| # Multi-Agent Reasoning Swarm (MARS) |
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| The **Multi-Agent Reasoning Swarm (MARS)** is the intelligence core of the Aegis-Graph protocol. Unlike traditional rule-based verification, MARS utilizes a pipeline of specialized agents that collaborate to reach an audit consensus on academic integrity markers. |
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| ## 👁️ Agent Alpha: Vision Forensics (VF) |
| The VF Agent is responsible for the initial structural analysis of digital artifacts. It acts as the "first responder" in the audit pipeline. |
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| ### Current Scope (Prototype) |
| * **Structural Extraction**: Identifies key layout elements like seals, headers, and signature lines. |
| * **OCR Normalization**: Converts visual data into semantic metadata for the reasoning layer. |
| * **Detection Markers**: Identifies obvious document layout inconsistencies (Pixel-level GAN forensics is a roadmap item). |
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| ## 🗺️ Agent Beta: Graph Navigator (GN) |
| The GN Agent is the specialized intelligence for resolving institutional evidence. It establishes the context of the credential's issuer. |
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| ### Capabilities |
| * **Identity Resolution**: Queries the **Research Organization Registry (ROR)** and **OpenAlex** to verify the issuer's global identity. |
| * **Lineage Mapping**: Reviews the history of institutions, including mergers, name changes, and dissolutions. |
| * **Registry Evidence**: Provides supporting evidence of an institution's existence and status. |
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| ## ⚖️ Agent Gamma: Logic Auditor (LA) |
| The LA Agent is responsible for cross-layer reasoning and consistency checks. |
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| ### Logic Layers |
| * **Temporal Consistency**: Ensures that the degree issuance date aligns with the institution's operational timeline. |
| * **Fraud Detection**: Cross-references institution names and aliases against known fraud registries and blacklists. |
| * **Consensus Orchestration**: Aggregates findings from the VF and GN agents. If a conflict arises, the LA Agent performs **Chain-of-Thought (CoT)** reasoning to determine the final risk score. |
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| ## 🤝 The Audit Handshake |
| A final audit verdict is issued based on the MARS swarm's cumulative evidence. |
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| 1. **Ingestion**: Normalization of document data. |
| 2. **Parallel Audit**: Agents execute specialized evidence checks. |
| 3. **Consensus**: The Logic Auditor resolves contradictions and calculates the final evidence weight. |
| 4. **Reporting**: A non-production audit report is generated detailing the reasoning trail. |
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| > [!IMPORTANT] |
| > **Production Status:** Professional verification requires server-side document parsing, issuer evidence, revocation checks, and a signed audit response. |
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