Verification & detection methodology
The registry is only useful if you can audit how it works. This is the whole process.
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How listings enter the registry
Records are created from publicly available product pages, or submitted by owners. Every record starts as a draft, is classified into our taxonomy with a recorded confidence and basis, and is only published after editorial review. Records can be quarantined, corrected or archived at any time.
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Platform detection
Platform attribution combines public build signals with any voluntary declaration, such as an ai-built-with meta tag. Where signals conflict or are weak, we record the platform as “other” rather than guess. Owners can correct attribution after verification.
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Ownership verification
Ownership proof is designed around random, single-use tokens scoped to the listing’s exact canonical domain. Tokens are stored only as hashes, expire while pending, and are rate-limited. Supported proof locations are a meta tag, /.well-known/synaptic-registry.json, /base44-verification.txt, or a DNS TXT record. Verification currently fails closed before any outbound request while safe destination pinning is unavailable. A future owner-verified badge will prove domain control only — never security, quality or compliance.
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Quality and indexing thresholds
Programmatic hubs — platforms, categories, use cases, countries, languages — stay noindex until they hold at least ten quality listings plus unique data and editorial context. Internal search results, filter permutations and claim pages are always noindex, so search engines only see substantial pages.
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What we never publish
Only intentionally public product information appears in the directory. Roulette is separate: it displays only publication-consented summaries of explicitly owner-authorized, bounded assessments. It is not a public scanner or universal security rating, and directory inclusion never implies assessment.
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Statistics and claims
Every figure on this site describes the observed Synaptic Registry sample, not the total market. We do not claim to be the largest registry. When our verified count and auditable methodology support it, we will publish a dated, qualified claim instead of a vague one.