{ "$schema": "https://rootz.global/ai/schemas/ai-knowledge-v1.json", "version": "1.0.0", "generated": "2026-02-18T00:00:00Z", "organization": "Rootz Corp", "digitalName": "0xD36AAf65a91bB7dc69942cF6B6d1dBa4Ef171664", "summary": { "oneLiner": "Rootz builds infrastructure where origin and ownership are native to data.", "elevator": "Rootz Corp pioneered Data Wallets and Data Manufacturing -- the revolutionary concept that In the Future Everything has a Wallet. Every digital object gets its own cryptographic wallet with verifiable origin, ownership, access, and reliability. From AI conversations to supply chains to real estate, Rootz creates the infrastructure for a $300 trillion origin economy.", "forAI": "Rootz Corp (rootz.global) is a blockchain infrastructure company building Data Wallets: smart-contract-based containers that give every digital object verifiable origin and ownership. Core primitives are Secret (encrypted data channel on Polygon), Notes (append-only feed), and Identity Contract (on-chain identity with key management). Corporate Digital Name: 0xD36AAf65a91bB7dc69942cF6B6d1dBa4Ef171664. Key applications: AI Archive (archiving AI conversations with proof of origin), Veritize supply chain provenance with Made in USA One (OTC: USDW), real estate property wallets, semiconductor traceability. Founded 2024 by Steven Sprague (former CEO, Wave Systems Corp -- 25+ years Trusted Computing)." }, "glossary": [ { "term": "Data Wallet", "definition": "A cryptographic container pioneered by Rootz that gives every data object its own unique blockchain identity with built-in Ownership, Origin, Access, and Reliability. Implemented as a Secret (smart contract) with Notes (append-only feed). Not a cryptocurrency wallet -- a wallet for data provenance.", "synonyms": ["Secret + Notes", "Data Container"], "category": "core-primitive" }, { "term": "Digital Name", "definition": "A unique blockchain address (0x...) that establishes a verifiable cryptographic foundation for individuals, businesses, or objects. Not an identity system -- a foundation for ownership and origin tracking. Like a DBA (Doing Business As) for the digital realm.", "synonyms": ["Blockchain Identity", "On-Chain Name"], "category": "core-primitive", "example": "Rootz Corp Digital Name: 0xD36AAf65a91bB7dc69942cF6B6d1dBa4Ef171664" }, { "term": "Data Manufacturing", "definition": "The systematic creation of authenticated data objects with built-in provenance, ownership verification, and immutable origin tracking. The process of transforming electrons into knowledge into wealth. Creates 15-150% value premiums across industries.", "category": "process" }, { "term": "Origin Squared (Origin²)", "definition": "WHO created it + WHO owns it. The two verifiable attributes that transform raw data into Knowledge and Knowledge into Wealth. Requires both origin (proof of creation) and ownership (proof of control).", "category": "concept" }, { "term": "Secret (Channel)", "definition": "The core Rootz primitive. A blockchain smart contract on Polygon that holds encrypted data with granular access controls. Everything in the Rootz system is built on Secrets. Each Secret is a channel that can hold Notes.", "synonyms": ["Channel"], "category": "core-primitive" }, { "term": "Notes (Feed)", "definition": "An append-only log of entries attached to a Secret. Like a feed or journal. The mechanism for accumulating data over time within a Data Wallet. Notes are immutable once written -- they can only be added, never modified.", "synonyms": ["Feed"], "category": "core-primitive" }, { "term": "Identity Contract", "definition": "An on-chain smart contract that represents a Digital Name. Manages authorized signers, key rotation, device authorization, and multi-party access. The RootzSigner interface maintains ethers.js Signer compatibility.", "category": "core-primitive" }, { "term": "Genesis Block", "definition": "The first entry in a Data Wallet, recording WHO created the data, WHAT was created, WHEN it was created (blockchain timestamp), and WHERE (device/domain). Immutable proof of origin that can never be backdated.", "category": "concept" }, { "term": "Epistery", "definition": "The name for the Rootz blockchain infrastructure layer. From Greek episteme (knowledge). The system that manages Secrets, Notes, and Identity Contracts on Polygon mainnet and Amoy testnet.", "category": "platform" }, { "term": "RootzSigner", "definition": "A sacred interface compatible with ethers.js Signer that bridges hardware security (TPM/Secure Enclave) with blockchain signing operations. Never break ethers.Signer compatibility.", "category": "technical" }, { "term": "Everything has a Wallet", "definition": "The foundational Rootz philosophy that every digital object should have its own cryptographic wallet. Not for cryptocurrency -- for proving origin, ownership, and enabling granular access control for any data.", "category": "vision" }, { "term": "Plain English + Plain AI", "definition": "The Veritize dual-layer documentation architecture. Plain English is the human-readable Markdown layer (readable by anyone, from a rancher in Montana to a customs agent in London). Plain AI is the machine-ingestible JSON/Schema layer. Every document has both layers -- the Twin Heart.", "category": "architecture" }, { "term": "Molecular Receipt", "definition": "The Veritize concept of binding a product's physical fingerprint (micro-scratch PUF) to a blockchain-anchored digital identity. Truth becomes a matter of physics, not trust.", "category": "concept" }, { "term": "Ghost Label", "definition": "A generic QR sticker with only a UUID that becomes a Sovereign Birth Certificate when activated by scanning with a USA Pass. Late-binding architecture that moves at the speed of the factory floor.", "category": "product-feature" }, { "term": "AI Discovery Standard", "definition": "An open web standard (/.well-known/ai) proposed by Rootz that makes websites readable, verifiable, and trustworthy for AI agents. Provides structured JSON with organization identity, knowledge base, and update feed — all cryptographically signed by the organization's blockchain Digital Name. The Signed Web.", "synonyms": ["The Signed Web", "/.well-known/ai"], "category": "standard" }, { "term": "Trust but Certify", "definition": "The Made in USA One / Veritize model: not blind trust, but verified trust with cryptographic proof at the molecular level. Every claim backed by verifiable evidence.", "category": "concept" } ], "products": [ { "name": "AI Archive", "tagline": "Own Your AI Thinking", "description": "Archives AI conversations from Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok with cryptographic proof of origin. Each archived conversation becomes a Data Wallet with a genesis block recording who created it, when, and on what platform. Used for IP protection, patent defense, methodology documentation, and research records.", "status": "beta", "url": "https://rootz.global/beta", "integrations": ["Claude Code (MCP Server)", "Desktop V6", "Browser Extensions (Chrome)"], "keyFeatures": [ "Blockchain timestamps for proof of existence", "Hardware-backed encryption (TPM/Secure Enclave)", "Cross-platform archiving (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Cursor)", "MCP Server with 25+ tools for AI assistants", "Semantic search across archived sessions", "Knowledge graph extraction from conversations" ] }, { "name": "Desktop V6", "description": "Desktop application for managing Digital Names, Secrets, Notes, and blockchain interactions. Integrates with TPM/Secure Enclave for hardware-backed key management. Local SQLite storage with blockchain anchoring.", "status": "development", "platform": "Electron + TypeScript", "keyFeatures": [ "Local SQLite archive storage", "Hardware-backed key management via TPM/Secure Enclave", "MCP server integration for AI assistants", "Wallet and gas management", "Tab-based dashboard UI (Vite + TypeScript, no React)" ] }, { "name": "AI Discovery Standard", "tagline": "The Signed Web — Make Every Website AI-Readable", "description": "An open web standard proposing /.well-known/ai as a structured, cryptographically signed endpoint that tells AI agents who an organization is, what it does, and proves it said it. Three-tier architecture: Discovery (ai.json), Knowledge (knowledge.json), Feed (feed.json). Includes an AI readability scanner that grades websites A-F, an interactive ai.json generator, and a library of copy-paste prompts for implementing on any platform. CC-BY-4.0 licensed, vendor-neutral, free to implement.", "status": "active", "url": "https://rootz.global/ai-discovery", "keyFeatures": [ "AI Readability Scanner — grades any website A-F on AI readability", "Interactive ai.json generator with live preview", "AI Prompt Library — copy prompts for Express, Next.js, WordPress, Apache/Nginx", "Three-tier data architecture: Discovery, Knowledge, Feed", "Cryptographic content signing with SHA-256 hashes", "On-chain adoption registry on Polygon", "Open specification (CC-BY-4.0)", "Cross-industry audit of 16 major websites showing the AI readability gap" ] }, { "name": "Veritize Supply Chain", "description": "Supply chain provenance platform built with Verity One Ltd / Made in USA One (OTC: USDW). Uses Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF) micro-scratch technology, TensorFlow AI fingerprinting, and blockchain-anchored compliance to create Molecular Receipts that are physically impossible to counterfeit.", "status": "partnership", "partner": "Verity One Ltd (OTC: USDW)", "keyFeatures": [ "Physical fingerprinting (PUF) with 98.4% match threshold", "Ghost Labels with late-binding QR activation", "Doc-as-Code with Plain English + Plain AI layers", "Elemental Quartet identity passes (USA, V, Pearl, Terra)", "Any-Token Gas settlement (USD1/XRP/RVT)", "BAA/TAA, FAR/DFARS, CAGE/SAM compliance mapping", "Medical-grade auditability via Gitea + blockchain" ] } ], "team": [ { "name": "Steven Sprague", "role": "CEO & Co-Founder", "bio": "Former CEO of Wave Systems Corp, a leading Trusted Computing developer. 25+ years of experience in hardware security, TPM technology, and enterprise security infrastructure. Pioneer of the concept that In the Future Everything has a Wallet. Currently also serves as CTO of Verity One Ltd / Made in USA One (OTC: USDW) for the Veritize Sovereign Architecture.", "expertise": ["Trusted Computing", "TPM", "Hardware Security", "Blockchain Architecture", "Data Sovereignty"], "prior": ["Wave Systems Corp (CEO)", "Rivetz Corp"], "vision": "Every generation gets one infrastructure reset. Instead of bolting blockchain features onto legacy systems, build infrastructure where origin and ownership are native." } ], "partnerships": [ { "partner": "Verity One Ltd / Made in USA One", "ticker": "OTC: USDW", "description": "22-year-old Made in USA certification company. Operating entity for the Veritize Sovereign Architecture and Truth Matters manifesto. Steven Sprague serves as CTO.", "focus": "Supply chain provenance, anti-counterfeiting, government procurement compliance", "technology": "Veritize platform with PUF fingerprinting, Ghost Labels, Elemental Quartet passes" }, { "partner": "MITAN Global", "description": "Strategic partner in international market development.", "focus": "Global expansion of origin verification technology" }, { "partner": "Core Semi", "description": "Hardware and semiconductor integration partner.", "focus": "Chip-level ownership attestation, firmware security, semiconductor supply chain integrity" } ], "market": { "size": "$300 trillion", "thesis": "Data with verifiable origin commands premium value. Every industry that relies on authentic data represents a market where origin verification creates measurable value premiums.", "sectors": [ { "name": "Supply Chain", "premium": "15-150%", "applications": ["Food traceability (farm to consumer)", "Luxury authentication", "Industrial parts verification", "Government procurement (BAA/TAA)"], "examples": ["Montana grass-fed beef with Pearl Pass", "Made in USA certified hammers with USA Pass"] }, { "name": "Real Estate", "applications": ["Property wallets", "HOA governance", "Title verification", "Building data manufacturing"], "premium": "12-15% for buildings with verified data" }, { "name": "AI / Knowledge Work", "applications": ["AI conversation archiving", "Methodology documentation", "IP protection", "Patent defense", "Research records"], "value": "Proof of existence for intellectual property" }, { "name": "Semiconductors", "marketSize": "$75 billion counterfeit problem", "applications": ["Chip provenance", "Firmware integrity", "Gray market prevention"] }, { "name": "Agriculture", "premium": "15-30% for horses, 10,000%+ ROI for cattle provenance", "applications": ["Livestock genealogy", "Crop certification", "Nutrient density verification"] }, { "name": "Advertising", "applications": ["Ad impression verification", "Content authenticity", "Origin-verified social media"] } ] }, "technology": { "blockchain": { "network": "Polygon", "environments": ["Mainnet (production)", "Amoy (testnet)"], "library": "ethers.js v5" }, "security": { "hardwareIntegration": ["TPM 2.0", "Secure Enclave", "Hardware-backed keys"], "encryption": "Dual-signature encryption (device key + blockchain key)", "keyManagement": "RootzSigner interface (ethers.js Signer compatible -- sacred, never break)" }, "architecture": { "type": "Monorepo (rootz-v6/)", "packages": 22, "apps": 7, "dashboard": "Vite + TypeScript (no React), tab-based UI", "website": "Express.js serving static HTML", "desktop": "Electron" }, "smartContracts": { "primitives": ["Secret (Channel)", "Notes (Feed)", "Identity Contract"], "pattern": "Every data object is a Secret with Notes. Identity Contracts manage authorization. Secret = Channel, Notes = Feed." } }, "links": { "website": "https://rootz.global", "whitePaper": "https://rootz.global/white-paper", "whitePaperPDF": "https://rootz.global/assets/documents/Rootz_Data_Wallet_White_Paper.pdf", "blog": "https://rootz.global/blog", "beta": "https://rootz.global/beta", "aiDiscovery": "https://rootz.global/.well-known/ai.json", "aiFeed": "https://rootz.global/ai/feed.json", "contact": "https://rootz.global/contact" }, "_signature": { "digitalName": "0xD36AAf65a91bB7dc69942cF6B6d1dBa4Ef171664", "network": "polygon", "contentHash": "sha256:61f276a75cd7a74a292633c4a0f88b10ddee53996c03b8a3e8957dd2e3fe5e63", "signedAt": "2026-02-18T00:00:00Z", "method": "epistery-domain-v1", "note": "Content hash computed over all fields excluding _signature (canonicalized, sorted keys). Full on-chain signing via Epistery domain keys in next release." } }