# akf

Writes trust metadata onto files: who made them, what was verified, whether they still hold up. Useful when agents keep redoing checked work.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 20
- Author: HMAKT99
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/HMAKT99/AKF
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/akf

## What it does

AKF gives files a trust layer — a confidence score, source provenance, verification evidence and compliance notes. The pitch is arithmetic: a stamp costs roughly 15 tokens, while re-verifying the same file costs far more. The stamp travels with the file, so the next agent or teammate sees what is safe to build on.

The loop is two commands. `akf stamp <file> --agent <id> --evidence "..."` marks a file once you have checked something, and `akf check <file>` reports OK, STALE, LOW or UNSTAMPED. Edit a file after stamping and `check` returns STALE with exit code 1, which you can gate CI or a git hook on. There is also `akf replay <file> --run`: a stamp can carry a probe recipe that the next agent re-runs instead of trusting a signature.

Install the Python package with `pip install akf` or `pipx install akf`; Node.js users get `npm install akf-format`. On Windows the `akf` command may not resolve in `PATH` — `python3 -m akf` always works, and `akf doctor` walks through the setup. The MCP server needs Python and starts as `python -m mcp_server_akf`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install akf@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- stamp a file after tests pass so nobody re-checks it
- find out whether a file changed since its last verification
- tell an AI-written file apart from a human-written one
- produce a compliance report for a single file
- re-run a probe recipe and see that the environment drifted

## Example prompts
- Install AKF and set it up: `pip install akf`, then `akf init --git-hooks`
- Stamp `auth.py` after your change: `akf stamp auth.py --agent claude-code --evidence "42/42 tests passed"`
- Check `auth.py` before you build on it: `akf check auth.py`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
_akf: '{"v":"1.0","claims":[{"c":"Trust metadata for README.md","t":0.7,"id":"1979cbeb","src":"unspecified","tier":5,"ver":false,"ai":true,"evidence":[{"type":"other","detail":"updated certify and github action references","at":"2026-03-18T04:21:48.869226+00:00"}]}],"id":"akf-c33254656fc5","agent":"claude-code","at":"2026-03-18T04:21:48.870623+00:00","label":"public","inherit":true,"ext":false,"sv":"1.1"}'
---
<p align="center">
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/format-.akf-blue?style=for-the-badge" alt="AKF Format" />
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/HMAKT99/AKF/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/HMAKT99/AKF?style=flat-square&color=yellow" alt="Stars" /></a>
  <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/akf-format"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/akf-format?style=flat-square&label=npm" /></a>
  <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/akf-format"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dw/akf-format?style=flat-square&label=npm%20downloads" /></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/HMAKT99/AKF/actions"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/HMAKT99/AKF/ci.yml?style=flat-square&label=CI" /></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/HMAKT99/AKF/blob/main/.github/akf-badge.json"><img src="https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2FHMAKT99%2FAKF%2Fmain%2F.github%2Fakf-badge.json&style=flat-square" alt="AKF trust" /></a>
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  <a href="https://akf.dev"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-akf.dev-blue?style=flat-square" /></a>
  <a href="https://stackshare.io/akf-the-ai-native-file-format"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/stackshare-listed-blue?style=flat-square" /></a>
</p>

<h1 align="center">AKF — The AI Native File Format</h1>

<p align="center">
  <strong>A stamp costs ~15 tokens. Re-verifying costs 15,000.</strong><br/>
  Think EXIF for AI — trust metadata that travels with every AI-generated file,<br/>
  so the next agent (or human) knows what it can build on.
</p>

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://vhs.charm.sh/vhs-3OOIFnSZOds1SrvHNxwNY.gif" alt="AKF Demo — stamp, inspect, audit in 10 seconds" width="700" />
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/HMAKT99/AKF">⭐ Star on GitHub</a> ·
  <a href="https://akf.dev">Website</a> ·
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/HANAKT19/is-this-ai-generated">🛡️ Is This AI-Generated?</a> ·
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/HANAKT19/eu-ai-act-check">🇪🇺 Compliance Check</a> ·
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/HANAKT19/ai-trust-report-card">📊 Repo Scanner</a>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="#quickstart">Quickstart</a> ·
  <a href="#for-ai-agents">AI Agents</a> ·
  <a href="#mcp-server">MCP Server</a> ·
  <a href="#skills">Agent Skills</a> ·
  <a href="#cli">CLI</a> ·
  <a href="https://akf.dev">Website</a>
</p>

---

## Paste this to your agent

Don't install AKF yourself — let your agent do it. Paste this into Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, or any coding agent:

```
Install AKF (pip install akf, or pipx install akf) and set it up: run `akf init --git-hooks`.
From now on:
- After you create or modify a file, stamp it:
    akf stamp <file> --agent <your-id> --evidence "<what you verified, e.g. 42/42 tests passed>"
- Before building on any existing file, check it first:
    akf check <file>
  OK = fresh stamp with verified evidence, skip re-verification. STALE/LOW/UNSTAMPED = verify before trusting.
If you support MCP, also register the server: {"mcpServers":{"akf":{"command":"python","args":["-m","mcp_server_akf"]}}}
```

Your agent installs its own provenance layer — and every file it touches carries trust metadata from then on.

## Why agents need this

Agents redo work constantly: re-read files, re-run tests, re-derive conclusions — because nothing tells them what was already verified. A stamp is cached verification state:

```console
# Session 1 — agent fixes auth, tests pass
````
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