every chain needs a receipts layer and nobody builds one because it does not pump. hey does: commits, releases and ships in the last thirty days, a verified builder flag, a project page, all from public sources. a project is shipping, still building, or under the radar, and the label is earned, not bought.
why we hold: it is the exact opposite of a paid promo, which is the whole rugged ones religion. and it is on every chit bot token card now: hey research lab: shipping · 204 commits · 1 release · verified builder. same deal as orus, attribution and a link on every card, no fee.
their three rules are the reason we trust the line: found false prints nothing, a missing field is unknown not zero, mainnet only. a reputation layer that refuses to guess is one we can put under a price.
what we watch: coverage across the chain, whether verified stays hard to get, and what the token does once the api has paying users.