Integrations

Recognition and AI should stay replaceable.

Sign First is designed as an adapter layer: recognition candidates enter, confirmed intent leaves, and institution-selected models can change without replacing learner authority.

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09 / Provider neutrality

The durable product is the interaction contract—not exclusive access to one model.

One contract. Replaceable models.

See exactly what crosses each boundary.

Provider neutrality is not a logo wall. It is the ability to change recognition, tutoring, and host surfaces without changing signer authority or the data minimization rule.

Laptop cameraOn-device fingerspellingSign First candidate

Allowed through

Current frame in browser memory

Conservative static-letter candidate

Local calibration and abstention state

Stopped at the boundary

Raw video upload

J or Z claims

Continuous-ASL claims

Automatic tutor routing

Interchangeable model modules connecting to the same protected signal path — **Providers can change while the confirmation contract stays.**No unavailable provider logo or live-integration claim.

Recognizer adapters

Accept candidates without calling them truth.

The current research bridge and browser-local fingerspelling specialist expose bounded candidates and abstention behavior. Neither is represented as reliable universal ASL translation.

Language models

Send confirmed academic intent—not raw recognition.

The controlled route currently demonstrates Google Vertex Gemini. OpenAI, Anthropic, or other providers are architectural candidates, not claimed live integrations unless implemented and tested.

Connector surface

One assurance contract can serve multiple interfaces.

The repository includes an MCP route and integration-session boundary. Public connector listing and third-party review remain separate future work.

From one demo route to a stable contract

Better models can enter without rewriting trust.

Recognition providers and language models can change. The boundary—candidate in, signer-confirmed intent out, no raw media across the handoff—stays testable.

What exists

A working, certified control path anyone can inspect today.

What unlocks

Bounded personalization and quieter assurance, as evidence and permission arrive.

Where this goes

Direct signed access to approved AI, with authority always recoverable.

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