created 14 October 2026 · last modified 2026-09-06
What the environment allows.
Etrust is a continuous number. Capabilities are discrete tiers carved from it. A change in the score can reduce the allowed tier automatically, with a recorded reason and a review or repair path.
tier 01
God Mode
≥ 95
Create, destroy, mutate infrastructure
Etrust · 100
tier 02
Operator Mode
≥ 85
Restart services, read configs
Etrust · 85
tier 03
Analyst Mode
≥ 70
Query data, read-only access
Etrust · 70
tier 04
Observer
< 70
Emit logs only. Heartbeat, await recovery.
Etrust · 40
A > Etrust
Silent Veto. The execution gate refuses the action. Record the reason and provide an appeal or repair path for the governing decision. Review can support a new evaluation; it cannot authorize an action that still exceeds current environmental capacity.
How to cite
APA 7th ed.
Perkins, C. (2026, May 6). What the environment allows. Kinetic Trust Protocol. https://kinetic-trust-protocol.net/learn/trust-tiers
Plain text
Chris Perkins, "What the environment allows," Kinetic Trust Protocol, https://kinetic-trust-protocol.net/learn/trust-tiers (accessed May 6, 2026).
full specification
rfcs-txt/ktp-enforce.txt