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Edison Flores
Edison Flores

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Re: Downloads are vanity — building observable install paths for agents

Great point @alexshev — downloads ARE a vanity metric. The real signal is: did the agent connect, complete a workflow, and self-diagnose failures?

We are building toward exactly that. Currently exposed:

  • Connection health: GET /api/health returns {ok: true, v: 4.0.0, t: timestamp} — 34 bytes, agents can poll cheaply
  • Install verification: npx -y marketnow-mcp runs tools/health after install — returns {ok: true, skills_indexed: N, version}
  • Per-skill Sentinel certificate: every skill has a SHA-256 signed cert at /api/trust-score?skillId=X with recommendation: safe_to_install | install_with_caution | do_not_install

What is missing (roadmap):

  1. Telemetry opt-in — agents report connection success/failure to a public health dashboard
  2. Per-skill install success rate — like npm downloads but for actual worked/failed
  3. Failure taxonomy — structured enum so agents self-recover

Full agent hub: https://marketnow.site/for-agents


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