Verumano Human Origin (NO AI) Specification v0.3

The Verumano Specification defines how the Verumano label (formerly Human Origin) certifies human-made creative work through a review of the creative process, not through AI detection.

It specifies:

• Creator identifiers (VM-YYYY-NNNN; legacy HO- IDs remain valid)
• A closed set of statuses: reviewed, self-declared, revoked, demo
• Review requirements: live walkthrough or screen recording with a one-time code, evidence by discipline (writing, illustration, photography, music, video)
• Public verification pages and their required fields
• Dynamic SVG badges, seals and watermarks, rendered by the server so that revocation shows everywhere within one hour
• Work fingerprints: SHA-256 computed on the user's device; files are never uploaded
• A read-only public verification API (CORS, no key, rate-limited without storing IP addresses)
• Revocation, domain blocking, privacy and retention rules
• Security limits and conformance rules for third-party platforms

The label does not claim to prove that no AI was used. It certifies that a human creative process was shown and examined.

What's new in v0.3: the label is renamed Verumano. New creator IDs use the VM prefix; existing HO IDs stay valid and are never reassigned. The reference implementation moves to lochness-paris.com/verumano and the former subdomain redirects permanently. Statuses, badges and API are unchanged.

Links:

• Reference implementation: https://lochness-paris.com/verumano/
• Specification (online): https://lochness-paris.com/verumano/spec/
• Verification API: https://lochness-paris.com/verumano/api/
• Comparison with other labels: https://lochness-paris.com/verumano/compare/
• Schemas, examples and client library: github.com/spiritracking-arch/human-origin-label-nope-ai
• Companion concept paper: doi:10.5281/zenodo.23072755

Text licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. Code samples under MIT.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0) Copyright (c) 2026 Camille Guerineau Applies to the documentation, specifications (spec/), and the Creator Charter (charter/). You are free to: - Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. - Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material. Under the following terms: 1. Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. 2. Non-Commercial: You may not use the material for commercial purposes. Any commercial exploitation, corporate internal use, or monetization requires a separate written commercial agreement from the copyright holder. Full legal code is available at: https://creativecommons.org Trademarks & Certification Notice: The name "VERUMANO", the official badges, and the logo are strictly excluded from this public license. Implementing or referencing this specification does not grant any right to issue Human Origin badges, use the logo, or present a commercial service under the "Human Origin" brand identity.