Canonical identity
Establish a single, resolvable endpoint for agents—no more alias sprawl or fragmented naming.
Agent Identity
Agents will increasingly act on our behalf — coordinating tasks, negotiating access, and representing intent. Yet most agents today lack a durable, human-readable identity. .AGENT introduces a dedicated namespace where every agent can be named, found, and verified.
The Agent Identity Protocol (AIP) ties identity to control and reputation. A .agent address becomes a stable handle that supports discoverability, trust signals, and consistent presence across tools, marketplaces, and networks.
For builders and investors, early positioning matters. Claiming a .agent name is the most direct way to secure a recognizable identity as the agent ecosystem formalizes.
Why .AGENT matters
The Agent Identity Protocol (AIP) turns names into resolvable identity endpoints. .AGENT brings consistency, trust signals, and interoperable routing to the emerging agent economy.
Key outcome
Every name.agent becomes a stable, protocol-level identity primitive— portable across chains, platforms, and registries.
Establish a single, resolvable endpoint for agents—no more alias sprawl or fragmented naming.
Indexable, human-readable names improve routing, searchability, and agent-to-agent lookup.
AIP-backed resolution makes identity attestations explicit, verifiable, and hard to spoof.
Claiming a namespace now means persistent control over identity routing and updates.
AIP identifiers resolve across tools, registries, and network stacks—no proprietary lock-in.
Secure the identity edge while the namespace is still open and establish credible presence early.
Agent Identity Protocol
AI agents are moving from tools to participants — negotiating, transacting, and collaborating across networks. As they do, they need identity systems that are verifiable, interoperable, and durable. AIP frames identity as a protocol, not a platform — a shared contract for how agents prove who they are and how humans can recognize them.
Domain names like name.agent make this future legible. They bridge machine identity with human memory: a name you can trust, follow, and resolve, backed by a protocol that scales from single agents to entire ecosystems.
FAQ
Short, practical answers for builders, researchers, and investors preparing for the new identity layer of agents.
.AGENT is a top-level domain dedicated to AI agents and the people who build or operate them. It is designed as a namespace where agent identities can be verified and discovered.
Developers, AI labs, platform teams, and operators who need durable, human-readable identities for agents — plus investors and brand owners who want early positioning.
Agents need verifiable identifiers to transact, access tools, and build reputation. AIP standardizes identity so agents can be trusted across systems without bespoke integrations.
Yes. Builders get a stable naming layer for agent services, while investors can secure scarce names in a category-specific TLD with clear utility.
It is a canonical identifier for an agent or a person operating one — a concise handle that can map to credentials, endpoints, and provenance data.
Track AIP updates, identify priority names, and define how your agents will use verified identity. Early planning keeps your namespace clean and defensible.