@techreport{mozleywilliams-dnsop-bandaid-00,
    number =    {draft-mozleywilliams-dnsop-bandaid-00},
    type =      {Internet-Draft},
    institution =   {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    note =      {Work in Progress},
    url =       {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-mozleywilliams-dnsop-bandaid/00/},
    author =    {Jim Mozley and Nic Williams and Behcet Sarikaya and Roland Schott},
    title =     {{Brokered Agent Network for DNS AI Discovery}},
    pagetotal = 37,
    year =      2025,
    month =     oct,
    day =       16,
    abstract =  {The emerging field of agent-to-agent protocol standards introduces new requirements in order to facilitate discovery, trust signaling, session negotiation and communication. This document specifies a method for utilizing the Domain Name System (DNS) to facilitate scalable and interoperable discovery between AI agents. The proposed mechanism, referred to as \_Brokered Agent Network for DNS AI Discovery\_ (BANDAID), defines a structured DNS namespace and record usage model to support metadata exchange and capability advertisement. BANDAID introduces a leaf zone convention (e.g., \_agents.example.com) containing Service Binding (SVCB) records (e.g., chat.\_agents.example.com) that encode application-specific metadata. These records enable agents to retrieve operational parameters prior to initiating a session, supporting both targeted lookups and capability-based discovery. The approach leverages existing DNS infrastructure, including DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD), DNSSEC, and DANE, to provide integrity, authenticity, and automation without requiring human intervention. Lastly, the draft for Domain Control Validation (DCV) proposes a best current practice to prove an agent is authorized to act on behalf of a domain. \_This document proposes no change to the structure of DNS messages, and no new operation codes, response codes, resource record types, or any other new DNS protocol values.\_},
}