ACPs: Agent Collaboration Protocols for the Internet of Agents
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Abstract (arXiv)
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, the proliferation of autonomous agents has introduced new challenges in interoperability, scalability, and coordination. The Internet of Agents (IoA) aims to interconnect heterogeneous agents through standardized communication protocols, enabling seamless collaboration and intelligent task execution. However, existing agent communication protocols such as MCP, A2A, and ANP remain fragmented and scenario-specific. To address this gap, we propose Agent Collaboration Protocols (ACPs), a comprehensive protocol suite for the IoA. ACPs include registration, discovery, interaction, and tooling protocols to support trustable access, capability orchestration, and workflow construction. We present the architecture, key technologies, and application workflows of ACPs, and demonstrate its effectiveness in a collaborative restaurant booking scenario. ACPs lay the foundation for building a secure, open, and scalable agent internet infrastructure.
Key facts. Cited by 6 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Builds on 8 of its 16 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 18 May 2025.
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Citing papers per year: 2025: 2; 2026: 4.
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- 2025A Survey of Context Engineering for Large Language Modelscited by 126
- 2025The Trust Fabric: Decentralized Interoperability and Economic Coordination for the Agentic Webcited by 3
- 2026GRAIL: A Deep-Granularity Hybrid Resonance Framework for Real-Time Agent Discovery via SLM-Enhanced Indexingcited by 2
- 2026AONA: A Comprehensive Architecture and Workflow Design for Global Agentic Collaborationcited by 0
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- 2026InterSAGE: The Secure and Verifiable Interoperability Protocol for An Internet of Agentscited by 0
- 2026InterSAGE: The Secure and Verifiable Interoperability Protocol for An Internet of Agents13 Aug 2026
- 2026Agentic IoT: Architectures, Applications, and Challenges Toward the Internet of Agents5 Jul 2026
- 2026GRAIL: A Deep-Granularity Hybrid Resonance Framework for Real-Time Agent Discovery via SLM-Enhanced Indexing4 May 2026
- 2026AONA: A Comprehensive Architecture and Workflow Design for Global Agentic Collaboration30 Apr 2026
- 2025A Survey of Context Engineering for Large Language Models17 Jul 2025
- 2025The Trust Fabric: Decentralized Interoperability and Economic Coordination for the Agentic Web10 Jul 2025
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- 2025A Layered Protocol Architecture for the Internet of Agents
- 2025Agent Network Protocol Technical White Paper