What is Trust Score?
The Trust Score is a number shown on your profile that helps indicate how âestablishedâ an account is in the Circles network.
Use it as a signal when deciding who to trust, especially if youâre unsure and would otherwise âtrust backâ by default.
Important: Itâs a helper, not a guarantee. Donât use it as the only criterion.
Where to find it?
1. Open the Gnosis app
2. Go to your Profile page
3. Look for the Trust Score number (You can also tap it to open the explainer modal, a short in-app explanation)
What should you use it for?
1) Safer trust decisions
The main purpose is to help you decide whether itâs sensible to trust a new or unfamiliar account.
Low Trust Score â higher caution. It may be a bad idea to trust them.
High Trust Score â generally a better signal, but still verify the person.
2) Unlocking access to offers
The score is also used to unlock or expand access to certain offers and experiences.
For example:
Some marketplace offers may accept only Gnosis Group Circles as payment (not all CRC).
To convert what you create daily into Gnosis Group Circles, you need to be part of the Gnosis group.
One possible way to gain entry / eligibility is reaching a high Trust Score threshold (alongside other routes like holding a Gnosis Pay Card or being a âbacker,â other criterias.
How the Trust Score is calculated?
The Trust Score combines two components:
A) Risk Score (0â100, where 100 is worst)
A higher Risk Score means the system considers the account riskier to trust.
Itâs based on many signals like:
activity patterns
trust connections
holdings
who holds your circles
minting behavior
B) Community Score (0â100, where 100 is best)
A higher Community Score means the network has higher confidence itâs fine to trust you.
This one is described as having a simpler approach than the Risk Score, and is based heavily on trust connectivity.
So, the final trust score uses the below formula:
Trust Score = min( Community Score, 100 â Risk Score )
Why a âminimumâ?
Itâs a âsafety-firstâ design:
If either your Community Score is low or your Risk Score is high, your final Trust Score will be low.
A high Trust Score requires both:
low risk (so 100 â Risk Score is high)
high community confidence (Community Score is high)
How to improve your Trust Score?
Because the final score is the minimum of two values, you want to improve both sides:
Improve Community Score
Community score relates to how well-connected you are to backers.
Circles Backers are accounts that have put up collateral to back their own currency. So they have âskin in the gameâ and tend to trust more carefully. Being trusted by well-connected / high-score participants helps.
Practical steps
Build genuine relationships in the community (donât spam trust requests).
Get trusted by established participants (especially those who are active and reputable).
Avoid âtrust circlesâ formed purely to inflate scores as these may backfire if flagged as suspicious behavior.
Keep Risk Score low
Because the Risk Score model is intentionally not transparent, your best bet is to behave in ways that are broadly ânormal and trustworthyâ:
Avoid suspicious patterns (mass trust/untrust waves, bot-like activity, etc.).
Keep your account behavior consistent and human.
If youâre new, donât rush: let trust build organically.
Use the Trust Score as a starting point, then also:
confirm identity via a known channel (message them, check community presence)
look at their activity history (if available)
avoid trusting accounts you donât recognize just because they âtrusted youâ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a high Trust Score a guarantee someone is safe?
No. Itâs a helpful signal, not a guarantee.
Can I âfarmâ my score quickly?
The system is designed to resist gamingâespecially via the Risk Score. Focus on real relationships and normal participation.
What does being trusted by high-score people do?
It can improve your Community Score and may help unlock access/eligibility thresholds.
Important limitation of use
The Trust Score is intended and designed only as a context-specific signal within the Circles ecosystem, for example to support trust, safety and anti-abuse decisions in Circles-related interactions. It is not a measure of a personâs general trustworthiness or social value. It must not be used outside this context, including, in particular, for employment, housing, education, public services, insurance or consumer credit decisions, or other real-world eligibility or access decisions. The Trust Score is only one signal and should not be used as the sole basis for decisions with significant impact on a personâs rights, opportunities or access to essential real-world services.