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Integrate AEP evidence infrastructure into your agent workflows

Quick Start

Connect Evidence MCP

Add Evidence MCP Server to your Agent configuration to equip it with native evidence generation capabilities

# Download the CLI binary for your platform from aep-refimpl Releases
# https://github.com/DJBoy520/aep-refimpl/releases
chmod +x ./aep && sudo mv ./aep /usr/local/bin/

Configure Agent Machine Identity

Initialize AEP PKI credentials, binding the agent with asymmetric digital signing keys and certificates

aep init --non-interactive && aep project create myproj

Notarize & Verify Independently

Perform critical actions to automatically generate .aep evidence packages, verifiable anytime via CLI or API

aep notarize ./artifact --project myproj --verify -o artifact.aep

Tool Matrix

The reference implementation registers the full toolset (see aep-refimpl); for agent workflows, the two core tools (aep_notarize and aep_verify) are the recommended starting point.

Evidence MCP Server

Available

The recommended starting point for agents: the two core tools (aep_notarize for notarization, aep_verify for verification); the full toolset is registered in the reference implementation aep-refimpl

AEP CLI

Available

Command-line suite covering initialization, identity & certificates, notarization, verification, export, and reporting; binaries distributed via aep-refimpl Releases

Python SDK

Coming Soon

Lightweight integration SDK for the Python AI agent ecosystem

Rust SDK

Coming Soon

High-performance core library for high-throughput notarization and native embedding

Go SDK

Coming Soon

Go SDK for cloud-native and microservice architectures

Code Examples

# initialize identity and project (first use)
aep init --non-interactive
aep project create myproj
# notarize: generate a signed evidence package for files/directories and verify
aep notarize ./artifact --project myproj --verify -o artifact.aep
# validate the evidence package (seven stages)
aep validate artifact.aep --json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aep": {
      "command": "aep-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Common Commands

The AEP CLI covers the full flow from initialization to verification and export; these are the high-frequency commands.

aep init Initialize local identity and configuration

aep identity create Create a machine-identity key pair

aep notarize <path> Generate a signed evidence package for a file or directory

aep validate <file.aep> Run the seven-stage independent verification

aep inspect <file.aep> Inspect package structure and evidence level

aep attest timestamp | chain Append a trusted timestamp / on-chain anchor

Documentation & Specifications

The full protocol specification, the evidence-level system, and interoperability with other standards are covered on the in-site Technical Specification page; the reference implementation and tool releases are on the Downloads page.

View Technical Specification