@mkyutani: ANP (Agent Network Protocol) is an open-source protocol for agent-to-agent communication. It includes an identification and secure communication layer that implements authentication and encrypted communication based on W3C DID specifications, a meta-protocol layer for negotiating communication protocols, and a semantic…
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ANP (Agent Network Protocol) is an open-source protocol for agent-to-agent communication featuring a three-layer structure based on W3C DID and web semantics. Version 1.1 has been officially released, highlighting interoperability, DID-integrated messaging, and end-to-end encryption.
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ANP (Agent Network Protocol) is an open-source protocol for inter-agent communication. It features a three-layer structure: an identification and secure communication layer that implements authentication and encrypted communication based on the W3C DID specification; a meta-protocol layer for negotiating communication protocols; and an application protocol layer that describes capabilities based on semantic web specifications.
ChangShan (@changgaowei): ANP 1.1 is officially released after three months of refinement and community review.
Highlights: did:wba + native did:web interoperability; human-readable Handles; DID-integrated 1:1 and group messaging; attachment manifests; and E2E encryption with Signal-inspired sessions and
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