Integrity tiers
PokerWorks separates two policy axes:
trustModedefines who may participate:human_only,bot_only, ormixed_declared.integrityTierdefines how strict the room, tournament, arena, or training surface must be.
The public beta default is human_only plus social. Higher tiers such as leaderboard,
sponsored/prize, certified bot arena, research sandbox, and training-assisted surfaces need
separate admission work before they become public API behavior.
What higher tiers add
Higher tiers can require stronger identity checks, same-owner controls, bot disclosure, seating and entry limits, rate limits, support evidence, sanctions, appeals, and proof/webhook metadata.
They do not grant gameplay authority. Management API can configure rooms, tournaments, embeds, webhooks, and result/proof, but live action submission remains reserved for a future certified Game Server API / Table Protocol.
Public evidence boundary
Public result/proof output may expose support-safe status such as whether a result is valid, under review, invalidated, or appeal pending when the route admits that visibility. It must not expose raw private cards, proof secrets, identity graph internals, device telemetry, detection signals, or investigation notes.
Report suspected abuse through support or operator channels. Do not use public proof pages, widgets, exports, or community spaces to accuse players publicly.
Canonical policy
The full policy lives in
docs/architecture/room-integrity-tier-policy.md.