AiFolder Trust
Editorial & Verification Guidelines
AiFolder combines product discovery with tools that run directly on the site. Those surfaces have different evidence levels, so we label them differently instead of presenting every listing as equally reviewed.
Last updated: October 2, 2026
1. How tools enter AiFolder
A product can appear through public-source crawling, catalog imports, direct submissions, or an AiFolder-built utility. Entry into the directory is not the same as an endorsement.
- Directory listing: catalog information that has not been marked verified.
- Verified listing: a listing whose core identity and public product information have been explicitly reviewed.
- Built-in AiFolder utility: a tool that runs on AiFolder rather than redirecting to an external product.
2. What verification means
Verification is a factual label, not a quality score. It means AiFolder has reviewed the listing's core identity and public information closely enough to distinguish it from an unverified directory record.
- Verification does not guarantee future uptime, pricing, security, or product quality.
- Access tiers, limits, permissions, and terms can change after review.
- Important claims should be checked against the provider's current official documentation.
3. Freshness and update dates
When a tool page shows a listing update date, it refers to the date the AiFolder record changed. It should not be read as a claim that every product feature was retested on that date.
4. Rankings and popularity signals
Discovery surfaces may use signals such as views, votes, saves, recency, or editorial curation. Popularity helps discovery, but it does not replace verification or a task-specific evaluation.
5. Editorial comparisons and guides
Best-of, alternatives, comparisons, task pages, and playbooks should explain the decision criteria they use. Where a product fact is time-sensitive, AiFolder should prefer current provider documentation and clearly state uncertainty when evidence is incomplete.
6. Corrections
Listings can become outdated. If a product name, URL, capability, pricing statement, or other material fact is wrong, the preferred response is to correct the record and preserve useful historical context rather than silently inventing a replacement claim.