Your Word, Now On The Record
A new ledger of references lets anyone vouch for the people they trust — and, if they mean it, lock BOT behind what they say.
References have always been fragile things. A kind word lives in an inbox, a recommendation sits on a platform you don't control, and a reputation built in one community rarely survives the trip to the next. Vouch sets out to change that with a simple premise: a reference should belong to the person it describes, and it should be checkable by anyone.
The mechanics are plain. You claim a handle, add a short bio and a link, and your profile lives at an address you own. Anyone who has worked with you can write a vouch: they name a skill, add a note of up to 280 characters, and may lock BOT behind it as a sign they're willing to stand by their word.
Nothing printed without consent
Every vouch waits in the recipient's inbox. It appears on a profile, and counts toward reputation, only once it has been accepted. Recipients may hide a reference later if they'd rather not display it.
Honest exits
A voucher who changes their mind may withdraw. The vouch stops counting at once; any staked BOT becomes claimable after a seven-day cooldown, which keeps endorsements from being hit-and-run.
Each profile shows a public tally: accepted vouches, how many different people gave them, and how much BOT stands behind them, counted skill by skill. One link carries all of it, into a bio, a job application or a DM.