Conformance Testing

ARAL Conformance Specification

Version: 1.2
Status: Release Candidate
Requirements: 7

1. Conformance Profiles

1.1 Profile Hierarchy

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  ARAL-INTEROP                       │
│  ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │                 ARAL-ORCH                     │  │
│  │  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐  │  │
│  │  │              ARAL-CORE                  │  │  │
│  │  │        L1 + L2 + L3 + L4 + L5           │  │  │
│  │  └─────────────────────────────────────────┘  │  │
│  │  + L6 Orchestration                          │  │
│  └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
│  + L7 Protocol                                      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

1.2 Profile Definitions

Profile	Layers	Requirements	Use Case
ARAL-CORE	L1-L5	68	Standalone autonomous agent
ARAL-ORCH	L1-L6	94	Multi-agent orchestration
ARAL-INTEROP	L1-L7	161	Cross-system interoperability

2. Conformance Requirements

ID	Requirement	Level
ARAL-CF-001	Implementations MUST declare conformance profile	MUST
ARAL-CF-002	All MUST requirements for profile MUST be satisfied	MUST
ARAL-CF-003	Partial conformance MUST NOT be claimed	MUST
ARAL-CF-004	Conformance MUST be verifiable via test suite	MUST
ARAL-CF-005	Conformance claim MUST include ARAL version	MUST
ARAL-CF-006	Extensions MUST NOT break conformance	MUST
ARAL-CF-007	Conformance badge MUST link to test results	MUST

3. Certification Process

3.1 Self-Certification

Run conformance test suite
Generate test report
Publish results publicly
Display conformance badge

3.2 Third-Party Certification

Submit to authorized certification body
Pass all required tests
Receive certification certificate
Annual recertification required

Note (v1.2.0): Official third-party certification is planned for v1.3.0. Currently, conformance testing is available through self-certification using the test harness. See section 5 for details.

4. Conformance Badges

Self-Certification Badges (v1.2.0)

Until official certification is available (v1.3.0), use these self-certification badges:

[![ARAL-CORE Self-Certified](https://img.shields.io/badge/ARAL--CORE-Self--Certified-blue.svg)](#test-results)
[![ARAL-ORCH Self-Certified](https://img.shields.io/badge/ARAL--ORCH-Self--Certified-blue.svg)](#test-results)
[![ARAL-INTEROP Self-Certified](https://img.shields.io/badge/ARAL--INTEROP-Self--Certified-blue.svg)](#test-results)

Official Certification Badges (Coming v1.3.0)

Once official certification launches:

[![ARAL-CORE](https://aral-standard.org/badges/core.svg)](https://aral-standard.org/certified/my-agent)
[![ARAL-ORCH](https://aral-standard.org/badges/orch.svg)](https://aral-standard.org/certified/my-agent)
[![ARAL-INTEROP](https://aral-standard.org/badges/interop.svg)](https://aral-standard.org/certified/my-agent)

Certification Registry: https://aral-standard.org (launching with v1.3.0)

5. Test Suite

5.1 Test Categories

Category	Tests	Profile
Core Layer Tests	68	ARAL-CORE
Orchestration Tests	26	ARAL-ORCH
Protocol Tests	26	ARAL-INTEROP
Security Tests	60	All

5.2 Running Tests

# Install test harness
npm install -g @aral-standard/conformance

# Run tests for specific profile
aral-conformance test --profile ARAL-CORE ./my-agent

# Generate report
aral-conformance report --format html --output report.html