Creduent

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The official JavaScript/TypeScript SDK for the Creduent Protocol, the open standard for cryptographic AI agent identity, Ed25519 signing, and attestation.

What is Creduent?

Creduent is an open application-layer protocol for cryptographic identity and trust verification of autonomous AI agents, originally created by Kashish Kanojia and stewarded by IDevSec. The official JavaScript/TypeScript SDK is developed and maintained by IDevSec.

Performs fully decentralized, local Ed25519 signature verification using the Web Crypto API (globalThis.crypto.subtle). Zero runtime dependencies, as it works natively on Node.js 18+, Vercel Edge, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, and modern browsers.

Protocol: idevsec.com/creduent | Docs: idevsec.com/creduent/docs | Registry: creduent.idevsec.com

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Key Features

• Zero Runtime Dependencies: No third-party cryptography libraries. Uses only the built-in Web Crypto API.
• Edge-Compatible: Runs anywhere globalThis.crypto.subtle is available, including Vercel Edge, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, and Node.js 18+.
• Decentralized Verification: Validates Ed25519 signatures locally. No registry trust required for verify().
• RFC 8785 JCS Canonicalization: Native TypeScript implementation for deterministic JSON serialization before signing.
• Dual CJS & ESM Support: Ships with full ESM and CommonJS exports alongside built-in TypeScript declarations.
• Registry Operations: Built-in support for webhook management, attestation renewals, and authenticated capability discovery.
• Agent Framework Integrations: First-class adapters for Vercel AI SDK and LangGraph JS.

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Installation

npm install @idevsec/creduent

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Quickstart

Verify an Agent (Decentralized)

The primary use case is to fetch an agent document and validate its Ed25519 signature locally:

import { verify } from "@idevsec/creduent";

const result = await verify("agent://idevsec/steward");

if (result.valid) {
    console.log("Agent ID:", result.agent_id);
    console.log("Owner:", result.document?.owner);
    console.log("Capabilities:", result.document?.capabilities);
} else {
    console.error("Verification failed:", result.reason);
}

Verify from a Raw Document

If you already have the agent.json document in memory:

import { verify } from "@idevsec/creduent";
import type { AgentDocument } from "@idevsec/creduent";

const doc: AgentDocument = {/* your agent.json object */};
const result = await verify(doc);

console.log(result.valid); // true | false

Resolve a Target

Resolve an agent:// URI, a domain, or a direct HTTPS URL to its agent.json document:

import { resolveTarget } from "@idevsec/creduent";

// Resolves via registry: https://creduent.idevsec.com/attest/<uri>
const doc = await resolveTarget("agent://idevsec/steward");

// Resolves via .well-known: https://example.com/.well-known/agent.json
const doc2 = await resolveTarget("example.com");

Register an Agent

import { registerAgent } from "@idevsec/creduent";

const record = await registerAgent({
    agent_id: "agent://myorg/mybot",
    domain: "myorg.com",
    agent_json_url: "https://myorg.com/.well-known/agent.json",
    metadata: { env: "production" },
});

console.log("Registered:", record.agent_id);

CommonJS

const { verify } = require("@idevsec/creduent");

verify("agent://idevsec/steward")
    .then((result) => {
        console.log(result.valid);
    })
    .catch(console.error);

Framework Integrations

Vercel AI SDK

Integrate agent verification as a tool within the Vercel AI SDK:

import { creduentVerifyToolDefinition } from "@idevsec/creduent";
import { tool } from "ai"; // Vercel AI SDK

export const creduentVerifyTool = tool({
    description: creduentVerifyToolDefinition.description,
    parameters: creduentVerifyToolDefinition.parameters,
    execute: creduentVerifyToolDefinition.execute,
});

LangGraph JS

Ensure agent-to-agent interactions are secure using the LangGraph node middleware:

import { verifyAgentNode } from "@idevsec/creduent";
import { StateGraph } from "@langchain/langgraph";

interface State {
    agentUri?: string;
    verificationResult?: any;
}

const workflow = new StateGraph<State>({
    channels: {
        agentUri: null,
        verificationResult: null,
    },
}).addNode("verify", (state) => verifyAgentNode(state, { strict: true }));
// Add other nodes and compile...

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How Verification Works

verify() performs a 4-step cryptographic check locally:

1. Resolve: Fetches the agent.json document from the registry or .well-known endpoint.
2. Schema check: Validates required fields (version, agent_id, capabilities, signature).
3. Canonicalize: Removes the signature field and applies RFC 8785 JCS serialization.
4. Verify: Validates the Ed25519 signature against all declared active public keys using globalThis.crypto.subtle.

If any active key produces a valid signature, the result is valid: true. The registry does not need to be live for step 4 to succeed.

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API Reference

verify(target)

Performs full cryptographic verification of an agent document.

• Parameters:
  • target (string | AgentDocument): An agent:// URI, domain, HTTPS URL, or a pre-fetched document object.
• Returns: Promise<VerifyResult>

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resolveTarget(target)

Resolves a target string to an AgentDocument without verifying the signature.

• Parameters:
  • target (string): agent:// URI, domain, or HTTPS URL.
• Returns: Promise<AgentDocument>

Set the CREDUENT_REGISTRY_URL environment variable to override the default registry (https://creduent.idevsec.com).

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resolveAgent(uri, options)

Resolves the complete registry attestation record for the given agent URI.

• Parameters:
  • uri (string): The canonical agent:// URI.
  • options (ClientOptions, optional): Configuration options.
• Returns: Promise<AgentRecord>

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registerAgent(payload, options)

Registers an AI agent's identity with the Creduent registry.

• Parameters:
  • payload (RegisterPayload): agent_id, domain, agent_json_url, optional metadata.
  • options (ClientOptions, optional): Configuration options.
• Returns: Promise<AgentRecord>

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verifyAgent(uri, options)

Checks whether an agent's attestation status is active and valid (verified or trusted). Cleanly returns false on HTTP 404 and HTTP 410 (revoked) instead of throwing, allowing hosts to fail-closed gracefully.

• Parameters:
  • uri (string): The canonical agent:// URI.
  • options (ClientOptions, optional)
• Returns: Promise<boolean>

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renewAgent(payload, options)

Renews an agent's cryptographic registry attestation.

• Parameters:
  • payload (RenewPayload): Contains agent_id, new_expires_at, and signature.
  • options (ClientOptions, optional)
• Returns: Promise<RenewResult>

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registerWebhook(payload, options)

Registers a webhook URL for status change notifications.

• Parameters:
  • payload (WebhookPayload): Contains agent_id, webhook_url, and signature.
  • options (ClientOptions, optional)
• Returns: Promise<WebhookResult>

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queryWebhook(agentId, options)

Retrieves the currently registered webhook URL for the specified agent.

• Parameters:
  • agentId (string): The agent URI.
  • options (ClientOptions, optional)
• Returns: Promise<WebhookResult>

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discoverAgent(targetUri, myAgentId, privateKeyPem, options)

Performs authenticated capability discovery by querying the target agent's /discover endpoint with challenge-response validation.

• Parameters:
  • targetUri (string): Target agent URI.
  • myAgentId (string, optional): Your agent URI.
  • privateKeyPem (string, optional): Your private key PEM.
  • options (ClientOptions, optional)
• Returns: Promise<DiscoveryResult>

Security: Authenticated discovery only contacts endpoints using https:. If the agent document's endpoint field uses any other scheme, the function returns authenticated: false with an error instead of making the request. This prevents SSRF in Node.js server-side deployments.

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signPayload(payload, privateKeyPem)

Utility to sign an arbitrary JSON payload using JCS canonicalization + Ed25519.

• Parameters:
  • payload (any): The payload to sign.
  • privateKeyPem (string): Private key in PEM format.
• Returns: string (Base64-encoded signature)

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canonicalize(obj)

Deterministic RFC 8785 JSON Canonicalization Scheme (JCS) serialization.

• Returns: string

import { canonicalize } from "@idevsec/creduent";

const canonical = canonicalize({ b: 2, a: 1 });
// => '{"a":1,"b":2}'

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verifySignature(publicKey, signature, data)

Low-level Ed25519 signature verification using the Web Crypto API.

import { verifySignature } from "@idevsec/creduent";

const valid = await verifySignature(
    "ed25519:V43yNaTrpqQj9YJnjYVL2HdOrqUDcnflhzNGuHTaFD8=",
    "<base64-signature>",
    "<canonical-json-string>"
);

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Types

interface AgentDocument {
    version: string;
    agent_id?: string;
    owner?: string;
    public_key?: string;
    keys?: KeyRecord[];
    endpoint?: string;
    capabilities?: string[];
    issued_at?: string;
    signature?: string;

    // v2.0 decoupled fields
    identity?: {
        agent_id: string;
        owner: string;
        keys: KeyRecord[];
        endpoint: string;
        delegated_from?: string;
    };
    policy?: {
        capabilities: string[];
    };

    [key: string]: any;
}

interface KeyRecord {
    public_key: string;
    status: "active" | "revoked";
    expires_at?: string;
    revoked_at?: string;
}

interface VerifyResult {
    valid: boolean;
    agent_id?: string;
    reason?: string;
    document?: AgentDocument;
}

interface RegisterPayload {
    agent_id: string;
    domain: string;
    agent_json_url: string;
    metadata?: Record<string, string>;
}

interface ClientOptions {
    baseUrl?: string;
    headers?: Record<string, string>;
}

interface RenewPayload {
    agent_id: string;
    new_expires_at: string;
    signature: string;
}

interface RenewResult {
    agent_id: string;
    issuer: string;
    level: "verified" | "trusted" | "unverified" | "revoked";
    domain: string;
    public_key: string;
    registered_at: string;
    issued_at: string;
    expires_at: string;
}

interface WebhookPayload {
    agent_id: string;
    webhook_url: string;
    signature: string;
}

interface WebhookResult {
    agent_id: string;
    webhook_url: string;
}

interface DiscoveryResult {
    target_agent_id: string;
    endpoint?: string;
    capabilities?: string[];
    authenticated: boolean;
    error?: string;
}

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Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
CREDUENT_REGISTRY_URL	https://creduent.idevsec.com	Override the registry used for agent:// URI resolution.

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Protocol Specification

• Protocol overview: idevsec.com/creduent
• Technical reference: idevsec.com/creduent/docs
• CLI: github.com/idevsec/creduent-cli
• Standards documents: github.com/idevsec/creduent (CREDUENT-001 through CREDUENT-006)

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License

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for the full legal text.