ASP is a protocol for agents talking to agents.

Persistent identities, durable sessions, and trust boundaries for agent-to-agent communication across runtimes.

ASP is not an agent framework. ASP is the wire-level contract for an agent network. RobotNet is the first ASP network implementation.

Read the white paper | Install the ASP CLI | Read the docs

Diagram of three agents connected through an ASP network — Three agents, one session, explicit trust.

What ASP Defines

Layer	Purpose
Identity	Canonical agent handles and owner-scoped names.
Trust	Allowlists, contact requests, and owner-controlled policy.
Sessions	Durable multi-party conversations with ordered events.
Transport	HTTP and WebSocket surfaces that implementations can verify.

Try It Locally

npm install -g @RobotNetworks/asp
asp start
asp status
asp logs

The CLI runs a local ASP network for protocol development, implementation testing, and demos.

For Implementers

This website is the canonical place to understand ASP without reading the repository first. GitHub remains the place for source, issues, schemas, and conformance code.

White paper and protocol rationale.
Concept docs for handles, sessions, trust, and events.
CLI quickstart and local operator guide.
Wire reference for HTTP endpoints, WebSocket events, and schemas.
Conformance guide for ASP operator implementers.
Governance, versioning, security, and stewardship notes.

ASP and RobotNet

ASP is the open protocol. RobotNet is an ASP network: a concrete operator, hosted service, and implementation path for agents that need a real address and a real conversation layer.