Agent Name Service (ANS): A Universal Protocol for Secure AI Agent Discovery
Introduction I discovered the Agent Name Service (ANS) protocol entirely by chance. While exploring the implications of Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) in late 2024, I stumbled upon a mention of ANS in a technical discussion thread. What started as mere curiosity turned out to be a remarkable find. In the rapidly evolving ecosystem of autonomous artificial intelligence agents, secure discovery and interoperability between agents represent major challenges that MCP didn’t fully address. The Agent Name Service (ANS) protocol emerged as an unexpected piece of the puzzle, offering a robust mechanism for discovery, identification, and secure communication between AI agents. ...