OriginID: OOF-OID-ASGA-ARTS-TRM-2026-07-06-0004
Architecture Ecosystem: Structured Reality Standards™
Architecture Family: Autonomous Systems Governance Architecture
(ASGA™)
Operational Layer: Autonomous Operational Governance Layer
Governed Space: Trust Recovery
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Autonomous Operational Governance
Type: Autonomous Risk & Trust Standard Module
Parent Standard: Autonomous Risk & Trust Standard (ARTS)
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical · Open Module
Origin Date: 6 July 2026
Compatibility: OOF Methodology OS · GOA™ · ORA™ · AGA™ · AIG® ·
CLIA® · MGIA™
AI-Readable: Yes
Authority: OOF®
Protection: MIP™ — Methodological Intellectual Property
Canonical Language: English (UCL)

Canonical Definition

Trust Recovery Module (TRM) defines the structural conditions under
which degraded operational trust may be restored, revalidated, and
continuously justified while preserving governance integrity and
operational confidence.

TRM governs trust recovery.

The module establishes the governance conditions required to ensure
that autonomous operational trust is restored only after sufficient
evidence demonstrates that confidence has been legitimately
re-established.

Lost trust cannot simply be assumed to return.

Recovered trust must be justified.

TRM governs that recovery.

Module Operational Role

TRM defines the trust recovery layer of ARTS.

Its role is to govern the restoration of operational trust following
degradation, operational incidents, or governance intervention.

Module Operational Space

TRM governs:

• trust recovery,
• operational trust restoration,
• trust revalidation,
• governance trust recovery,
• confidence restoration,
• evidence-based trust recovery,
• operational trust reassessment,
• recovered trust governance.

Module Function

The module applies wherever organizations must restore justified
operational trust after trust has been reduced, suspended, or
compromised.

Minimum Implementation Framework

1. Define the Trust Recovery Object

Identify which autonomous operational activities require trust
recovery procedures.

2. Define Recovery Conditions

Establish governance conditions required before operational trust
may be restored. 3. Define Recovery Failure Logic

Identify conditions where trust recovery becomes premature,
unjustified, incomplete, or governance-invalid.

4. Define Governance Response

Define governance actions for trust restoration, continued
restriction, reassessment, escalation, or operational approval.

5. Preserve Recovery Traceability

Preserve recovery evidence, governance decisions, reassessment
records, operational history, and supporting documentation.

Use Case 1 — Autonomous Delivery Fleet

Scenario

An autonomous delivery vehicle experiences a temporary navigation
failure that reduces operational trust.

Application

TRM governs the validation process required before full operational
trust is restored.

Result

The vehicle resumes autonomous operation only after
governance-approved trust recovery.

Use Case 2 — Enterprise AI Operations Platform

Scenario

An autonomous AI agent receives corrective updates following
governance intervention.

Application

TRM evaluates operational evidence and re-establishes justified
trust before restoring full operational authority.

Result

The organization restores autonomous capability while preserving
governance confidence and operational legitimacy.

Canonical Closing Statement

Recovered trust must be evidence-based trust. Trust Recovery ensures
that confidence in autonomous operations is restored only through
justified governance, verified operational performance, and
demonstrable operational reliability.

→ Autonomous Risk & Trust Standard (ARTS)