# Researchers Propose a Zero-Trust Registry for Agent Skills After Finding Claims Do Not Match Capabilities

A paper on agentic AI networking argues that third-party skill implementations advertise abilities they do not have, and proposes on-chain verification of what a skill actually does.

- Published: 2026-08-04T06:03:13.954Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-08-04/researchers-propose-a-zero-trust-registry-for-agent-skills-a
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [arXiv cs.CR](https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.00104), [arXiv cs.CR](https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.00118)

Agent networks assemble themselves from third-party components. An orchestrator discovers a skill, reads its declared capability, and calls it, usually with no mechanism to confirm the declaration is accurate. A paper posted this week names…

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