--- title: "Namespace verification: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory" description: "Namespace verification: Proof that a publisher controls a registry name, by GitHub login or OIDC for io.github names and DNS or HTTP." canonical: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/namespace-verification site: "Agent MCP Directory" last_updated: 2026-11-04 section: "Glossary" --- # Namespace verification: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory > Namespace verification: Proof that a publisher controls a registry name, by GitHub login or OIDC for io.github names and DNS or HTTP. Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/namespace-verification Site: Agent MCP Directory Last reviewed: 2026-11-04 # Namespace verification Namespace verification: Proof that a publisher controls a registry name, by GitHub login or OIDC for io.github names and DNS or HTTP for domains. Example: A me./ name requires proving control of the domain. Next in the glossary is NLWeb: Microsoft's open project giving sites a natural-language ask method with Schema.org JSON responses; each instance is an MCP server. ## Definition Proof that a publisher controls a registry name, by GitHub login or OIDC for io.github names and DNS or HTTP for domains. ## Example, with source A me./ name requires proving control of the domain. ([github.com](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry), read 4 November 2026) ## Where it appears on this site - [Getting listed in registries](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/guides/get-listed-in-registries/) ## Neighbouring terms - [Multi round-trip request (MRTR)](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/multi-round-trip-request/): The 2026-07-28 pattern where a server returns input\_required and the client retries the request with the answers. - [NLWeb](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/nlweb/): Microsoft's open project giving sites a natural-language ask method with Schema.org JSON responses; each instance is an MCP server. - [Prompt](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-prompt/): A templated message or workflow an MCP server offers to users. Edition 4 November 2026 Method [How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/) Data [CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/) Markdown [This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/namespace-verification/index.md) ## Sources - [Source for the Namespace verification example](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry), read 4 November 2026 Last reviewed 4 November 2026