dispatches

field reports from the agentic web.

policy notes, protocol arguments, and the occasional design memo from the team building checkpoint. written for operators who care what happens between the agent and the answer.

posts · 02 · cadence · weekly

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  1. 04
    Audit trails

    A tamper-evident audit trail for every MCP tool call.

    Ed25519-signed, externally verifiable, no client opt-in required. One wrapper, one verification call.

    Apr 29 2026
    7 min
    by Dylan Hobbs
    audit · mcp
  2. 01
    Protocol

    Your agent has a token. Can it prove why?

    Today's agents can prove who they are. They cannot yet prove on whose authority, for which audience, or within what scope.

    Apr 13 2026
    12 min
    by Dylan Hobbs
    protocol · identity