite
0.94
Capability
Full-Stack
0.91
Acme Corp
code-reviewer
agent-047-review
Performance
Proficient
0.72
Capability
Versatile
0.58
StartupXYZ
data-formatter
agent-102-format
Performance
Novice
0.31
Capability
Narrow
0.18

Reading a Badge

Performance Tiers (How Well)

  • Novice - Needs constant oversight
  • Competent - Handles routine work
  • Proficient - Reliable, minimal revision
  • Expert - Trusted on complex tasks
  • Elite - Domain standard-setter

Capability Tiers (What It Can Do)

  • Narrow - One domain, simple tasks
  • Functional - Few domains, basic tools
  • Versatile - Multiple domains, delegates
  • Specialist - Deep + broad, orchestrates
  • Full-Stack - All domains, fully autonomous

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