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<reference anchor="I-D.morrison-mcp-dns-discovery" target="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-morrison-mcp-dns-discovery-04">
   <front>
      <title>Discovery of Model Context Protocol Servers via DNS TXT Records</title>
      <author initials="B." surname="Morrison" fullname="Blake Morrison">
         <organization>Alter Meridian Pty Ltd</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="May" day="17" year="2026" />
      <abstract>
	 <t>   This document defines a DNS-based mechanism for the discovery of
   Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, the identity properties of the
   organisations that operate them, and (new in this revision) the
   cryptographic identity envelope bound to an individual Sovereign-
   tier ~handle published under the same zone.  Three TXT resource
   records are defined.  The _mcp.&lt;domain&gt; record (defined in v01)
   advertises the presence, endpoint URL, transport protocol,
   cryptographic identity, and capability profile of an MCP server
   associated with a domain name.  The _org-alter.&lt;domain&gt; record
   (introduced in v02) advertises the canonical organisational identity
   of the domain operator: legal entity name, registry identifier,
   founding date, primary regions of operation, and any regulatory
   frameworks under which the operator is bound to refuse external
   automated access.  The _alter.&lt;domain&gt; record (introduced in this
   revision) publishes an Ed25519-signed identity envelope binding a
   ~handle to a public key, an IdentityLog Signed Tree Head root, and a
   revocation commitment.  Taken together, the three records provide
   service discovery, organisational identity bootstrap, and individual
   identity recognition from a single canonical source: the domain&#x27;s own
   DNS zone.  This revision additionally requires DNSSEC [RFC4033]
   validation of envelope responses and a DANE TLSA [RFC6698] pin
   binding the MCP endpoint&#x27;s leaf certificate to the published zone.  A
   companion URI scheme (alter:) is registered provisionally with IANA
   per [RFC7595] for handle dispatch.  The mechanism complements HTTPS-
   based discovery (.well-known/mcp/server-card.json and .well-known/
   alter-envelope.json) by providing a lightweight, resolver-cached
   bootstrap that requires no HTTPS round-trip.  The design follows the
   precedent established by DKIM [RFC6376], SPF [RFC7208], DMARC
   [RFC7489], MTA-STS [RFC8461], and the existing _mcp. / _org-alter.
   labels of v01-v02.

	 </t>
      </abstract>
   </front>
   <seriesInfo name="Internet-Draft" value="draft-morrison-mcp-dns-discovery-04" />
   
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