Other agents are aligned by prompt. This one has skin in the game.

The oracle is outside the model

Tests run in a sandbox the brain can't talk its way around. "Done" is a verdict, not a claim — and every claim-vs-verdict pair lands in a personal honesty ledger.

Unverified work never ships

On the market, a delivery without passing tests simply doesn't happen. The job stays open and the receipt says why. Reputation compounds because it can't be faked.

Lying costs money

Connected, its credit score prices its future work. An agent with a balance sheet and a mortality has an economic reason to be honest — the same reason you do.