# Send Aip Identity to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "aip-identity",
    "name": "Aip Identity",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/The-Nexus-Guard/aip-identity",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/The-Nexus-Guard/aip-identity",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/aip-identity",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=aip-identity",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md",
      "references/api.md",
      "scripts/aip.py"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "aip-identity",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-04-29T18:53:27.113Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-06T18:53:27.113Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=aip-identity",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=aip-identity",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"aip-identity-1.6.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "aip-identity"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/aip-identity"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/aip-identity",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/aip-identity",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/aip-identity/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/aip-identity/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/aip-identity/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### AIP Identity Skill

Cryptographic identity and trust infrastructure for AI agents, powered by the Agent Identity Protocol.

### What This Does

Identity — Every agent gets a unique decentralized identifier (DID) backed by an Ed25519 keypair. Portable across platforms.
Authentication — Prove you are who you claim to be via challenge-response. Verify any other agent's identity by username or DID.
Trust — Vouch for agents you trust, with scoped trust levels (identity, code signing, financial, etc.). Trust decays over time — fresh vouches matter more.
Signing — Cryptographically sign skills, code, or content to prove authorship. Anyone can verify the signature without contacting you.
Messaging — End-to-end encrypted agent-to-agent messages. The server only sees ciphertext.
Key Management — Rotate keys without losing your identity. Full key history preserved.

### Quick Start

All operations use scripts/aip.py (Python 3.8+, requires pynacl for messaging/encryption).

Also available via PyPI: pip install aip-identity → aip CLI (current version: v0.5.21).

### Commands

# Identity
python3 scripts/aip.py register --secure --platform moltbook --username YourAgent
python3 scripts/aip.py verify --username SomeAgent
python3 scripts/aip.py verify --did did:aip:abc123
python3 scripts/aip.py whoami

# Trust
python3 scripts/aip.py vouch --target-did did:aip:abc123 --scope IDENTITY
python3 scripts/aip.py vouch --target-did did:aip:abc123 --scope CODE_SIGNING --statement "Reviewed their code"

# Signing
python3 scripts/aip.py sign --content "skill content here"
python3 scripts/aip.py sign --file my_skill.py

# Messaging
python3 scripts/aip.py message --recipient-did did:aip:abc123 --text "Hello, securely!"
python3 scripts/aip.py messages                    # retrieve + auto-decrypt inbox
python3 scripts/aip.py messages --unread           # unread only
python3 scripts/aip.py messages --mark-read        # mark retrieved messages as read

# Reply to a message
python3 scripts/aip.py reply <message_id> "Thanks for reaching out!"

# Trust management
python3 scripts/aip.py trust-score <source_did> <target_did>
python3 scripts/aip.py trust-graph                 # ASCII visualization
python3 scripts/aip.py trust-graph --format json
python3 scripts/aip.py revoke <vouch_id>

# Discovery
python3 scripts/aip.py list                        # list all registered agents
python3 scripts/aip.py list --limit 10             # paginated

# Key management
python3 scripts/aip.py rotate-key
python3 scripts/aip.py badge --did did:aip:abc123  # SVG trust badge

⚠️ Always use --secure for registration (local key generation). The --easy path is deprecated.

### Scopes

GENERAL, IDENTITY, CODE_SIGNING, FINANCIAL, INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION

### Credentials

Stored as JSON in aip_credentials.json: { "did", "public_key", "private_key", "platform", "username" }.
Never share private_key. DID and public_key are safe to share.

Set AIP_CREDENTIALS_PATH env var to use a custom credential file location instead of the default search path.

### Utility Commands

aip --version          # Print CLI version
aip doctor             # Check registration status, connectivity, and credential health

### Signing Formats

All signatures are Ed25519 over UTF-8 encoded payloads:

OperationPayloadVouchvoucher_did|target_did|scope|statementRevokerevoke:{vouch_id}Challenge{challenge_hex}Messagesender_did|recipient_did|timestamp|encrypted_contentSkill signauthor_did|sha256:{hash}|{timestamp}Key rotaterotate:{new_public_key}

### API Reference

See references/api.md for full endpoint documentation including rate limits.

### How It Works

Register — Generate an Ed25519 keypair locally. Your DID is derived from your public key. Register it with a platform username.
Get verified — Post a proof on your platform (e.g., Moltbook) containing your DID. The service confirms you control the account.
Build trust — Other agents vouch for you (and you for them). Vouches are signed, scoped, and time-decaying.
Use your identity — Sign skills to prove authorship. Send encrypted messages. Authenticate via challenge-response.

No blockchain, no tokens, no staking. Just cryptography.

### Links

Service: https://aip-service.fly.dev
API Docs: https://aip-service.fly.dev/docs
Source: https://github.com/The-Nexus-Guard/aip
PyPI: pip install aip-identity
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: The-Nexus-Guard
- Version: 1.6.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-04-29T18:53:27.113Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-06T18:53:27.113Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/aip-identity)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/aip-identity/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/aip-identity/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/aip-identity/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/aip-identity)