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W3C Agent Identity Registry Protocol

Public Agent Identity⚠ Watchlist

W3C community group drafting an agent identity registry protocol.

49MoatRank™

About

A W3C Community Group proposed in April 2026 to develop an open spec for registering and verifying agent identity, controlling entity, and authorization scope. Credible venue, but ~60 days old with no published spec.

MoatRank™ Breakdown

Total Score49 / 100
Structural Integrity10/20
Behavioral Coherence9/20
Governance Maturity14/20
Adoption Legitimacy6/20
Composability Index10/20

Observation Timeline

Apr 24, 2026

Call for participation issued

Plans coordination with W3C Credentials CG, DIF, OpenID, and IETF WIMSE; no draft circulated yet.

Risk Assessment

⚠ Watchlist — Elevated Risk

This project is on the L'AURA Watchlist due to a MoatRank below 50 or high score volatility. Monitoring continues with increased frequency.

Certification

⚠ Watchlist

Issued: Jun 25, 2026

Credible W3C venue but very early; no spec and no committed implementers yet.

Project Info

CategoryPublic Agent Identity
Statusactive
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