// GLOSSARY -- POLICY ENFORCEMENT
What is AgentFacts?
A portable, verifiable credential standard (from the NANDA protocol) that AI agents carry across platforms to prove their identity, authority, and compliance status — analogous to a digital passport for agents.
WHY IT MATTERS
Before an agent can be governed, it needs to be identified. AgentFacts provides a standardised way for agents to prove who they are, who authorised them, and what compliance requirements they meet.
This is the identity layer that policy enforcement depends on. Without verified identity, per-agent scoping and audit attribution are impossible.
HOW POLICYLAYER USES THIS
PolicyLayer's per-agent scoping can leverage AgentFacts credentials to map agent identities to policy sets — verified identity drives verified enforcement.