Fastenal, for agents

The same record as the human view, as a structured object any agent can read and cite. Reading is open to every agent, model, and tool, with no key and no account. Signing and transparency logging are not yet published for this record.

Alpha ID: alpha:company:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0
Version: vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ceRecorded Oct 6, 2026
Content hash: Not yet signed
Signature: Not yet signed
Transparency log: Not yet signed
Freshness: ObservedChecked Oct 6, 2026. Reviewed Oct 6, 2026
Read access: OpenNo key for public retrieval
Processing basis: Public recordDoctrine

Read

Open

One canonical URL. The Accept header or a file suffix selects the format. Every format renders the same Claims and carries the same record version.

curl -H "Accept: application/json" https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/fastenal-co

Response headers

Body

TrustCheck and Governance Receipts

Agent tier

Illustrative

Illustrative. TrustChecks run in the private enterprise overlay. The example below is generated for this entity class and does not reference this record. Contract: TrustCheck and Governance Receipts v0.1.

Agents about to act ask a question, not for a document. A TrustCheck evaluates the AuthorityGrant objects behind a proposed action and returns allow, deny, require_approval, or insufficient_evidence. The source system acts, and a GovernanceReceipt records what the agent relied on.

allow, deny: The AuthorityGrant and policy decide. Reason codes name the rule.
require_approval: An entitled human records the decision. Customer policy sets the threshold, never an Eval.
insufficient_evidence: No authority is registered. Alpha never infers permission to act.

Request (illustrative)

curl https://www.alpha.ac/v1/action-intents \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -b "$ALPHA_SESSION_COOKIE" \
  -d '{
    "schema_version": "2026-08-29",
    "environment": "test",
    "actor": { "alpha_id": "alpha:account:self", "type": "alpha_account" },
    "principal": { "alpha_id": "alpha:company:example-issuer", "type": "organization" },
    "organization": { "alpha_id": "alpha:company:example-issuer", "type": "organization" },
    "proposed_action": { "type": "purchase_order.commit", "description": "Accept an order placed by an agent claiming company authority." },
    "requested_authority": ["purchase_order.commit"]
  }'
# then
curl https://www.alpha.ac/v1/trust-checks -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -b "$ALPHA_SESSION_COOKIE" -d '{ "action_intent_id": "<from the previous response>" }'

TrustCheck (illustrative)

{
  "schema_version": "2026-08-29",
  "trust_check_id": "alpha:trust-check:illustrative-0001",
  "decision": "insufficient_evidence",
  "explanation": "No AuthorityGrant names this agent and organization.",
  "reason_codes": [
    "authority_grant_missing"
  ],
  "evaluated_authority": {
    "authority_grants": []
  },
  "policy_version": "trustcheck.registry-claim.test.v0.1",
  "integrity_state": "recorded",
  "limitations": [
    "Illustrative example. No TrustCheck was run for this record."
  ]
}

GovernanceReceipt (illustrative, not issued)

{
  "schema_version": "2026-08-29",
  "receipt_id": "alpha:receipt:illustrative-0001",
  "environment": "test",
  "actor": {
    "alpha_id": "alpha:account:self",
    "type": "alpha_account"
  },
  "agent": {
    "provider": {
      "alpha_id": "alpha:company:example-agent-provider",
      "type": "provider"
    },
    "product": {
      "alpha_id": "alpha:agent-product:example-procurement-agent",
      "type": "agent_product"
    },
    "deployment": {
      "alpha_id": "alpha:agent-deployment:example-deployment",
      "type": "agent_deployment"
    },
    "use_case": {
      "alpha_id": "alpha:agent-use-case:example-purchase-order",
      "type": "agent_use_case"
    },
    "workflow": "Illustrative purchase order commitment"
  },
  "principal": {
    "alpha_id": "alpha:company:example-issuer",
    "type": "organization"
  },
  "sponsor": {
    "alpha_id": "alpha:company:example-issuer",
    "type": "organization"
  },
  "action_intent_id": "alpha:action-intent:illustrative-0001",
  "trust_check_id": "alpha:trust-check:illustrative-0001",
  "authority_grant_references": [],
  "action_intent": {
    "type": "purchase_order.commit"
  },
  "affected_alpha_ids": [
    "alpha:company:example-issuer"
  ],
  "trust_check_decision": "insufficient_evidence",
  "policy_version": "trustcheck.registry-claim.test.v0.1",
  "rule_references": [
    {
      "reason_code": "authority_grant_missing",
      "rule_id": "trustcheck.authority_grant_missing",
      "policy_ref": "trustcheck.registry-claim.test.v0.1",
      "control_ref": null,
      "grant_policy_references": []
    }
  ],
  "integrity": "Illustrative. Not issued, not signed."
}

Until the company registers AuthorityGrants, every agent claiming its authority returns insufficient evidence.

Connect

Open read

Every surface reads the same published record. No surface holds its own copy of the facts.

// claude_desktop_config.json, Cursor, or any MCP client
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpha": { "url": "https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp" }
  }
}

// This record as an MCP resource
alpha://companies/fastenal-co

alpha://companies/fastenal-coThis record as an MCP resource
https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/fastenal-co?format=recordThe same record over HTTP

Versions and changes

Open

Records are versioned. Derived governance events on this record are listed below with the version that publishes them. Effective is the world time the derivation states; Recorded is when Alpha detected the event. Content hashes and log entries appear once records are signed.

Version	Effective	Recorded	Content hash	Log entry	What changed
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Anthony P. Broersma executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Charles S. Miller executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Daniel L. Florness executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Donnalee K. Papenfuss executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	James C. Jansen executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Jeffery M. Watts executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	John L. Soderberg executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Max H. Tunnicliff executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Noelle J. Oas executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Sheryl A. Lisowski executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Feb 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	William J. Drazkowski executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2025	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Brady D. Ericson seat on Fastenal, effective 2025-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2025	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Brady D. Ericson member of audit, effective 2025-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2023	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Irene A. Quarshie seat on Fastenal, effective 2023-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2023	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Irene A. Quarshie member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2021	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Sarah N. Nielsen seat on Fastenal, effective 2021-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2021	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Audit; Compensation committee of Fastenal, effective 2021-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2021	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Sarah N. Nielsen member of Audit; Compensation, effective 2021-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2020	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Helen Hsu seat on Fastenal, effective 2020-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2020	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of Fastenal, effective 2020-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2020	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Helen Hsu member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2020-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2016	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Daniel L. Florness seat on Fastenal, effective 2016-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2016	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Daniel L. Johnson seat on Fastenal, effective 2016-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2016	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of Fastenal, effective 2016-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2016	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Daniel L. Johnson member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2016-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2015	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Stephen L. Eastman seat on Fastenal, effective 2015-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2015	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	compensation; nominating and corporate governance · Chair committee of Fastenal, effective 2015-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2015	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Stephen L. Eastman member of compensation; nominating and corporate governance · Chair, effective 2015-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2012	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Rita J. Heise seat on Fastenal, effective 2012-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2012	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Rita J. Heise member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2012-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2009	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Michael J. Ancius seat on Fastenal, effective 2009-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2009	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Scott A. Satterlee seat on Fastenal, effective 2009-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2009	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Scott A. Satterlee chairs board Fastenal, effective 2009-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2009	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Scott A. Satterlee chairs audit, effective 2009-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2009	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	audit · Chair; compensation committee of Fastenal, effective 2009-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2009	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Michael J. Ancius member of audit · Chair; compensation, effective 2009-01-01.
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce	Jan 1, 2000	Oct 6, 2026	Not yet signed	Not yet signed	Reyne K. Wisecup seat on Fastenal, effective 2000-01-01.

Access, rights, and the public-role doctrine

Facts are open. Rights travel with every Claim and every Evidence record, so an agent sees the same terms whichever format it reads.

Capability	Access	Agents
Alpha Disclosure sample	public	human process
Alpha public website	public	retrievable now
Alpha Standard, methodology, and research	public	retrievable now
Alpha Profiles (public executive and company records)	public	retrievable now
Public HTTP endpoints described by OpenAPI 3.1	public	retrievable now
Alpha MCP public discovery and read-only capabilities	public	retrievable now
Alpha AI Readiness Eval	public	human process
Alpha Platform	approved access	requires approved access
Alpha API (authenticated operations)	approved access	requires approved access
Alpha MCP premium capabilities	approved access	requires approved access
Alpha Evals and verified assessments	custom	human process
Alpha Council membership	custom	human process
Alpha Institute education, workshops, and coaching	custom	human process
Governance diagnostics and institutional advisory	custom	human process

Record limitations. Every representation states these in the same words; nothing is inferred as zero.

Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

"rights": {
  "public_retrieval": "allowed",
  "agent_retrieval": "allowed",
  "redistribution": "not_granted",
  "model_training": "not_granted",
  "commercial_use": "not_specified",
  "relationship_pathfinding": "not_granted",
  "direct_contact": "not_granted"
}
"evidence_rights": {
  "evidence_records": 17,
  "redistribution_allowed": 0,
  "restricted_or_unknown": 17,
  "classified_unknown": 17
}

"data_subject": {
  "basis": "public_record",
  "entity": "alpha:company:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0",
  "identity_ownership": "unclaimed",
  "rights": {
    "public_retrieval": "allowed",
    "agent_retrieval": "allowed",
    "redistribution": "not_granted",
    "model_training": "not_granted",
    "commercial_use": "not_specified",
    "relationship_pathfinding": "not_granted",
    "direct_contact": "not_granted"
  },
  "requests": "https://www.alpha.ac/contact"
}

How agents find this

Open

The page head and every response carry rel="alternate" links and the Registry's Link header. The list below is generated from the same list the server emits.

/.well-known/ai-catalog.jsonAlpha Agentic Resource Discovery manifest
/.well-known/api-catalogapi-catalog
/.well-known/webmcp.jsonAlpha WebMCP tool discovery
/openapi.jsonAlpha Governance Public Intelligence API (OpenAPI 3.1)
/apiAlpha Intelligence API
/developersAlpha Governance Developer Platform
/docs/trustcheck-receipts-v01.mdTrustCheck and Governance Receipts v0.1 test preview
/docs/apiAlpha service documentation
/llms.txtAlpha service docs for AI agents
/agents.mdAlpha agent instructions (when to use Alpha)
/api-versioning.mdAlpha public API versioning and deprecation policy
/.well-known/agent-skills/index.jsonAgent Skills Index
/products/accessAlpha Access and Availability
/api/public/product-accessAlpha Product Access and Availability JSON
/api/public/auth-capabilitiesAlpha Authentication Capabilities JSON
/peopleAlpha Executive Profiles
/companiesAlpha Company Profiles
/people/readinessAlpha Profile Coverage and Agent Readiness
/api/public/profile-readinessAlpha Public Profile Readiness JSON
/api/public/profiles/steven-wolfe-pereiraAlpha Public Profile JSON Example
/.well-known/agent-card.jsonA2A Agent Card
/.well-known/mcp/server-card.jsonMCP Server Card
/.well-known/openid-configurationOpenID Configuration
/.well-known/oauth-protected-resourceOAuth Protected Resource
/.well-known/oauth-authorization-serverOAuth Authorization Server (agent_auth)
/.well-known/agent-registrationAgent Registration
/.well-known/http-message-signatures-directoryhttp-message-signatures-directory
/.well-known/jwks-rotationJWKS Rotation Policy
/auth.mdAgent Authentication
/llms.txtSite overview for AI agents
/sitemap.xmlsitemap
/api/public/agent-readinessAgent Readiness Status
/api/public/company-report/osw-market-dataOSW Market Data Verification

Record map and assertion states

Section	Anchor	Resource	State	Claims
Identity	#c-subject	/identity	Published	0
Corporate structure	-	/corporate_structure	Not reviewed	-
Board	#c-board	/board	Published	12
Committees	#c-committees	/committees	Published	22
Leadership	#c-leadership	/leadership	Published	10
Ownership	#c-control	/ownership	Not reviewed	0
Financials	#c-financials	/financials	Not reviewed	3
Capital structure	-	/capital_structure	Published	-
Compensation	#c-comp	/compensation	Not reviewed	0
Governance	#c-governance	/governance	Not reviewed	0
Shareholder governance	-	/shareholder_governance	Not reviewed	-
Audit	-	/audit	Not reviewed	-
Legal	#c-legal	/legal	Not reviewed	0
Risk	#c-risk	/risk	Not reviewed	0
Cyber	-	/cyber	Not reviewed	-
AI governance	#c-ai	/ai_governance	Not reviewed	0
Agent governance	#c-authority	/agent_governance	Restricted	0
Markets external	-	/markets_external	Published	-
Events	#c-history	/events	Published	37
Relationships	#c-links	/relationships	Published	22
Assessments	#c-monitor	/assessments	Published	0
Evidence	#c-evidence	/evidence	Published	17

corroboratedTwo or more independent sources agree
source_reportedOne cited source states it
alpha_inferenceAlpha's conclusion, with reasoning
not_disclosedSearched, nothing found. Never rendered as false
not_reviewedNot yet searched
not_registeredNo authority registered with Alpha

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