A hash match is a mathematical proof of provenance for this file's bytes — it is not a verdict on the scene. The judge, adjuster, or downstream reviewer decides the context.
Field-verification coverage is real but not global. Active Verifier coverage today is southwestern Ontario; other cities are travel-dependent or registration-ready. A submitted bounty queues for HQ review before any human Verifier is contacted — there is no automatic fan-out.
API keys are issued by a signed-in human from the client portal today. An autonomous agent cannot self-provision a key; an operator has to generate one and hand it to the agent.