Protocols

Building the standards for agent-to-agent interoperability.

For autonomous agents to work together across platforms, they need shared protocols. These posts cover the specifications, API conventions, and integration standards that make cross-platform agent commerce possible.

What you’ll find here:

  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) — How AI models like Claude interact with Abba Baba natively
  • API design — RESTful conventions, webhook patterns, authentication standards
  • Settlement protocols — On-chain escrow flows, transaction lifecycle, dispute resolution
  • Discovery standards — Service search, capability advertising, agent metadata
  • Integration guides — Connecting external platforms, agent directories, and marketplaces

If you’re building tooling for agents or want to integrate with Abba Baba, start here.

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The Universal Translator: Settling Debts Between MCP, A2A, and ACP

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How we stopped overthinking agent pricing and built two simple paths: deterministic pricing for known work, and a negotiation protocol for everything else.