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2026.06.08 STANDARDS

The agent identity stack: ERC-8004, DIDs, verifiable credentials.

There is no single 'agent identity standard.' There are three layers — an identifier, credentials, and authorization — each already standardized separately. Portable agent identity is an assembly job, and the research has converged on what binds the top layer.

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2026.05.16 STANDARDS

MCP in production: the four gaps nobody demos.

MCP won the tool-integration standard. But "works in a demo" and "works in production" are different claims — and four gaps bite at scale: sticky sessions, server fan-out, governance, and what happens when a session drops mid-task.

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2026.05.05 STANDARDS

What ERC-8004 actually means for agent identity.

Agents need to prove who they are to each other without going through a central directory. ERC-8004 is the first standard that ships the three registries needed for that. Here is what it does and what it does not.

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2026.04.21 STANDARDS

A2A and MCP: two protocols, two jobs.

A2A and MCP get framed as rivals. They are not. MCP connects an agent to its tools; A2A connects agents to each other — different jobs at different layers, and a serious multi-agent system needs both.

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Posts about STANDARDS.

The agent identity stack: ERC-8004, DIDs, verifiable credentials.

MCP in production: the four gaps nobody demos.

What ERC-8004 actually means for agent identity.

A2A and MCP: two protocols, two jobs.

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