# Identity for Apps, Agents & More with ENS I Greg Skril

- Channel: [ETHGlobal](https://streameth.org/ethglobal)
- Date: 2026-05-09
- Duration: 32:13
- Topics: ENS, Ethereum Name Service, Greg Skril, identity, AI agents, subnames, text records, primary name, forward resolution, reverse resolution, ENSIP-25, ERC-7804, on.eth, interoperable names, cross-chain, Durin, Omnipin, decentralized websites, IPFS, content hash, smart contracts, Fluid Key, stealth addresses, privacy, namespace, agent metadata, hackathon, Open Agents, Web3, Ethereum, blockchain, wallet, profile, avatar, UX, hex address, CCIP read, L2
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-s7BGQEUg7iI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7BGQEUg7iI

## Description

In this workshop, Greg Skril from ENS Labs introduces the Ethereum Name Service for Open Agents hackathon participants and explores how ENS serves as identity infrastructure for apps, AI agents, and beyond. He covers ENS's core function — turning hex addresses into human-readable names — and demonstrates how a name like greg.eth becomes a full Web3 portable profile with avatars, multi-chain addresses, social accounts, and arbitrary text records. Greg emphasizes that ENS is fundamentally a user experience protocol: anywhere an app reads or writes a hex address, it should use an ENS name instead.

Greg dives into how ENS works through forward and reverse resolution combining to form primary names across chains, then walks through agent-specific use cases: subname namespaces (agent.work.eth, travel.agent.work.eth), ENSIP-25 verification with the ERC-7804 agent registry, and storing agent metadata in text records. He introduces interoperable chain names through "on.eth" (the only two-character ENS name), allowing addresses like vitalik@base.on.eth for cross-chain resolution. He also covers building decentralized websites with Omnipin and IPFS, naming smart contracts, and using Durin for issuing subdomains on any EVM chain. The hackathon offers two tracks with three winners each ($500/$750/$1,250): best ENS integration for AI agents and most creative use of ENS.

00:00 Introduction
00:39 What Is ENS
01:33 ENS as a User Experience Protocol
02:21 ENS Profiles and Portable Identity
03:42 Connect Wallet UX With and Without ENS
04:58 Examples in the Wild: Snapshot and Matcha
05:24 ENS for Transaction History and Sending Assets
07:11 Users Should Never See Hex Addresses
07:41 How ENS Works: Forward and Reverse Resolution
09:04 Primary Names and Reverse Registrars
09:56 Using ENS for AI Agents
10:29 Agent Namespaces and Subname Hierarchies
11:51 Agent Metadata in Text Records
12:15 ENSIP-25: Verification with ERC-7804 Registry
13:23 Names for Chains: Interoperable Names with on.eth
14:51 Decentralized Websites with Omnipin and IPFS
16:37 Naming Smart Contracts and Smart Accounts
17:32 Subnames for Onboarding Users
18:00 Durin: Issuing Subdomains on Any EVM Chain
18:53 Custom Text Records as Decentralized Storage
19:24 Building Blocks for Different App Types
21:46 ENS Improves Existing Apps
22:39 Hackathon Prize Tracks
23:30 Q&A: Encrypted Data and Fluid Key Privacy
25:26 Q&A: Killer Use Cases and Verification
27:19 Q&A: Custom Metadata and Text Records
28:36 Q&A: CCIP Read and Decentralized Websites
31:16 Closing

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🤖 *Open Agents 2026*
This workshop is part of Open Agents 2026, an online hackathon held from April 24 to May 6. This async hackathon brings together the world’s most talented Web3 developers, designers, and product builders to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full Open Agents 2026 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6vpKqgVU7bEKyYK0tWfYEQ

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