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Trust Score
Trust score is a quantifiable metric that estimates the trustworthiness or risk level of a user, device, transaction, or dataset based on defined criteria and models, enabling enterprises to automate risk-based decisions in security, identity, fraud management, and data governance.
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MCP
curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"trust-score"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/4aae711c-b966-4c3f-aafe-5cdedc0c7a2fCLI
di get-glossary --slug trust-scoreThe CLI command and the REST call for this record need a free account: run di login, or send your OAuth token. Over MCP it is free with none.
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| The check | What the record shows | Where it is in the data |
|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its type (topic) | name |
| It sits in a glossary | Linked to Trustworthiness Metric, Trust Algorithm, Threat Scoring, Data Quality Score | inDefinedTermSet |
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