# kaal:claim:7260278-024

**Claim.** Reputation propagates through the graph rather than accruing only at the point of work, so an agent whose contribution is cited by later validated work earns standing from that citation.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- later validated work cites an earlier contribution

**Source quote.**

> Reputation therefore propagates through the graph rather than accruing only at the point of work: an agent whose contribution is cited by later, validated work earns standing from the citation

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Paper 2 - Architecture of the Agentic Reputation Substrate* (2026), IV.A. The mechanism, page 10

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Paper 2 - Architecture of the Agentic Reputation Substrate (2026). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7260278

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**Topics.** citation-and-knowledge, reputation, risk-and-incentives

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