diff --git a/cmd/ans-ra/main.go b/cmd/ans-ra/main.go
index 510cb02..9c734d6 100644
--- a/cmd/ans-ra/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ans-ra/main.go
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ func run(cfgPath string) error {
 	// DNS verifier.
 	var dnsVerifier = selectDNSVerifier(cfg)
 
+	logger.Info().
+		Str("tlPublicBaseURL", cfg.TLClient.PublicBaseURL).
+		Str("tlBaseURL", cfg.TLClient.BaseURL).
+		Msg("transparency log endpoints configured")
+
 	// Auth.
 	authProvider, err := buildAuth(ctx, cfg)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -166,7 +171,8 @@ func run(cfgPath string) error {
 		KeyID:      signerKeyID,
 		RaID:       cfg.Signer.RaID,
 	}).WithDNSVerifier(dnsVerifier).
-		WithServerCertificateAuthority(serverCA)
+		WithServerCertificateAuthority(serverCA).
+		WithTLPublicBaseURL(cfg.TLClient.PublicBaseURL)
 
 	// HTTP.
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
diff --git a/config/ra-docker.yaml b/config/ra-docker.yaml
index 8ee19cd..a705e0a 100644
--- a/config/ra-docker.yaml
+++ b/config/ra-docker.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ store:
 
 tl-client:
   base-url: "http://ans-tl:18081"
+  # public-base-url: the externally-reachable TL URL used in _ans-badge
+  # DNS TXT records. Required — must be an https:// URL.
+  public-base-url: "https://tl.example.org"
   api-key: "tl-internal-key"
   timeout: 10s
 
diff --git a/config/ra-local.yaml b/config/ra-local.yaml
index 2bad448..f4e67b2 100644
--- a/config/ra-local.yaml
+++ b/config/ra-local.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ store:
 
 tl-client:
   base-url: "http://localhost:18081"
+  # public-base-url: the externally-reachable TL URL used in _ans-badge
+  # DNS TXT records. Required — must be an https:// URL.
+  public-base-url: "https://localhost:18081"
   api-key: "tl-internal-key"
   timeout: 10s
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index fd0867a..4a32a87 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -139,6 +140,10 @@ type StoreSQLite struct {
 type TLClient struct {
 	// BaseURL is the TL's listen URL, e.g. "http://localhost:18081".
 	BaseURL string `koanf:"base-url"`
+	// PublicBaseURL is the TL's externally-reachable URL used in
+	// _ans-badge DNS TXT records. Required — must be an https:// URL
+	// with no query string, fragment, or userinfo.
+	PublicBaseURL string `koanf:"public-base-url"`
 	// APIKey is the bearer token the TL's static auth accepts.
 	APIKey string `koanf:"api-key"`
 	// Timeout is the per-request HTTP timeout.
@@ -342,6 +347,9 @@ func (c *RAConfig) Validate() error {
 	if c.TLClient.BaseURL == "" {
 		return errors.New("tl-client.base-url is required")
 	}
+	if err := validatePublicBaseURL(c.TLClient.PublicBaseURL); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if c.TLClient.Timeout <= 0 {
 		c.TLClient.Timeout = 10 * time.Second
 	}
@@ -412,3 +420,29 @@ func validateStore(s *Store) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func validatePublicBaseURL(raw string) error {
+	if raw == "" {
+		return errors.New("tl-client.public-base-url is required")
+	}
+	u, err := url.Parse(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tl-client.public-base-url: %w", err)
+	}
+	if u.Scheme != "https" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tl-client.public-base-url must use https scheme, got %q", u.Scheme)
+	}
+	if u.Host == "" {
+		return errors.New("tl-client.public-base-url: missing host")
+	}
+	if u.User != nil {
+		return errors.New("tl-client.public-base-url: userinfo not allowed")
+	}
+	if u.RawQuery != "" {
+		return errors.New("tl-client.public-base-url: query string not allowed")
+	}
+	if u.Fragment != "" {
+		return errors.New("tl-client.public-base-url: fragment not allowed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/defaults.go b/internal/config/defaults.go
index 5a74d3e..39817f3 100644
--- a/internal/config/defaults.go
+++ b/internal/config/defaults.go
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ func defaultRAConfig() *RAConfig {
 			SQLite: &StoreSQLite{Path: "./data/ra/ans.db"},
 		},
 		TLClient: TLClient{
-			BaseURL:      "http://localhost:18081",
-			APIKey:       "",
-			Timeout:      10 * time.Second,
-			BatchSize:    10,
-			PollInterval: 2 * time.Second,
-			MaxBackoff:   5 * time.Minute,
-			Disabled:     false,
+			BaseURL:       "http://localhost:18081",
+			PublicBaseURL: "https://localhost:18081",
+			APIKey:        "",
+			Timeout:       10 * time.Second,
+			BatchSize:     10,
+			PollInterval:  2 * time.Second,
+			MaxBackoff:    5 * time.Minute,
+			Disabled:      false,
 		},
 		Signer: SignerCfg{
 			KeyID: "ans-ra-signer",
diff --git a/internal/domain/dnsrecords.go b/internal/domain/dnsrecords.go
index e1d1794..4f0cb81 100644
--- a/internal/domain/dnsrecords.go
+++ b/internal/domain/dnsrecords.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package domain
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+)
 
 // DNSRecordType represents a DNS record type.
 type DNSRecordType string
@@ -34,7 +37,12 @@ type ExpectedDNSRecord struct {
 // ComputeRequiredDNSRecords generates the DNS records an operator must create
 // for a given agent registration. The RA does not create these records — the
 // operator manages their own DNS. The RA only verifies they exist.
-func ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg *AgentRegistration) []ExpectedDNSRecord {
+//
+// tlPublicBaseURL is the externally-reachable Transparency Log URL used in
+// the _ans-badge record (e.g. "https://tl.example.org"). When non-empty the
+// badge url= field points to the TL badge endpoint for this agent; when
+// empty it falls back to the agent's own endpoint URL.
+func ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg *AgentRegistration, tlPublicBaseURL string) []ExpectedDNSRecord {
 	fqdn := reg.FQDN()
 	// Version is emitted as a bare semver string ("1.2.0"). The
 	// `v`-prefixed form only appears inside the ANS name's hostname
@@ -63,8 +71,14 @@ func ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg *AgentRegistration) []ExpectedDNSRecord {
 	// publishing _ans without _ans-badge would advertise an agent
 	// that fails the public discovery handshake.
 	if len(reg.Endpoints) > 0 {
+		badgeURL := reg.Endpoints[0].AgentURL
+		if tlPublicBaseURL != "" && reg.AgentID != "" {
+			// tlPublicBaseURL is validated at config load (https, no
+			// query/fragment/userinfo), so JoinPath cannot fail here.
+			badgeURL, _ = url.JoinPath(tlPublicBaseURL, "v1", "agents", reg.AgentID)
+		}
 		badgeValue := fmt.Sprintf("v=ans-badge1; version=%s; url=%s",
-			version, reg.Endpoints[0].AgentURL)
+			version, badgeURL)
 		records = append(records, ExpectedDNSRecord{
 			Name:     fmt.Sprintf("_ans-badge.%s", fqdn),
 			Type:     DNSRecordTXT,
diff --git a/internal/domain/dnsrecords_test.go b/internal/domain/dnsrecords_test.go
index 9929dec..d5cd812 100644
--- a/internal/domain/dnsrecords_test.go
+++ b/internal/domain/dnsrecords_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestComputeRequiredDNSRecords_WithoutCert(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	records := ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg)
+	records := ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, "")
 	require.NotEmpty(t, records)
 
 	// 2 endpoints → 2 _ans TXT records + 1 badge record.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestComputeRequiredDNSRecords_WithCert(t *testing.T) {
 		ServerCert: &ByocServerCertificate{Fingerprint: "abcdef"},
 	}
 
-	records := ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg)
+	records := ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, "")
 
 	var tlsaFound bool
 	for _, r := range records {
@@ -87,10 +87,50 @@ func TestComputeRequiredDNSRecords_WithCert(t *testing.T) {
 func TestComputeRequiredDNSRecords_NoEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 	ansName, _ := NewAnsName(mustSemVer(1, 0, 0), "agent.example.com")
 	reg := &AgentRegistration{AnsName: ansName}
-	records := ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg)
+	records := ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, "")
 	assert.Empty(t, records)
 }
 
+func TestComputeRequiredDNSRecords_BadgeURLPointsToTL(t *testing.T) {
+	ansName, _ := NewAnsName(mustSemVer(1, 0, 0), "agent.example.com")
+	reg := &AgentRegistration{
+		AgentID: "test-agent-id",
+		AnsName: ansName,
+		Endpoints: []AgentEndpoint{
+			{Protocol: ProtocolMCP, AgentURL: "https://agent.example.com/mcp"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	records := ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, "https://tl.example.org")
+	for _, r := range records {
+		if r.Purpose == PurposeBadge {
+			assert.Contains(t, r.Value, "url=https://tl.example.org/v1/agents/test-agent-id")
+			assert.NotContains(t, r.Value, "agent.example.com/mcp")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	t.Fatal("no badge record found")
+}
+
+func TestComputeRequiredDNSRecords_BadgeFallbackWithoutTLURL(t *testing.T) {
+	ansName, _ := NewAnsName(mustSemVer(1, 0, 0), "agent.example.com")
+	reg := &AgentRegistration{
+		AnsName: ansName,
+		Endpoints: []AgentEndpoint{
+			{Protocol: ProtocolMCP, AgentURL: "https://agent.example.com/mcp"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	records := ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, "")
+	for _, r := range records {
+		if r.Purpose == PurposeBadge {
+			assert.Contains(t, r.Value, "url=https://agent.example.com/mcp")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	t.Fatal("no badge record found")
+}
+
 func TestProtocolToANSValue(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "a2a", protocolToANSValue(ProtocolA2A))
 	assert.Equal(t, "mcp", protocolToANSValue(ProtocolMCP))
diff --git a/internal/ra/handler/dto.go b/internal/ra/handler/dto.go
index f124b9b..d2d3588 100644
--- a/internal/ra/handler/dto.go
+++ b/internal/ra/handler/dto.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ type agentDetails struct {
 	Links                 []linkDTO                    `json:"links"`
 }
 
-func mapAgentDetails(res *service.DetailResult, r *http.Request) agentDetails {
+func mapAgentDetails(res *service.DetailResult, r *http.Request, tlPublicBaseURL string) agentDetails {
 	reg := res.Registration
 	// Stamp endpoints onto the aggregate so the pending-block builder's
 	// call to domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords produces the full record
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func mapAgentDetails(res *service.DetailResult, r *http.Request) agentDetails {
 		AgentStatus:           string(reg.Status),
 		Endpoints:             mapEndpointsToDTO(res.Endpoints),
 		RegistrationTimestamp: reg.Details.RegistrationTimestamp.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00"),
-		RegistrationPending:   buildRegistrationPendingBlock(reg, r),
+		RegistrationPending:   buildRegistrationPendingBlock(reg, r, tlPublicBaseURL),
 		Links: []linkDTO{
 			{Rel: "self", Href: agentURL(r, reg.AgentID)},
 		},
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func mapAgentDetails(res *service.DetailResult, r *http.Request) agentDetails {
 // buildV1RegistrationPending. Agents still driving validation/DNS
 // expose the outstanding challenges + DNS records needed to
 // progress; terminal states omit the block.
-func buildRegistrationPendingBlock(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, r *http.Request) *registrationPendingResponse {
+func buildRegistrationPendingBlock(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, r *http.Request, tlPublicBaseURL string) *registrationPendingResponse {
 	switch reg.Status {
 	case domain.StatusPendingValidation:
 		base := schemeOf(r) + "://" + r.Host + "/v2/ans/agents/" + reg.AgentID
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func buildRegistrationPendingBlock(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, r *http.Reques
 		}
 	case domain.StatusPendingDNS:
 		base := schemeOf(r) + "://" + r.Host + "/v2/ans/agents/" + reg.AgentID
-		expected := domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg)
+		expected := domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, tlPublicBaseURL)
 		dnsRecords := make([]dnsRecordDTO, 0, len(expected))
 		for _, rec := range expected {
 			dnsRecords = append(dnsRecords, dnsRecordDTO{
diff --git a/internal/ra/handler/lifecycle.go b/internal/ra/handler/lifecycle.go
index b345410..26db754 100644
--- a/internal/ra/handler/lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/ra/handler/lifecycle.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (h *LifecycleHandler) Detail(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		WriteError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
-	WriteJSON(w, http.StatusOK, mapAgentDetails(res, r))
+	WriteJSON(w, http.StatusOK, mapAgentDetails(res, r, h.svc.TLPublicBaseURL()))
 }
 
 // ----- GET /v2/ans/agents/{agentId}/certificates/identity -----
diff --git a/internal/ra/handler/v1registration.go b/internal/ra/handler/v1registration.go
index ca9c296..ec4baa6 100644
--- a/internal/ra/handler/v1registration.go
+++ b/internal/ra/handler/v1registration.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (h *V1RegistrationHandler) Detail(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		WriteError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
-	WriteJSON(w, http.StatusOK, mapV1AgentDetail(res.Registration, res.Endpoints, r))
+	WriteJSON(w, http.StatusOK, mapV1AgentDetail(res.Registration, res.Endpoints, r, h.svc.TLPublicBaseURL()))
 }
 
 // ----- DTO mapping helpers -----
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func rfc3339Zero(t time.Time) string {
 // Endpoints arrive as a separate slice because the domain aggregate
 // stores them in their own repository; the service layer gathers
 // both and hands them in.
-func mapV1AgentDetail(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, endpoints []domain.AgentEndpoint, r *http.Request) *v1AgentDetailResponse {
+func mapV1AgentDetail(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, endpoints []domain.AgentEndpoint, r *http.Request, tlPublicBaseURL string) *v1AgentDetailResponse {
 	eps := make([]v1EndpointDTO, len(endpoints))
 	for i, e := range endpoints {
 		fns := make([]v1FunctionDTO, len(e.Functions))
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func mapV1AgentDetail(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, endpoints []domain.AgentEnd
 		Endpoints:             eps,
 		RegistrationTimestamp: reg.Details.RegistrationTimestamp.UTC().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"),
 		LastRenewalTimestamp:  lastRenewal,
-		RegistrationPending:   buildV1RegistrationPending(reg, r),
+		RegistrationPending:   buildV1RegistrationPending(reg, r, tlPublicBaseURL),
 		Links: []v1LinkDTO{
 			{Rel: "self", Href: base},
 		},
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ func mapV1AgentDetail(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, endpoints []domain.AgentEnd
 //	                    publish (DISCOVERY/TRUST/BADGE/
 //	                    CERTIFICATE_BINDING), VERIFY_DNS nextStep,
 //	                    expiresAt scaled from the challenge deadline.
-func buildV1RegistrationPending(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, r *http.Request) *v1RegistrationPendingResponse {
+func buildV1RegistrationPending(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, r *http.Request, tlPublicBaseURL string) *v1RegistrationPendingResponse {
 	switch reg.Status {
 	case domain.StatusPendingValidation:
 		base := schemeOf(r) + "://" + r.Host + "/v1/agents/" + reg.AgentID
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ func buildV1RegistrationPending(reg *domain.AgentRegistration, r *http.Request)
 		}
 	case domain.StatusPendingDNS:
 		base := schemeOf(r) + "://" + r.Host + "/v1/agents/" + reg.AgentID
-		expected := domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg)
+		expected := domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, tlPublicBaseURL)
 		dnsRecords := make([]v1DNSRecordDTO, 0, len(expected))
 		for _, rec := range expected {
 			dnsRecords = append(dnsRecords, v1DNSRecordDTO{
diff --git a/internal/ra/service/lifecycle.go b/internal/ra/service/lifecycle.go
index b6a9f6b..cc37c54 100644
--- a/internal/ra/service/lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/ra/service/lifecycle.go
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ func (s *RegistrationService) VerifyDNS(ctx context.Context, agentID string, in
 		reg.ServerCert = byoc
 	}
 
-	expected := domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg)
+	expected := domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, s.tlPublicBaseURL)
 
 	mismatches, perRecord, err := s.verifyDNSRecords(ctx, reg.FQDN(), expected)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ func (s *RegistrationService) Revoke(ctx context.Context, agentID string, in Rev
 		return &RevokeResult{
 			Registration:       reg,
 			RevokedAt:          now,
-			DNSRecordsToRemove: domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg),
+			DNSRecordsToRemove: domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, s.tlPublicBaseURL),
 		}, nil
 	}
 
@@ -912,6 +912,6 @@ func (s *RegistrationService) Revoke(ctx context.Context, agentID string, in Rev
 	return &RevokeResult{
 		Registration:       reg,
 		RevokedAt:          now,
-		DNSRecordsToRemove: domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg),
+		DNSRecordsToRemove: domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, s.tlPublicBaseURL),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/ra/service/registration.go b/internal/ra/service/registration.go
index 8c3c050..4529606 100644
--- a/internal/ra/service/registration.go
+++ b/internal/ra/service/registration.go
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ type RegistrationService struct {
 	outbox      OutboxEnqueuer
 	uow         port.UnitOfWork
 	dnsVerifier port.DNSVerifier
+	// tlPublicBaseURL is the externally-reachable Transparency Log URL
+	// used in _ans-badge DNS records (e.g. "https://tl.example.org").
+	tlPublicBaseURL string
 	// signer is the KeyManager + keyID + raID tuple used to sign
 	// outbox events. When nil, events are still persisted but without
 	// a signature — this is only valid for tests; production configs
@@ -203,6 +206,19 @@ func (s *RegistrationService) WithDNSVerifier(v port.DNSVerifier) *RegistrationS
 	return s
 }
 
+// WithTLPublicBaseURL sets the externally-reachable Transparency Log
+// URL used in _ans-badge DNS TXT records. Without this, badge records
+// fall back to the agent's own endpoint URL.
+func (s *RegistrationService) WithTLPublicBaseURL(publicBaseURL string) *RegistrationService {
+	s.tlPublicBaseURL = publicBaseURL
+	return s
+}
+
+// TLPublicBaseURL returns the configured public TL base URL.
+func (s *RegistrationService) TLPublicBaseURL() string {
+	return s.tlPublicBaseURL
+}
+
 // RegisterAgent implements the V2 registration flow:
 //  1. Validate the request shape via domain constructors.
 //  2. Check ANS name uniqueness.
diff --git a/internal/ra/service/v1event.go b/internal/ra/service/v1event.go
index 7b8ba00..edcb955 100644
--- a/internal/ra/service/v1event.go
+++ b/internal/ra/service/v1event.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (s *RegistrationService) buildAgentRevokedV1Event(
 	// sees the full record set (including per-endpoint metadata
 	// records). If it didn't, we'd get back an empty list and the
 	// revoke envelope would ship with no DNS tear-down guidance.
-	expected := domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg)
+	expected := domain.ComputeRequiredDNSRecords(reg, s.tlPublicBaseURL)
 	dnsMap := make(map[string]string, len(expected))
 	for _, r := range expected {
 		dnsMap[r.Name] = r.Value