Identity, Reputation & Capability

Agent Registry

UK national tamper-proof directory registering cryptographic identifiers of AI agents to verified legal entities.

A UK-specific, tamper-proof national directory legally registers the unforgeable cryptographic identifiers of AI agents operating within its digital borders, binding each agent to its verified legal owner. Just as corporate registration establishes liability and accountability for companies, this registry anchors autonomous digital agents to verified legal entities and makes that binding a prerequisite for safe market participation.

Three Pillars

Why This Becomes Necessary

Nations cannot enforce accountability, taxation, or sanctions against autonomous agents unless each agent's cryptographic identity is durably bound to a verified legal entity before market entry.

What a Solution Must Provide

Unforgeable cryptographic identifiers, a central tamper-proof market directory, owner-to-agent identity binding, legal entity verification workflows, and lookup APIs accessible to regulated counterparties.

Regulatory & Standards Angle

The UK DSIT AI regulation framework calls for proportionate oversight of AI systems; a national agent registry that binds cryptographic identifiers to verified legal owners operationalizes this accountability requirement in a locally enforceable way.

Related Primitives

Parent Hub

identityregistry.org

Foundational identity and trust registry for AI agents

agentenregister.de

German agent registration and identity verification portal

reputationregistry.org

Reputation registry infrastructure for agent trust signals

capabilitydirectory.com

Directory of declared capabilities for autonomous agents

Relevant: UK AI Regulation (DSIT framework) - The UK DSIT AI regulation framework establishes proportionate, context-sensitive oversight of AI systems; a national registry binding agent identifiers to verified legal owners directly supports the accountability principles it sets out. Source

Research: Towards Multi-Agent Economies: Enhancing the A2A Protocol with Ledger-Anchored Identities and x402 Micropayments for AI Agents — Vaziry, Rodriguez Garzon, Küpper

“Agents operating within the economic sandbox should have a persistent identity, established as a unique, unforgeable cryptographic identifier (e.g., a public key) registered in a central, tamper-proof market directory... This binding of the agent's cryptographic ID to the verified legal identity of its owner is a prerequisite for market entry...”

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