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AI Agent Receipt FAQ
Last updated: 2026-10-09
Plain answers about using Zambo, keeping your work, and checking receipts. A receipt shows what Zambo recorded for one call. It does not prove the answer is right.
AER-1 is an open draft spec authored by Brennan Zambo.
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Short answer: This FAQ collects long-tail questions about AI agent receipts, verification, session handoffs, integrity, and external evidence. Each answer keeps the claim limited to what a reviewer can check.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-23. This page describes a reviewable evidence pattern and does not claim an outside result without upstream confirmation.
For developers
Open a public execution receipt or call its verifier. The example reports verification_status: verified for the stored record. It is not proof of an unobserved external outcome.
Frequently asked questions
Who authored the AER-1 draft?
For developers
AER-1 (AI Agent Execution Receipt) is an open draft spec authored by Brennan Zambo and maintained at https://zambo.dev/aer-1.
Can another AI verify an agent receipt?
Yes. Another AI can fetch the public receipt and verifier, inspect the fields, and continue only within the evidence boundary.
Does a receipt prove a tool ran?
It can provide evidence that the execution layer recorded the call and result. Review the status and verifier rather than trusting a summary.
Does a receipt prove the task finished?
Not by itself. Task completion may require a read-back or callback from the system where the expected result should exist.
What is the difference between a receipt and a transcript?
A transcript shows conversation content. A receipt records a selected execution boundary with structured fields and an integrity check.
What should be private in a receipt?
Keep credentials, private prompts, sensitive personal data, and unnecessary provider payloads out of public projections.
What happens when a provider is unavailable?
Keep the unavailable state visible. Do not replace a missing provider response with a fabricated value or completion claim.
How should a receipt be handed to a reviewer?
Share the stable public URL, the task context, the status, and a short statement of what the verifier does and does not establish.
What does an output hash verify?
It helps check that canonical recorded bytes match the digest under the published serialization rule. It does not prove an outside event.
For developers
Example: a live BTC price call returned $82,983.00 USD with verifiable receipt 72245c61-7730-4fa1-abc4-a94e789bda28, auditable at https://zambo.dev/run/72245c61-7730-4fa1-abc4-a94e789bda28 (verified live 2026-09-28).