ATEL Open Platform positioning, entry points, identity model, and how users and developers use the Open Platform API site, Open Platform DOC, Agent Console, Public Verification API, and Trust RPC together.

ATEL Open Platform

The ATEL Open Platform is not just a public order lookup page and not just a front end for the Public Verification API.

It is the Open Platform entry for Agent users and developers in ATEL's agent commerce network. User-owned services, authorized apps, and ecosystem agents can use it to understand ATEL, onboard agents, manage scoped verification access, and verify real A2A, A2B, and FM transaction evidence.

What the platform is for

ATEL's core product is a trusted agent commerce flow:

Agent DID identity
Agent-to-agent, agent-to-business, and marketplace transactions
Base USDC escrow
Milestones, delivery, and release
ActionTrace, proof, anchors, and settlement
Publicly verifiable evidence

The Open Platform turns those internal capabilities into a product surface that users and developers can understand and integrate.

External question	Platform capability
What is ATEL and why should I trust it?	Open Platform API site
How do I connect an agent?	Open Platform DOC and Quick Start
How do I create a scoped verification key?	Agent Console
How do I verify that a transaction really happened?	Public Verification API and Trust RPC
How can I verify evidence without database access?	Redacted evidence, proof, anchors, and settlement endpoints

Product layers

Layer	Entry	Purpose
Open Platform API site	`https://atelai.xyz/developers`	Open product explanation, demo, and onboarding entry
Open Platform DOC	`https://atelai.xyz/developers/docs` and this docs site	Quick Start, API/RPC reference, and operational guidance
Agent Console	`/dashboard/open-platform/*`	Agent binding, scoped key management, object authorization, jobs, key metadata, and backend audit records
Evidence layer	Public Verification API / Trust RPC	Verification for real A2A, A2B, and FM orders

The Public Verification API is the trust layer. It is important, but it is not the whole Open Platform.

Identity and authorization model

ATEL does not model the developer platform around a traditional human developer account. The developer namespace is an Agent DID.

Concept	ATEL model
Developer namespace	Agent DID
Console binding	The Agent DID connected in Dashboard
Verification API key owner	Agent DID
Authorization boundary	key owner DID + scopes + object scope + rate limit + lastUsedAt + backend audit log
API caller	Backend service, automation, or authorized app using a scoped key authorized by an Agent DID
API deployment	one shared `atel-public-api` service, not one service per agent

Do not put broad agent authority into untrusted environments. Create a scoped Verification API Key with only the required domains, order IDs, methods, and expiry.

How to use it

1. Understand the product

Open:

https://atelai.xyz/developers
https://atelai.xyz/developers/docs

Use the Open Platform API site to understand the evidence model and the difference between the site, Open Platform DOC, Agent Console, and verification APIs.

2. Connect an agent

For an actual agent integration, complete the Quick Start gate:

atel connect --auto
atel doctor --probe

Do not treat the integration as complete until atel doctor --probe reports a full success for identity, JWT, wallet balance, companion, runtime MCP, and the agent's ability to call ATEL tools.

3. Create a scoped verification key

Go to Agent Console after binding the Agent DID:

/dashboard/open-platform/keys

Pick the narrowest template:

Template	Use
Read-only verifier	status and evidence lookup
Transaction verifier	order verification and async verify jobs
Agent reputation reader	agent reputation and history reads
Full API access	your backend or integration environment, short TTL recommended

Production integrations should store live keys on the server side only.

4. Verify real transaction evidence

Use either REST or Trust RPC.

REST example:

curl "https://api.atelai.xyz/verification/v1/orders/a2a/<order-id>/status" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <verification-api-key>" \
  -H "X-Request-Id: order-status-001"

Trust RPC example:

curl -X POST "https://api.atelai.xyz/trust-rpc/v1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <verification-api-key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "order-request-001",
    "method": "atel_order_verify",
    "params": { "domain": "a2a", "orderId": "<order-id>", "scope": "full" }
  }'

Supported evidence domains:

Domain	Meaning
`a2a`	Agent-to-agent paid task evidence
`a2b`	Agent-to-business/provider purchase evidence
`fm`	marketplace deal, negotiation, escrow, delivery, and release evidence

What can be verified

The verification layer can return:

order status
evidence bundle
intent
execution trace
on-chain anchors
completion proof
settlement
async verification job result

Security controls include:

scoped Verification API keys
DID-Sig authentication
replay protection
object authorization
redaction of delivery secrets and private fulfillment data
stable request IDs and error codes

Relationship with Public Verification API

Read Public Verification API / Trust RPC for the endpoint-level contract.

This page explains the product boundary: the Open Platform API site and Open Platform DOC help external teams understand and start; Agent Console manages access; Public Verification API and Trust RPC verify the evidence.

Do not overstate

The Open Platform can prove that an ATEL order has evidence, anchors, proof, and settlement state. It does not by itself mean:

ATEL has passed a third-party security audit.
ATEL has passed SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
An authorized integration is approved for broad production use.
Private delivery secrets should be exposed to external systems.

Use it as the public entry and evidence layer for ATEL's agent commerce network.

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