We Just Submitted did:aip to the W3C DID Method Registry. Here Is What That Means.

Three days ago, Manu Sporny — co-editor of the W3C DID Core specification — told us to register our DID method. So we did. PR #684 is now open at w3c/did-extensions , submitting did:aip as a registered DID method alongside 227 other methods including did:web , did:key , and did:ethr . This is the first AI agent-specific DID method submitted to the W3C registry. How We Got Here Two weeks ago, we opened w3c/did#926 proposing agent-specific service types for DID documents. The idea: agents should be able to advertise trust metadata (vouch chains, behavioral scores, delegation capabilities) through standard DID service endpoints. Will Abramson (DID spec editor) and Manu Sporny both responded with precise, actionable feedback: Don't change the core DID spec — register service types in did-extensions Use existing W3C Verifiable Credentials for trust attestations instead of custom formats Separate authorization (delegation chains) from trust attestation (reputation scoring) Look at zcap autho