diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 463ffe9..321e292 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ moshpit-dns service uninstall stop doing that
 moshpit-dns tlds [--json]     list the endings claimed in the Pit
 moshpit-dns records <name> [CNAME|MX|TXT] [--json]
                              inspect records published for a name
-moshpit-dns resolve <name> [--json]
-                             what a name resolves to, and why
+moshpit-dns resolve <name...> [--json]
+                             what names resolve to, and why
 moshpit-dns start [--ttl N]   run the bridge in the foreground
 moshpit-dns install           print the resolver config without applying it
 ```
@@ -76,9 +76,14 @@ records, the final DNS address for a resolution, and structured status warnings
 without mixing human-readable lines into stdout.
 Failures such as an unreachable registry still produce valid JSON and a
 non-zero exit status where the command normally fails.
+For compatibility, resolving one name returns the established JSON object.
+Resolving multiple names returns an ordered array and exits non-zero when any
+name is invalid or the registry cannot answer it. Repeated names share one
+registry lookup while still retaining their original positions in the output.
 
 ```sh
 moshpit-dns resolve california.oranges --json | jq .address
+moshpit-dns resolve california.oranges blue.eggs --json | jq '.[].address'
 moshpit-dns records california.oranges MX --json | jq '.records[]'
 moshpit-dns status --json | jq '.warnings[]?.code'
 ```
diff --git a/bin/moshpit-dns.mjs b/bin/moshpit-dns.mjs
index e84e9a4..283b996 100755
--- a/bin/moshpit-dns.mjs
+++ b/bin/moshpit-dns.mjs
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ const USAGE = `moshpit-dns — resolve Moshpit names on this machine
   moshpit-dns tlds [--json]     list the endings claimed in the Pit
   moshpit-dns records <name> [CNAME|MX|TXT] [--json]
                                inspect records published for a name
-  moshpit-dns resolve <name> [--json]
-                               show what a name resolves to, and why
+  moshpit-dns resolve <name...> [--json]
+                               show what names resolve to, and why
   moshpit-dns start             run the bridge in the foreground
   moshpit-dns install           print the resolver config without applying it
 
@@ -366,27 +366,44 @@ export async function run(argv = process.argv.slice(2)) {
   }
 
   if (sub === "resolve") {
-    const name = positionals()[0];
-    if (!name) {
+    const names = positionals();
+    if (!names[0]) {
       if (json) outJson({ name: null, error: "missing name" });
       else out("usage: moshpit-dns resolve <name>");
       return 1;
     }
-    const result = await resolveName(name, { registryBase, timeoutMs });
-    const park = result.status === "parked" ? await parkingAddress() : null;
-    const address = result.status === "live" ? result.target : park;
-    const report = buildResolutionReport(name, result, address, registryBase);
+
+    const lookups = new Map();
+    let parkingLookup;
+    const reports = [];
+    for (const name of names) {
+      let lookup = lookups.get(name);
+      if (!lookup) {
+        lookup = resolveName(name, { registryBase, timeoutMs });
+        lookups.set(name, lookup);
+      }
+      const result = await lookup;
+      if (result.status === "parked" && !parkingLookup) parkingLookup = parkingAddress();
+      const park = result.status === "parked" ? await parkingLookup : null;
+      const address = result.status === "live" ? result.target : park;
+      const report = buildResolutionReport(name, result, address, registryBase);
+      reports.push({ name, result, park, report });
+    }
     if (json) {
-      outJson(report);
+      outJson(reports.length === 1 ? reports[0].report : reports.map(({ report }) => report));
     } else {
-      out({
-        live: () => `${name} → ${result.target}`,
-        parked: () => `${name} → ${park || "(parking host unresolvable)"}  [${report.reason}]`,
-        unreachable: () => `${name} → NXDOMAIN  [${report.reason}]`,
-        "not-a-name": () => `${name} → NXDOMAIN  [${report.reason}]`,
-      }[result.status]());
+      for (const { name, result, park, report } of reports) {
+        out({
+          live: () => `${name} → ${result.target}`,
+          parked: () => `${name} → ${park || "(parking host unresolvable)"}  [${report.reason}]`,
+          unreachable: () => `${name} → NXDOMAIN  [${report.reason}]`,
+          "not-a-name": () => `${name} → NXDOMAIN  [${report.reason}]`,
+        }[result.status]());
+      }
     }
-    return result.status === "live" || result.status === "parked" ? 0 : 1;
+    return reports.every(({ result }) => result.status === "live" || result.status === "parked")
+      ? 0
+      : 1;
   }
 
   if (sub === "start") {
diff --git a/test/cli.test.mjs b/test/cli.test.mjs
index 35ffa63..fe96d4d 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.mjs
+++ b/test/cli.test.mjs
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ async function startRegistry(t, onRequest = () => {}) {
       response.end(JSON.stringify({ name_registered: false, target: null, records: [] }));
       return;
     }
-    if (request.url === "/api/moshpit/resolve?name=empty.eggs&records=1") {
+    if (request.url === "/api/moshpit/resolve?name=empty.eggs"
+      || request.url === "/api/moshpit/resolve?name=empty.eggs&records=1") {
       response.end(JSON.stringify({ name_registered: true, target: null, records: [] }));
       return;
     }
@@ -140,6 +141,113 @@ test("resolve --json reports the address and decision reason", async (t) => {
   });
 });
 
+test("resolve reports multiple names in input order", async (t) => {
+  let requests = 0;
+  const registry = await startRegistry(t, (request) => {
+    if (request.url.startsWith("/api/moshpit/resolve")) requests += 1;
+  });
+  const result = await run([
+    "resolve",
+    "--timeout",
+    "1500",
+    "blue.eggs",
+    "--registry",
+    registry,
+    "localhost",
+    "blue.eggs",
+    "--json",
+  ]);
+
+  assert.equal(result.status, 1);
+  assert.equal(requests, 1);
+  assert.deepEqual(jsonOutput(result), [
+    {
+      registry,
+      name: "blue.eggs",
+      status: "live",
+      address: "203.0.113.9",
+      target: "203.0.113.9",
+      registered: null,
+      reason: "registry target",
+    },
+    {
+      registry,
+      name: "localhost",
+      status: "not-a-name",
+      address: null,
+      target: null,
+      registered: null,
+      reason: "not a Moshpit name: one label and one ending",
+    },
+    {
+      registry,
+      name: "blue.eggs",
+      status: "live",
+      address: "203.0.113.9",
+      target: "203.0.113.9",
+      registered: null,
+      reason: "registry target",
+    },
+  ]);
+
+  const human = await run([
+    "resolve",
+    "blue.eggs",
+    "localhost",
+    "--registry",
+    registry,
+  ]);
+  assert.equal(human.status, 1);
+  assert.equal(human.stderr, "");
+  assert.equal(
+    human.stdout,
+    "blue.eggs → 203.0.113.9\n"
+      + "localhost → NXDOMAIN  [not a Moshpit name: one label and one ending]\n",
+  );
+});
+
+test("resolve returns success when every batch entry resolves", async (t) => {
+  const registry = await startRegistry(t);
+  const result = await run([
+    "resolve",
+    "blue.eggs",
+    "blue.eggs",
+    "--registry",
+    registry,
+    "--json",
+  ]);
+
+  assert.equal(result.status, 0);
+  const reports = jsonOutput(result);
+  assert.equal(reports.length, 2);
+  assert.deepEqual(reports[0], reports[1]);
+});
+
+test("resolve reuses lookups for repeated parked names", async (t) => {
+  let requests = 0;
+  const registry = await startRegistry(t, (request) => {
+    if (request.url === "/api/moshpit/resolve?name=empty.eggs") requests += 1;
+  });
+  const result = await run([
+    "resolve",
+    "empty.eggs",
+    "empty.eggs",
+    "--registry",
+    registry,
+    "--json",
+  ]);
+
+  assert.equal(result.status, 0);
+  assert.equal(requests, 1);
+  const reports = jsonOutput(result);
+  assert.equal(reports.length, 2);
+  assert.equal(reports[0].status, "parked");
+  assert.equal(reports[0].target, null);
+  assert.equal(reports[0].registered, true);
+  assert.equal(reports[0].reason, "claimed, not pointed at an IP");
+  assert.deepEqual(reports[0], reports[1]);
+});
+
 test("records inspects and filters the registry record set", async (t) => {
   const registry = await startRegistry(t);
   const human = await run(["records", "blue.eggs", "mx", "--registry", registry]);
@@ -309,6 +417,10 @@ test("resolve --json keeps malformed and missing names machine-readable", async
   const missing = await run(["resolve", "--json"]);
   assert.equal(missing.status, 1);
   assert.deepEqual(jsonOutput(missing), { name: null, error: "missing name" });
+
+  const empty = await run(["resolve", "", "--json"]);
+  assert.equal(empty.status, 1);
+  assert.deepEqual(jsonOutput(empty), { name: null, error: "missing name" });
 });
 
 test("tlds --json returns valid JSON when the registry is unreachable", async () => {