Documentation

Technical reference for the .agt agent namespace. Everything you need to register names, resolve agents, and build on the protocol.

What .agt is, the problem it solves, the six protocol layers, TLD ownership, and naming conventions.

Manifest Spec v1

Signed JSON manifest on IPFS, pointed to by a single TXT record. Fields, vocabulary, signing/verification, resolution algorithm.

The @agt/resolver TypeScript package. Zero dependencies, works in Node, Deno, Bun, and browsers. API, types, and usage examples.

Public HTTP routes exposed by agtnames.com. Claim flow, agent directory, and configuration.

Step-by-step walkthroughs: claiming a name, browsing agents, resolving programmatically, agent-to-agent discovery, and exploring the directory.

System component diagram, repository map, and how the browser, registration site, resolver SDK, and registry fit together.

What has shipped, and what comes next. Ecosystem tools, infrastructure, and network effects.