Architecting Decentralized Identity: An Agent-Oriented Naming Infrastructure on the Polygon Blockchain

Traditional blockchain naming systems typically rely on monolithic smart contracts that couple logic tightly, limiting component isolation, independent upgradeability, and clear behavioral reasoning. As detailed in "Report-1A-System-Specification.pdf", the University of Calgary Name Service (UCNS) overcomes these limitations through a fully decentralized, agent-based naming infrastructure deployed on the Polygon network. By applying agent-oriented software engineering principles to a Web3 environment, UCNS decomposes system architecture into three autonomous smart contract entities: a Registry Agent, a Resolver Agent, and a Pricing Agent. These independent agents operate without centralized control, coordinating seamlessly through structured message-passing to execute domain registration, lifecycle ownership management, dynamic pricing, and address resolution. This modular separation of concerns ensures verifiable ownership, tamper-proof state maintenance, and transparent on-chain computation while establishing a robust foundation for multi-agent systems in decentralized applications. Ultimately, this specification demonstrates the viability of specialized autonomous agents in replacing monolithic paradigms for practical, production-grade blockchain identity management.