Disclosure & independence policy

How Agent Security Index makes money, and the rules that keep it independent.

How we may earn money

• Featured listings. Vendors can pay for a highlighted placement. It is always labeled "Featured".
• Newsletter sponsorships. At most one sponsor per issue, in a clearly marked section.
• Paid independent tests. A vendor can pay for a lab test. We publish the method and the result regardless of outcome.
• Affiliate links. Some outbound links may earn a commission. Any such link is marked and uses rel="sponsored".

Independence rules

• Payment never changes a ranking order, a lab result, or editorial content.
• Vendors cannot buy removal or editing of a published result.
• Basic listings and fact corrections are free for every vendor.
• No vendor owns or invests in Agent Security Index.
• If we ever have a relationship with a listed vendor (paid or personal), we disclose it on that tool's page.

Current status

As of launch, no listing is paid, no affiliate links are active, and no lab results have been published.