How Respire Works
Respire starts with the subject and the question, not with an assumed conclusion. Claims, credentials and identifiers are treated as things to verify. Evidence is evaluated within a defined scope, uncertainty is preserved when the record does not support a stronger conclusion, and human review remains part of the process.
Verification Before Assumption
A claim is a starting point, not proof. A candidate entity or identifier is not treated as confirmed until the available evidence supports attribution. A missing record or unavailable source is not automatically adverse evidence.
Module 0 / Verification Gate
Four checks every subject passes through before any further assessment begins.
Legal Entity
Does the organization exist as a registered legal entity, and is that registration current?
Operational Reality
Is there evidence the organization actually operates, beyond a website and a claim?
Regulatory Equivalency
Does its regulatory position hold up in the jurisdictions where it says it operates?
Credential Integrity
Do the certifications and credentials it cites resolve to verifiable records?
Five Pillars
Where a subject is assessed beyond the verification gate, Respire examines five areas. They are areas of inquiry, not scores.
Claim Verification
What the organization says about itself, checked against competent evidence.
Certification Integrity
Whether cited certifications exist, are current and cover what is implied.
Supply Chain Transparency
What can be established about sourcing and the relationships behind it.
Operational Consistency
Whether practice matches stated policy over time, not just on paper.
Trajectory & Accountability
How the organization responds when the record changes or is challenged.
Evidence, Contradictions and Human Review
Respire seeks competent, authoritative evidence appropriate to the question being examined. Contradictions require affirmative incompatible evidence; uncertainty and unresolved attribution are preserved rather than converted into unsupported conclusions. Human review is a deliberate control in the assessment process.
Public Information vs. Full Assessment
The public directory presents controlled public information and, where approved, a Respire Verification Summary. The full underlying assessment is private by default unless Respire affirmatively decides otherwise.
How an Assessment Runs
The nine-step sequence Respire follows once an assessment is accepted, from scoping through human review to the decision on what, if anything, is published.
What Respire Does Not Claim
The boundaries of this work: what an assessment covers, what it cannot establish, and why directory inclusion is not an endorsement.