{
  "dataset": "protocols",
  "record": {
    "id": "agntcy",
    "name": "AGNTCY",
    "full_name": "AGNTCY (Internet of Agents project)",
    "layer": "interop",
    "creator": "Cisco (Outshift), with LangChain and Galileo; now Linux Foundation",
    "status": "active (Linux Foundation, since 29 July 2025)",
    "year": 2025,
    "one_liner": "A Linux Foundation project building open infrastructure for an 'Internet of Agents' — discovery (OASF), identity, messaging (SLIM) and observability — so agents from different vendors interoperate.",
    "spec_url": "https://agntcy.org/",
    "snippet": "AGNTCY: Agent Discovery (OASF) + Agent Identity + Agent Messaging (SLIM) + Observability.",
    "abbreviation": "AGNTCY",
    "also_known_as": [
      "AGNTCY",
      "Internet of Agents"
    ],
    "canonical_spec_url": "https://docs.agntcy.org/",
    "entity_uri": "https://agntcy.org/",
    "taxonomy_layer": "interop",
    "sub_layer": "multi-agent-infrastructure",
    "protocol_type": "transport",
    "central_problem": "Provides open, vendor-neutral infrastructure (discovery, identity, messaging, observability) so AI agents from different frameworks and vendors can find each other and collaborate.",
    "maintainer": "AGNTCY project under the Linux Foundation (originated at Cisco / Outshift)",
    "governance_body": "Linux Foundation",
    "license": {
      "value": "Apache-2.0",
      "verify_status": "verify-against-primary-at-build",
      "source_hint": "https://github.com/agntcy",
      "note": "Confirm component repo licenses (OASF, SLIM, etc.) at build."
    },
    "maturity_tag": "emerging",
    "current_spec_version": {
      "value": null,
      "verify_status": "verify-against-primary-at-build",
      "source_hint": "https://docs.agntcy.org/",
      "note": "AGNTCY is a multi-component project, not a single versioned spec; confirm component versions at build."
    },
    "spec_date": {
      "value": null,
      "verify_status": "verify-against-primary-at-build",
      "source_hint": "https://docs.agntcy.org/",
      "note": "Confirm latest release date at build."
    },
    "launch_date": "2025-03",
    "last_verified": "2026-06-15",
    "transport": "Multi-component (OASF schema discovery; SLIM messaging; identity; observability)",
    "core_mechanism": "AGNTCY bundles the building blocks of an 'Internet of Agents': Agent Discovery via OASF, cryptographically verifiable Agent Identity and access control, Agent Messaging via SLIM (Secure Low-latency Interactive Messaging), and end-to-end Agent Observability. Cisco open-sourced it in March 2025 with LangChain and Galileo; it joined the Linux Foundation on 29 July 2025.",
    "discovery_endpoint": "AGNTCY Agent Directory (OASF records); component endpoints per module",
    "settlement_type": null,
    "adoption_metric": {
      "value": "75+ supporting companies; formative members Cisco, Dell Technologies, Google Cloud, Oracle, Red Hat",
      "source": "https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-welcomes-the-agntcy-project-to-standardize-open-multi-agent-system-infrastructure-and-break-down-ai-agent-silos",
      "last_verified": "2026-06-15"
    },
    "notable_adopters": [
      {
        "value": "Cisco (originator)",
        "source": "https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-welcomes-the-agntcy-project-to-standardize-open-multi-agent-system-infrastructure-and-break-down-ai-agent-silos"
      },
      {
        "value": "Dell Technologies, Google Cloud, Oracle, Red Hat (formative members)",
        "source": "https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-welcomes-the-agntcy-project-to-standardize-open-multi-agent-system-infrastructure-and-break-down-ai-agent-silos"
      }
    ],
    "relationships": [
      {
        "predicate": "competes_with",
        "target": "a2a",
        "note": "AGNTCY's interop stack overlaps with A2A as a multi-agent collaboration layer (though AGNTCY also supports A2A)."
      },
      {
        "predicate": "complements",
        "target": "acp",
        "note": "ACP (Agent Communication Protocol) is associated with the AGNTCY community as a REST messaging option."
      }
    ],
    "ideal_use_case": "Standing up a vendor-neutral multi-agent system with discovery, identity, secure messaging and observability out of the box.",
    "when_to_use": "When you need the full 'Internet of Agents' infrastructure stack rather than a single protocol like MCP or A2A.",
    "when_not_to_use": "When a single interop protocol (A2A) or tool protocol (MCP) covers your need without adopting a whole framework.",
    "code_example": "// AGNTCY is an infrastructure project, not one wire format.\n// Discover an agent via OASF, message it via SLIM:\n// directory.lookup('researcher') -> slim.connect(agent.endpoint)",
    "source": "Cisco-originated (March 2025, with LangChain + Galileo), joined Linux Foundation 29 July 2025, 75+ companies, components OASF + SLIM + identity + observability: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-welcomes-the-agntcy-project-to-standardize-open-multi-agent-system-infrastructure-and-break-down-ai-agent-silos and https://agntcy.org/ . Listed for addition in research §2.",
    "agent_readiness_link": "agent-readiness/a2a",
    "layer_legacy": "agent"
  }
}