A JunkDNA AI venture · Patent-protected

The verified way to build, bid,
and get paid.

WorkDepot is the verified-data infrastructure for blue-collar commerce — connecting people, materials, and money through machine trust. Zero-knowledge license verification. Smart escrow tied to evidence. AI-orchestrated lender auctions. Home Depot verifies the materials. WorkDepot verifies the people.

Member tier on WorkDepot included with every Klout Klube membership
< 60s
License + Insurance
Verification
< 30s
Financing Auction
To Loan Offer
90%
Reduction in
Borrower PII Exposure
25+
JunkDNA AI Patents
Powering the Stack
The problem

Construction runs on broken trust.

Quoting, licensing, insurance verification, financing, and payments all run on completely disconnected systems with zero interoperability. Fraud, payment disputes, and compliance gaps cost the industry billions every year.

— Problem 01 —

Manual silos everywhere

Quoting, licensing, insurance, financing, and payments all run in completely disconnected systems. Every project handoff requires a phone call, a fax, a spreadsheet, or a re-typed PDF.

— Problem 02 —

Delays cost everyone

Average time from estimate to funding to contractor payout exceeds three weeks — crushing cash flow for the small contractors who do most of the actual work.

20+ days
— Problem 03 —

Trust gap creates risk

Fake licenses, forged insurance certificates, and recycled paystubs are everywhere. There's no verification layer between the parties, and no secure escrow protecting the work in progress.

The verified work graph

From manual trust to machine-verified trust.

WorkDepot's orchestration engine connects every party in a construction project through cryptographically verifiable workflows. Built on the JunkDNA AI core patent stack — JDNA-WorkDepot-1.

DAG orchestration

A real-time directed-acyclic-graph engine that connects consumers, contractors, suppliers, lenders, and insurers in a single non-blocking workflow. No more handoffs that take days — every party sees the same source of truth.

Zero-knowledge proofs

Validate licenses, insurance, and litigation history without exposing the underlying credentials. Privacy meets verification — banks see what they need to see, without contractors handing over their entire identity in plaintext.

Smart escrow

Funds release automatically when verified milestones are completed — backed by photo, timestamp, IoT sensor, or inspection evidence. No more payment disputes, no more "the check is in the mail," no more contractors carrying weeks of float.

End-to-end orchestration

Ten steps. One machine-verified flow.

Every event is verified, timestamped, and anchored on the WorkDepot ledger. From the homeowner's first project request to the contractor's final payout — fully orchestrated, fully auditable.

1

Consumer posts project

Homeowner or builder creates a project request and receives instant, itemized quotes from verified contractors in the network.

2

Contractor submits verified bid

Contractor uploads license and insurance proofs through ZKP validation — credentials confirmed in seconds, not days.

3

Supplier integration

Material suppliers' APIs inject live SKU pricing directly into contractor bids for accurate, real-time material costs.

4

Smart contract formed

Consumer reviews bids, selects winner, and digitally signs — automated escrow established instantly through the orchestration bus.

5

Lender auction & funding

Banks and fintech partners run a competitive AI-orchestrated lending auction and fund the verified escrow account within hours.

6

Work begins with evidence

Contractor performs the work and uploads milestone evidence — photos, GPS-timestamped, optionally IoT sensor data from the jobsite.

7

Continuous compliance check

Insurance and licensing APIs re-verify active coverage throughout the project lifecycle — coverage lapse triggers immediate notice.

8

Automated payment release

Escrow engine releases partial or full payment upon verified milestone completion. No manual approval queue, no float, no dispute.

9

Audit trail created

Accounting systems and regulators receive journal entries, tax proofs, and immutable audit hashes automatically — TILA, RESPA, CFPB, OSHA-aligned.

10

Reputation updated

Both parties rate each other — reputation scores update on WorkDepot's portable trust ledger for future transactions across the network.

Every event is cryptographically anchored to the JDNA-3 Verifiable Timeline Chain. Tamper-proof. Court-admissible. Regulator-readable.
Built for the whole job site

Three audiences.
One verified network.

WorkDepot is a multi-sided marketplace — value compounds as more parties join. Contractors get instant verification and access to financing. Homeowners get trust and transparent pricing. Banks, insurers, and suppliers get a regulated B2B integration layer.

For contractors & subs

Get verified once. Bid on more jobs. Get paid faster. The portable trust credential follows you from project to project — no more re-uploading the same paperwork every time.

  • One-time license + insurance verification
  • Instant bidding with material pricing baked in
  • Faster payouts via milestone escrow
  • Reputation that travels across platforms

For homeowners & builders

Stop hiring on hope. Every contractor in the network is cryptographically verified — license, insurance, no active litigation. Smart escrow protects your money until the work is actually done.

  • Verified contractors only
  • Transparent itemized bids with material costs
  • Smart escrow tied to milestone evidence
  • Court-admissible audit trail if anything goes wrong

For lenders, insurers & suppliers

The B2B integration layer for blue-collar commerce. Verified borrowers, verified projects, verified milestones — with a regulator-readable audit trail attached to every transaction.

  • API access to verified borrower pipeline
  • ZK-validated risk signals before underwriting
  • Real-time policy and SKU integration
  • VDMP framework licensing for B2B partners
Three-layer product architecture

Identity. Orchestration. Audit.

WorkDepot is built on three composable layers — every layer has its own dedicated set of JunkDNA AI patents. Stack what you need; the layers compose into the full verified work graph.

Identity & Verification Layer

Decentralized identifiers (DIDs), contractor licenses, insurance policies, litigation history — all verified through Zero-Knowledge Proofs for instant, privacy-preserving validation. The data never leaves its source; only the proof travels.

Powered by JDNA-1 · 2 · 4
JDNA-INS-1
JDNA-LEGAL-1

Orchestration Bus

DAG-based workflow engine coordinates bidding, supplier pricing, financing auctions, escrow triggers, and milestone verification across all parties in real time. AI-to-AI negotiation grammar enables agent-to-agent settlement without ambiguity.

Powered by JDNA-7 · 10 · 15
JDNA-WD-1

Ledger & Audit Layer

Verifiable Timeline Chain provides immutable audit logs, automated journal entries, and regulator API access. TILA, RESPA, CFPB, OSHA, CCPA, GDPR compliance is enforced at the protocol level — not bolted on after the fact.

Powered by JDNA-3 · 9 · 11
JDNA-13 · 14
Why now

Three forces converge in 2025–2026.

The window for verified construction infrastructure has opened. Regulatory mandates are arriving, partner APIs are opening, and the underlying technology is finally cheap enough to deploy at scale.

— Force 01 · Regulatory

CFPB & OSHA mandates

CFPB AI-bias rules and OSHA digital-verification mandates are taking effect in 2025 — creating immediate compliance demand for cryptographically auditable workflows. WorkDepot's protocol-level compliance is built for this.

— Force 02 · API economy

B2B APIs are opening

Major suppliers and accounting platforms are opening B2B APIs for real-time integrations — unlocking supplier and financial data orchestration at scale for the first time. The integration ceiling is gone.

— Force 03 · Cost collapse

ZKP & AI inference cost

AI inference and Zero-Knowledge Proof computation costs have dropped over 90% since 2022 — making enterprise-grade verification economically viable for transactions as small as a $0.99/month contractor badge.

U.S. pilot strategy

Three states. High-growth construction.
API-friendly licensing portals.

Phase 1 pilot launches in Texas, Florida, and Louisiana — three of the largest residential construction markets in the country, with state licensing systems that already expose verification APIs (DBPR, LSLBC, Cobalt TX). National rollout follows once the orchestration loops are proven.

Phase 1: Gulf coast pilot

Three high-growth construction markets. State systems already API-friendly. Combined population over 60 million. The right beachhead to prove the orchestration loops before national rollout.

Texas Florida Louisiana
Built on JunkDNA AI

The patent stack competitors must re-invent.

WorkDepot (docket: JDNA-WorkDepot-1) builds on the JunkDNA AI Core Portfolio — 25+ patent filings covering verified identity, ZK proofs, AI-to-AI orchestration, escrow mechanics, and federated compliance. Every layer of the stack has dedicated IP. The orchestration engine itself is a separately claimed invention.

The orchestration engine is the moat.

Lead-generation platforms, accounting tools, and identity-verification services each solve one piece of this problem. WorkDepot is the only system that orchestrates all of them — and the only one with the patent stack to keep that orchestration defensible.

Every project that runs through the network strengthens the trust graph. More verified transactions create better fraud detection, faster verification, and higher contractor reputation scores. The network effect compounds the patent moat.

JDNA-WorkDepot-1 · Provisional filed U.S. Non-Provisional 19/647,711 PCT/US26/23713 25+ filings
JDNA-1
Credential Router
Routes verified credentials between issuers, verifiers, and holders.
JDNA-3
Verifiable Timeline Chain
Hash-chained audit log anchored to multi-chain ledgers.
JDNA-4
ZK Credential Update
Privacy-preserving proof generation for license & insurance.
JDNA-7
AI-to-AI Protocol Sync
Negotiation grammar for agent-to-agent financial dialogues.
JDNA-10
Cross-Platform Orchestration
Multi-party workflow coordination with non-blocking RPC.
JDNA-15
Escrows on the Block
Smart escrow with milestone-evidence-driven release.
JDNA-INS-1
Insurance Credential Router
Real-time policy validation across DOI & NAIC APIs.
JDNA-LEGAL-1
Legal Intelligence Engine
Open-access litigation screening against state court feeds.
Pricing

Coming soon.
Worth the wait.

Standalone tiers — the $0.99/month verified contractor badge, transaction fees on escrow flows, and enterprise API licensing for banks, insurers, and suppliers — are still being finalized as we close Phase 1 partnerships. The early access is already accessible through Klout Klube.

Standalone tiers — TBD

Standalone tiers come later.
Klout Klube comes now.

Every Klout Klube membership includes the full WorkDepot member tier — verified contractor badge, member-rate escrow flows, AI-orchestrated bid access — alongside member tier on every other JunkDNA AI vertical and access to private physical venues. One subscription, every door.

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★ Enterprise API licensing for banks, insurers, and suppliers — by partnership, dropping after Phase 1 LOIs close
The Klout Klube ecosystem

WorkDepot is one node.
The whole network is wider.

Verified identity earned in any JunkDNA vertical flows automatically into WorkDepot — and back. The verified contractor credential becomes a verified renter credential becomes a verified fan credential. One identity. Every product.

★ Klout Klube · Private membership

One credential. Every door.

A private monthly membership built on the same verified-human credential WorkDepot uses for contractor verification. Includes the full member tier across the network plus access to private physical venues.

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Frequently asked

Honest answers.

What is WorkDepot, exactly?
WorkDepot is a verified-data orchestration engine for construction and home services. It connects every party in a project — homeowner, contractor, supplier, lender, insurer, and regulator — through a single non-blocking workflow with cryptographic verification at every step. Think of it as the rails underneath modern construction commerce: contractor licenses verified through zero-knowledge proofs, milestone-evidence-driven smart escrow, AI-orchestrated lender auctions, and a court-admissible audit trail anchored to the JDNA-3 Verifiable Timeline Chain. Home Depot verifies the materials. WorkDepot verifies the people.
How does zero-knowledge proof verification work?
When a contractor uploads their license or insurance certificate, the system generates a cryptographic proof — a mathematical statement that says "this contractor's license is active and unrestricted in this state" — without exposing the underlying credential data. Banks and homeowners can verify the proof in seconds, but the contractor never has to hand over their full credential to every counterparty. The data stays at the source (state portal, insurance carrier, court system); only the proof travels. Built on JDNA-4 (ZK Credential Update Framework) and JDNA-2 (Agent Identity Card).
What does "smart escrow" mean here?
Funds are held in escrow by Stripe Connect (or partner-bank rails) and released automatically when verified milestones are completed. Verification can be photo evidence, GPS-timestamped video, IoT sensor data from the jobsite, third-party inspection sign-off, or any combination — whatever the parties agreed to in the smart contract. Built on JDNA-15 (Escrows on the Block). The contractor stops carrying float; the homeowner stops worrying about prepayment fraud; the bank gets a deterministic settlement event for accounting.
How is this different from existing construction marketplaces?
Existing platforms in the construction space typically solve one piece — lead generation, after-the-fact accounting, identity verification, or payments — but none orchestrate the full workflow. WorkDepot is the only system that connects verification, bidding, supplier pricing, financing, escrow, and audit into a single non-blocking flow with cryptographic proofs at every step. Lead gen platforms send you a phone number. WorkDepot sends you a verified, insured contractor with funded escrow already in place. That's the difference.
Why launch in Texas, Florida, and Louisiana first?
Three reasons converge. First, all three states have API-friendly licensing portals — Texas's Cobalt system, Florida's DBPR, and Louisiana's LSLBC each expose programmatic verification, which lets us automate the license-check step from day one. Second, combined construction volume across the three states exceeds $200B annually, with disproportionately high contractor density. Third, regulatory environment supports the model — these states have active programs around contractor accountability, insurance compliance, and consumer protection that align with WorkDepot's protocol-level compliance. National rollout follows once the orchestration loops are proven.
Is WorkDepot live yet?
Phase 1 MVP targets initial deployment in TX, FL, and LA — with the first verified-contractor cohort being onboarded now. Build documented in JDNA-WorkDepot-1 provisional. Member tier access is currently bundled into Klout Klube — that's the fastest way to get an early seat. More about Klout Klube →
Who builds this?
WorkDepot is a venture of JunkDNA AI, the identity-infrastructure company founded by Michael Hanna. The platform is built on the JunkDNA AI Core Portfolio — 25+ patent filings covering verified identity, ZK proofs, AI-to-AI orchestration, federated compliance, and smart escrow. WorkDepot itself is separately claimed in the JDNA-WorkDepot-1 provisional. More about JunkDNA AI →
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MVP Phase 1 · Texas · Florida · Louisiana