Linux Foundation adds development standard for agents
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The Agent Name Service creates discoverability for agents operating across the internet and is backed by 11 companies including Cisco and Salesforce.
Published Nov. 12, 2026
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- The Linux Foundation launched the Agent Name Service open development standard as a project in a Tuesday announcement. The standard, which helps track and identify agents operating across the internet, is supported by 11 companies, including Cisco, Salesforce and Cloudflare.
- The Agent Name Service, or ANS, is built on Domain Name System infrastructure and defines how AI agents are named and registered. It also outlines monitoring and agent-to-agent authentication measures, establishing a framework for developers to build systems that can work across services, the announcement said.
- “Autonomous AI agents are transacting and operating across global systems, but they can’t succeed without verifiable identity,” Jim...
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