For research teams using AI agents

Agents change.
Make the
work survive.

Useful research shouldn’t vanish with the session. Proofpress keeps the finding, its evidence, and the review decisions behind it—so the next person or agent can pick up the work.

Open-source kernel. Explicit review. Inspectable history.

Proofpress / handoff ledgerRecorded demo

Synthetic research workflow · fresh reader at each step

A clean handoff.

A
Source finding
Evidence + scope + review
Reusable
B
Recommendation
Depends on A
Reusable
C
Handoff brief
Depends on B
Reusable
U
Unrelated finding
Independent evidence
Reusable
Fresh reader context4 / 4 reusable

The fresh reader receives all four approved findings. B relies on A; C relies on B. U is independent.

Replay of an actual local kernel run using invented findings and scripted reviews. This page displays recorded states; it does not run a live agent. Inspect the evidence ↗

ONLY THEN LABS / APPLIED RESEARCH + ENGINEERINGThe evidence stays. The next agent gets a better starting point.

Keep what was learned.
Know when it still applies.

Proofpress is an evidence ledger for teams doing research with AI agents. It connects a finding to its sources, tested conditions, review decisions, and the work that depends on it.

01

Capture the finding.

Record the conclusion, the evidence behind it, and the conditions under which it was tested. A failed experiment can be useful knowledge too.

02

Review before reuse.

Agents propose work. An authorized reviewer decides what becomes approved context. A past approval stays attached to the version it actually reviewed.

03

Carry changes forward.

When a recorded finding is withdrawn, its recorded dependents are withheld from fresh approved context. Recovery requires reassessment; unrelated work stays available.

A finding should be
able to travel.

AFF — Agent Findings Format packages a bounded conclusion with scope, evidence references, attributed checks, and revision history. A receiving team makes its own decision about reuse.

The v0.1 draft, offline verifier, and bounded Proofpress exporter are available. Hosted intake is under review; independent interoperability validation remains ahead.

Explore the format & contribute ↗
THE FINDING / A CONCEPTUAL VIEWv0.1 DRAFT
conclusion     what was learned
scope          where it applies
evidence       what supports it
checks         what was verified
history        what changed

local adoption the receiver decides

Public name: AFF. Existing files and the wire contract use OAFF v0.1. Package integrity does not establish truth, identity, or permission to reuse.

Specific claims. Open receipts.

STATUS CHECKED / 30 SEP 2026

RECORDED RUNWithdrawal & selective recoveryFour synthetic findings. Persistent state. A fresh process at every read.Read ↗ MERGEDWorkspace ownership boundariesPrincipal revalidation and workspace-scoped execution and recovery.#209 ↗ MERGEDPortable finding exportAn opt-in exporter for one immutable claim, with explicit scope and source-byte checks.#210 ↗

These are implementation results, not customer savings claims. The demo uses explicit dependencies and synthetic reviewers; it does not test live-agent behavior, hosted authorization, or automatic detection of external changes. Production deployment and real-workflow evaluation have separate gates.

Bring one handoff
worth fixing.

Does your next researcher have to reconstruct what the last one learned? Let’s take one recurring workflow and test whether Proofpress makes that handoff better.

Scope
One team. One workflow. An agreed set of research tasks.
Compare
Your current process against a handoff using Proofpress.
Measure
Correctness, withdrawn-finding reuse, and total human effort—including capture and review.
Deliver
An inspectable result and a clear decision about what to do next.

Start with a redacted example. Scope, access, price, and delivery timing are agreed before kickoff.

Talk with the team.

Partnerships & commercial

Tommy Talbot

Co-founder & CEO

Tommy brings experience building service businesses and leading operations and go-to-market work. At Only Then Labs, he connects customer workflows with product requirements for agent continuity, authority and recovery.

Talk to Tommy about pilots and partnerships.

Email Tommy

tommy@onlythenlabs.com

Tommy on X

Product & engineering

Richard Tang

Co-founder · Product & Engineering

Richard created Proofpress and leads its core architecture and engineering. His work spans agent workflows, evaluation harnesses and production machine-learning systems.

Talk to Richard about Proofpress and integrations.

Email Richard

richard@onlythenlabs.com

Richard on LinkedIn

Research & evaluation

Oliver Muellerklein

Co-founder & Chief Science Officer

Oliver is a UC Berkeley PhD candidate and the creator of TRACE, which records decisions in AI-assisted research. He leads experiment design, evaluation methods and research partnerships at Only Then Labs.

Talk to Oliver about research and evaluation.

Email Oliver

oliver@onlythenlabs.com

Oliver on LinkedIn