diff --git a/__tests__/localAgent.test.ts b/__tests__/localAgent.test.ts
index 0fc039002..803937b20 100644
--- a/__tests__/localAgent.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/localAgent.test.ts
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ const setup = async (options?: IAgentOptions): Promise<boolean> => {
       new CredentialIssuer(),
       new SelectiveDisclosure(),
       new DIDDiscovery({
-        providers: {
-          'alias': new AliasDiscoveryProvider(),
-          'profile': new ProfileDiscoveryProvider(),
-        }
+        providers: [
+          new AliasDiscoveryProvider(),
+          new ProfileDiscoveryProvider(),
+        ]
       }),
     ],
   })
diff --git a/__tests__/restAgent.test.ts b/__tests__/restAgent.test.ts
index 7c2a84c55..d6581e128 100644
--- a/__tests__/restAgent.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/restAgent.test.ts
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ const setup = async (options?: IAgentOptions): Promise<boolean> => {
       new CredentialIssuer(),
       new SelectiveDisclosure(),
       new DIDDiscovery({
-        providers: {
-          'alias': new AliasDiscoveryProvider(),
-          'profile': new ProfileDiscoveryProvider(),
-        }
+        providers: [
+          new AliasDiscoveryProvider(),
+          new ProfileDiscoveryProvider(),
+        ]
       }),
     ],
   })
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/did-discovery-provider.ts b/packages/data-store/src/did-discovery-provider.ts
index 4de757e46..633b169c1 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/did-discovery-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/did-discovery-provider.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import { IAgentContext } from '@veramo/core'
 import { IDataStoreORM } from './data-store-orm'
-import { AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider, IDIDDiscoverMatch, IDIDDiscoveryDiscoverDidArgs } from '@veramo/did-discovery'
+import { AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider, IDIDDiscoverMatch, IDIDDiscoveryProviderResult, IDIDDiscoveryDiscoverDidArgs } from '@veramo/did-discovery'
 
 export class ProfileDiscoveryProvider implements AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider {
+
+  readonly name = 'profile'
+  
   async discoverDid(
     args: IDIDDiscoveryDiscoverDidArgs,
     context: IAgentContext<IDataStoreORM>,
-  ): Promise<Array<IDIDDiscoverMatch>> {
+  ): Promise<IDIDDiscoveryProviderResult> {
     const matches: IDIDDiscoverMatch[] = []
       
     const credentials = await context.agent.dataStoreORMGetVerifiableCredentialsByClaims({
@@ -26,6 +29,9 @@ export class ProfileDiscoveryProvider implements AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider {
       })
     })
 
-    return matches
+    return {
+      provider: this.name,
+      matches
+    }
   }
 }
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diff --git a/packages/did-discovery/plugin.schema.json b/packages/did-discovery/plugin.schema.json
index c2000ed7e..11101f5bc 100644
--- a/packages/did-discovery/plugin.schema.json
+++ b/packages/did-discovery/plugin.schema.json
@@ -6,74 +6,88 @@
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {
             "query": {
-              "type": "string"
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Search string"
             },
             "options": {
-              "type": "object"
+              "type": "object",
+              "description": "Provider specific options"
             }
           },
           "required": [
             "query"
-          ]
+          ],
+          "description": "Contains the parameters of a DID Discovery Request"
         },
         "IDIDDiscoveryDiscoverDidResult": {
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {
             "query": {
-              "type": "string"
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Search string"
             },
             "options": {
-              "type": "object"
+              "type": "object",
+              "description": "Provider specific options"
             },
             "results": {
               "type": "array",
               "items": {
                 "$ref": "#/components/schemas/IDIDDiscoveryProviderResult"
-              }
+              },
+              "description": "List of discovery results from different providers"
             },
             "errors": {
               "type": "object",
               "additionalProperties": {
                 "type": "string"
-              }
+              },
+              "description": "A record of encountered errors"
             }
           },
           "required": [
             "results"
-          ]
+          ],
+          "description": "DID Discovery results"
         },
         "IDIDDiscoveryProviderResult": {
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {
             "provider": {
-              "type": "string"
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Provider name"
             },
             "matches": {
               "type": "array",
               "items": {
                 "$ref": "#/components/schemas/IDIDDiscoverMatch"
-              }
+              },
+              "description": "List of discovery matches"
             }
           },
           "required": [
             "provider",
             "matches"
-          ]
+          ],
+          "description": "Discovery results from one provider"
         },
         "IDIDDiscoverMatch": {
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {
             "did": {
-              "type": "string"
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "DID"
             },
             "metaData": {
-              "type": "object"
+              "type": "object",
+              "description": "Provider specific related metadata about the match"
             }
           },
           "required": [
             "did",
             "metaData"
-          ]
+          ],
+          "description": "A single discovery match"
         }
       },
       "methods": {
diff --git a/packages/did-discovery/src/abstract-did-discovery-provider.ts b/packages/did-discovery/src/abstract-did-discovery-provider.ts
index 5503c8e32..76c82844d 100644
--- a/packages/did-discovery/src/abstract-did-discovery-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/did-discovery/src/abstract-did-discovery-provider.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { IAgentContext } from '@veramo/core';
 import {
   IDIDDiscoveryDiscoverDidArgs,
-  IDIDDiscoverMatch
+  IDIDDiscoveryProviderResult
 } from './types'
 
 /**
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import {
  * @public
  */
 export abstract class AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider {
+  abstract name: string
   abstract discoverDid(
     args: IDIDDiscoveryDiscoverDidArgs,
     context: IAgentContext<any>,
-  ): Promise<Array<IDIDDiscoverMatch>>
+  ): Promise<IDIDDiscoveryProviderResult>
 
 }
diff --git a/packages/did-discovery/src/action-handler.ts b/packages/did-discovery/src/action-handler.ts
index f17be31ca..d3ccdb53f 100644
--- a/packages/did-discovery/src/action-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/did-discovery/src/action-handler.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ const debug = Debug('veramo:did-discovery')
 export class DIDDiscovery implements IAgentPlugin {
   readonly methods: IDIDDiscovery
   readonly schema = schema.IDIDDiscovery
-  readonly providers: Record<string, AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider>
+  readonly providers: Array<AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider>
 
   constructor(options: {
-    providers: Record<string, AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider>
+    providers: Array<AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider>
   }) {
     this.providers = options.providers
     this.methods = {
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ export class DIDDiscovery implements IAgentPlugin {
     const results: IDIDDiscoveryProviderResult[] = []
     const errors: Record<string, string> = {}
 
-    for (const provider of Object.keys(this.providers)) {
+    for (const provider of this.providers) {
       try {
-        const matches = await this.providers[provider].discoverDid(args, context)
-        if (matches.length > 0) {
-          results.push({ provider, matches })
+        const providerResult = await provider.discoverDid(args, context)
+        if (providerResult.matches.length > 0) {
+          results.push(providerResult)
         }
       } catch (e) {
-        errors[provider] = e.message
+        errors[provider.name] = e.message
         debug(`Error ${provider}: ${e.message}`)
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/did-manager/src/did-discovery-provider.ts b/packages/did-manager/src/did-discovery-provider.ts
index e11c38a62..d903eff7b 100644
--- a/packages/did-manager/src/did-discovery-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/did-manager/src/did-discovery-provider.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { IAgentContext, IDIDManager } from '@veramo/core';
-import { AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider, IDIDDiscoverMatch, IDIDDiscoveryDiscoverDidArgs } from '@veramo/did-discovery'
+import { AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider, IDIDDiscoverMatch, IDIDDiscoveryProviderResult, IDIDDiscoveryDiscoverDidArgs } from '@veramo/did-discovery'
 
 export class AliasDiscoveryProvider implements AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider {
+  readonly name = 'alias'
+
   async discoverDid(
     args: IDIDDiscoveryDiscoverDidArgs,
     context: IAgentContext<IDIDManager>,
-  ): Promise<Array<IDIDDiscoverMatch>> {
+  ): Promise<IDIDDiscoveryProviderResult> {
     const matches = []
     try {
       const identifier = await context.agent.didManagerGetByAlias({alias: args.query})
@@ -17,6 +19,10 @@ export class AliasDiscoveryProvider implements AbstractDidDiscoveryProvider {
       }
       matches.push(match)
     } catch (e) {}
-    return matches
+    
+    return {
+      provider: this.name,
+      matches
+    }
   }
 }
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