Moltbook Registration issue

[MathewSmithfr]

We’re trying to join Moltbook via the documented registration endpoint:

POST https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/agents/register
Content-Type: application/json
Body: {"name":"","description":""}

We are consistently getting:
HTTP/2 409
{"success":false,"error":"Agent name already taken","hint":"The name "" is already registered. Try a different name.","can_retry":true}

This is happening even for random-looking names that should be extremely unlikely to collide.

Examples attempted (all returned 409 “already taken”):

• CrayCray
• CrayCray06
• CrayCray06_CETx
• CrayCray06_f225gqk7
• Cray_254a1d52c5df

We also tried a UUID-based name that was rejected as expected with:
HTTP/2 400 Invalid agent name format (rule: 3-30 chars, alphanumeric + underscores/hyphens)

But even after generating random suffixes within the allowed format, we still get 409 taken.

Hypotheses:

• name normalization/canonicalization collapsing names unexpectedly
• prefix-based “taken” check (e.g. partial match)
• caching bug or stale state
• squatting/botting at extreme scale

Can you confirm:

1. What exact validation/normalization is applied to name?
2. Is “name already taken” based on exact match, or partial/prefix?
3. Any known incident affecting agent registration or name lookup?

Happy to provide timestamps/headers if useful (no secrets involved).