Trust Score Explorer

Inspect your trust score

What is this?

This tool calculates the Backers' Trust Score, which is a measure of how well-connected a Circles account is to the Backers group. It can be used as a proxy measure of trustworthiness and non-sybilhood of Circles profiles.

Circles Address or Username

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How is the Trust Score Calculated?

The Relative Trust Score measures how well-connected an address is to a target set (by default, the Backers group members) through the Circles trust network.

Formula

relative_score = (penetration × 0.2 + quality × 0.8) × 100

Components

Penetration Rate: What percentage of the target set can be reached?

penetration = targets_reached / total_targets

Quality Score: How close are the connections? Closer connections (fewer hops) are weighted higher.

quality = Σ(targets_at_hop_h × decay_factor_h) / targets_reached

Hop Decay Factors

Connections at different distances are weighted differently:

Hop 0: 1.0 (direct connection)
Hop 1: 0.9 (one step away)
Hop 2: 0.8 (two steps away)
Hop 3: 0.6 (three steps away)
Hop 4: 0.4 (four steps away)
Hop 5: 0.2 (five steps away)

Custom Target Sets

Want to calculate trust scores against a different group? You can specify your own target set using the API directly:

View API Documentation →

Why is this useful?

The Relative Trust Score helps us identify well-connected and trusted members of the Circles community.

Gnosis Group Membership

We use the trust score relative to the Backers group as one of the key criteria for determining membership in the Gnosis group.

Members with higher trust scores demonstrate:

Strong network integration: They're connected to many Backers group members
Quality connections: Their connections are direct or through few intermediaries
Community trust: They've built trust relationships with established members

Other Use Cases

Reputation assessment: Understand how well-established an address is in the network
Network analysis: Identify well-connected hubs and communities
Trust verification: Evaluate the trustworthiness of new connections

One example in action is a Sepolia ETH faucet that limits availability to users with a trust score above 50. Check it out:

Sepolia ETH Faucet →