Research Preview

What's true today

Publishing Policy is early, changing, and free. This page is the plain state of it. The counts come from the registry as the page loads, and the lists say what exists and what doesn't. Nothing here is a promise.

The registry right now

On the record
1
Recorded versions
1
Pending
1
Publishers
1

One record, counted at October 2, 2026 at 2:28 AM UTC. A pending version is recorded after its seven-day pending period. Browse the directory.

What exists

  • A public record page for each domain, at a permanent addressin the code since July 1, 2026
  • The directory of recordsin the code since January 5, 2026
  • A receipt email for every publishin the code since March 10, 2026
  • A badge to embed on your sitein the code since July 2, 2026
  • Checking a copy against the record by its fingerprint (today called the seal number)in the code since July 2, 2026
  • Version history on the record page, with datesin the code since August 23, 2026
  • Domain control checked by a DNS TXT recordin the code since August 30, 2026
  • A seven-day pending period before a published version is recordedin the code since September 2, 2026
  • Deactivating a policy, with its history keptin the code since September 21, 2026

What doesn't, yet

  • The pending period shown on the public record page
  • Independent witness stamps on each recorded version
  • A machine-readable file for each record The address exists and answers 404 today.
  • Copies of the record deposited outside our own systems
  • The browser extension

This list was last edited on October 1, 2026. The dates are the first commit of each feature's code in the repository.

The Research Preview label marks an early product and sets expectations; it is not a phase, and nothing happens to your account or your policies when it comes off. What the label means.

The Pilot is how we work with the first publishers directly while the registry is small. About the Pilot. The rules as they stand are in the Terms.