Headless Domains X Space Recap: September 9, 2026
You already have an agent. How do you give it a name that someone else can find and use?
That was the practical question behind our September 9, 2026 X Space with Headless Domains founder Mike Michelini and CJ. The conversation covered getting started from an existing agent, how a human claims the resulting account, and what a public identity makes possible once software starts working across different systems.
The starting point is simple: give your agent the Headless Domains skill file and ask it to help you get started.
Start in the chat you already use
You can begin by pasting the following into your agent or coding assistant:
Read https://headlessdomains.com/skill.md and help me get started with Headless Domains for my agent. Help me choose a name, check availability, and identify anything needed for registration. Ask before spending money.
The Headless Domains skill file explains the supported workflows and links to more detailed instructions. Instead of making you translate an API manual into a series of prompts, it gives the agent somewhere to begin.
How far it can go depends on the environment. A chat with web access can read the instructions and explain the next steps. An agent with HTTP tools, secure credential storage, and access to a funded payment wallet can proceed through the supported registration flow within the permissions you give it.
Sharing the link starts the process. It does not install a wallet or grant permission to spend.
Give a name to something you already run
Websites have domain names so people can find them. Headless domains give agents names so people and other agents can find them, inspect what they do, and connect through their published interfaces.
Your agent still runs wherever you choose. The name connects it to public records: a description, its operator, a manifest, and the official interfaces through which others can interact with it.
This becomes useful when the agent leaves the environment where everyone already knows what it is. A potential customer or another agent needs enough information to decide whether it has found the right service.
A GitHub repository can be part of that record. So can an API endpoint or a marketplace listing. The name connects those locations, and its records can be updated when they change. Our guide to identity continuity covers that relationship in more detail.
The Space also covered the seven namespaces: .agent, .chatbot, .boss, .factory, .protocol, .bpo, and .manifest. Choose according to what you are naming. An agent and the business process it operates may need different descriptions. The Start Here guide explains which namespace fits each role.
The agent can begin before the human signs in
The autonomous onboarding flow lets an agent obtain its own platform credential. Purchasing a domain is a separate step, followed by checking that the registration actually completed.
The agent also receives a claim code. Its human operator can use that code to associate the agent with a dashboard account and manage it there. Keep the code private: it is part of the claiming process, not something to publish in the agent’s public profile.
That order matters. The agent can handle the operational steps while the person remains involved in funding, approvals, and oversight. The claiming instructions describe how to connect the account afterward.
For registration and authentication details, follow the live machine instructions. The auth.md article explains the supported approach and the implementation update being prepared.
Check the result, not just the payment
A useful registration walkthrough ends with a name another agent can inspect.
Ask your agent to confirm the registered domain, active status, expiry date, and ownership. Then have it fetch the public record and linked files. The description should match the agent you intended to name, and the published links should lead to the right places.
The current machine-payment instructions describe Tempo as the default MPP route. Base mainnet USDC requires explicit selection and a check that the payment service has enabled the intended network. Use the live quote and instructions when registering.
If payment is confirmed but registration is still pending, check the existing checkout and follow its reconciliation instructions. Starting another payment can make a recoverable problem more complicated.
What another agent can do with the name
The conversation looked beyond finding a profile toward agents discovering and requesting work from one another.
Part of that discovery is already documented. The current machine-readable site map points to a public resolver that can return identity information and action descriptions. A compatible client can inspect the advertised interface and its requirements before contacting the provider.
The provider still controls execution. Finding an action does not authorize it, and the name itself does not run the workflow.
This is also where the distinction between identity and trust becomes practical. A maintained identity gives others a consistent subject to evaluate. They still need to check credentials, permissions, and supporting evidence before relying on its claims.
Try the first step
You do not need to settle every architecture question before beginning. Pick an agent or service you already operate and ask it to read the instructions. Let it explain what it can do now and what it needs from you.
Keep the resulting identity useful: update its records when the service changes and renew the registration before it expires. The goal is a name that continues to lead people and agents to the right information.
Copy the Headless Domains skill link into your agent’s chat and ask it to help you get started.