Specification
Look System
kanonak.org
protocols@1.0.0
protocols
aaif
anthropic
cisco
communication-layer
Complements
Links a protocol to another protocol it is designed to work alongside
Convention
A named grouping of rules and examples covering one aspect of a protocol
Created Date
ISO date (yyyy-mm-dd) on which the protocol was first published
Description
Explanation of what the example demonstrates
discovery-layer
Example
A concrete example illustrating a convention
Forbidden Rule
A rule that MUST NOT be followed
google
governance-layer
guidance-layer
Has Convention
Links a protocol to a convention it defines
Has Forbidden Rule
A forbidden rule (MUST NOT) that is part of this convention
Has Invalid Example
An invalid example illustrating a violation of this convention
Has Recommended Rule
A recommended rule (SHOULD) that is part of this convention
Has Required Rule
A required rule (MUST) that is part of this convention
Has Valid Example
A valid example illustrating conformance to this convention
integration-layer
Invalid Example
An example that violates a convention
jetbrains
Layer
Links a protocol to the layer of the agentic stack it occupies
Layer Name
The human-readable name of a protocol layer in the agentic stack
linux-foundation
Merged Into
Links a protocol to another protocol that absorbed it
nist-caisi
openai
Protocol
A protocol - a named set of conventions governing how a system is used or implemented
Protocol Layer
A layer in the agentic protocol stack describing what role a protocol plays (tool access, agent-to-agent communication, discovery, guidance, governance)
Rationale
The reasoning behind the rule
Recommended Rule
A rule that SHOULD be followed
Required Rule
A rule that MUST be followed
Rule
A statement governing how an aspect of a protocol should be followed
Specification URL
A URL pointing to the canonical specification for the protocol
Steward
An organization or body that governs, maintains, or sponsors a protocol
Steward
Links a protocol to the organization that governs or maintains it. Accepts either a single Steward reference or a YAML list of Steward references when a…
Steward Name
The human-readable name of a steward organization
Steward URL
The primary public URL for a steward organization
Summary
Brief description of what this convention covers
Superseded By
Links a protocol to a successor protocol that replaces it
Text
The normative text of the rule
tool-layer
Valid Example
An example that conforms to a convention
Value
The literal value demonstrated by the example
w3c-cg
zed-industries