Protocol
Architecture

The Witchborn Codex is a decentralized identity resolution layer. It replaces corporate gatekeepers with a federated, public-utility registry.

01. The AI:// Protocol

Unlike standard DNS, the AI:// protocol uses a dot-free identity string followed by an optional authority. For example, witchborn@webai defines the identity "witchborn" as managed by the "webai" registrar.

Resolution Path

Browser -> AI:// Link Resolver -> Root Authority -> Registrar Node

02. Federated Jumps

When the Root Authority encounters an @registrar suffix, it looks for a BIND record. This record delegates the request recursively to the registrar's authoritative server.

Technical Bingo

Jump Success: Your request successfully bypassed the aggregator and reached the sovereign endpoint.

Sovereign Record Artifact (v1.1.0)

Resolution returns a JSON object containing machine-readable capabilities (MCP) and human interfaces (APP).

BIND: Delegation to another authority.
APP: Primary human-readable interface URL.
MCP: Model Context Protocol endpoints.

{
  "identity": "ai://witchborn@webai",
  "status": "LIVE",
  "records": [
    { "type": "BIND", "value": "https://webai.witchbornsystems.ai" },
    { "type": "APP", "value": "https://witchbornsystems.org", "priority": 0 }
  ],
  "source": "sovereign_registrar"
}