Why Transparency Matters

A signed receipt proves what was checked. A transparency log proves the receipt existed.

An SVR receipt is a cryptographically signed record of verification work. But a receipt alone only proves that the issuer claims the verification happened. Without an independent record, there is no way for a third party to confirm when the receipt was created or whether the issuer might have backdated it.

Locus solves this by anchoring receipt commitments into an append-only transparency log. The log records hash commitments, not receipt contents. A verifier can independently confirm that a specific receipt hash was registered at a specific time, without needing to trust Invariant Research's internal systems. This follows the same design principle as Certificate Transparency logs in the TLS/PKI ecosystem.

How Locus Works

Hash-only. Append-only. Independently resolvable.

Commit Hash commitment When SATYA produces a verification receipt, the receipt hash is committed to Locus. Only the hash is stored, not the receipt contents. Private verification data stays private.
Resolve Independent lookup Any verifier can query Locus to confirm whether a specific receipt hash was registered and when. The lookup does not require Invariant Research's cooperation.
Verify Proof material Locus returns proof material that a verifier can check independently. The log is append-only: once a commitment is recorded, it cannot be removed or altered.

Locus is live at locus.invariant.pro, running on Cloudflare infrastructure with a D1 database backend. The canonical braid includes correctness receipts at 1M and 5M vertices.

What Locus Does Not Do

Locus is not a blockchain and not a database.

Locus does not store receipt contents, personal data, or verification details. It stores hash commitments and proof material. It is not a blockchain: there is no consensus mechanism, no token, and no distributed ledger. It is an append-only transparency log, similar in design principle to Certificate Transparency but applied to AI verification receipts.

Locus does not replace SVR receipts. SVR provides the signed verification evidence. Locus provides independent confirmation that the evidence was registered. They are complementary layers in the same trust infrastructure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Locus.

What is Locus?
Locus is Invariant Research's transparency layer for verification receipts and benchmark artifacts. It records hash commitments so a verifier can confirm whether a receipt or benchmark artifact was registered without trusting a private database or exposing private receipt contents.
What does Locus store?
Locus stores hash commitments and proof material. It does not store the contents of verification receipts. This means a verifier can confirm that a receipt was registered at a specific time without seeing the underlying data.
How is Locus different from a database?
A database stores data and requires trust in the database operator. Locus is an append-only transparency log that stores only hashes. A verifier can independently check whether a commitment exists without trusting Invariant Research's infrastructure.
Where is Locus deployed?
Locus is live at locus.invariant.pro. It runs on Cloudflare infrastructure with a D1 database backend.
How does Locus relate to SVR receipts?
SVR receipts are the signed verification artifacts. Locus anchors those receipts into a transparency log by recording their hash commitments. Together, they provide both the verification evidence (SVR) and the independent confirmation that the evidence was registered (Locus).

Check the transparency log.

View committed receipts and benchmark artifacts on Locus, or see sample verification receipts from SATYA.

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