(registered 2026-10-05, last updated 2026-10-05)

Scheme name: alter

Status: Provisional

Applications/protocols that use this scheme name: Dispatching ~handle references between operating-system handlers, command-line clients, chat clients and agent runtimes that resolve handles through the DNS mechanism in draft-morrison-mcp-dns-discovery. Any client that resolves ~handle references can register a handler.

Contact: Blake Morrison <blake&truealter.com>

Change controller: Blake Morrison, Alter Meridian Pty Ltd <blake&truealter.com>

References: Morrison, B., "The 'alter' URI Scheme for Dispatchable ~handle References", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-morrison-alter-uri-scheme-03, 31 August 2026, <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-morrison-alter-uri-scheme-03>.