Cisco is leading a new open-source initiative focused on building out the infrastructure needed for AI agents, AGNTCY.
“An open, interoperable Internet of Agents is the best path forward to accelerate innovation and create the most value for all participants–from builders to operators, developers to consumers. Just as the original Internet connected computers and the web connected information, the Internet of Agents will connect AI systems across vendor and organizational boundaries, and technical frameworks. Without this foundation, we’re essentially trying to build the web without RPCs, HTTP, DNS, or TCP/IP,” Cisco wrote in a blog post.
Galileo and LangChain are joining as initial core members, and Glean and LlamaIndex will also be contributing to AGNTCY. According to Cisco, Galileo brings expertise in agent trust and observability, while LangChain has knowledge in agent orchestration and evaluation.
Cisco believes that setting up the proper infrastructure now is crucial to how transformative AI agents can be in the coming years.
The company invites experts to join AGNTCY to shape standards, contribute code, share use cases, or offer up their expertise.
Some of the areas Cisco is currently wanting AGNTCY to explore include agent orchestration and workflow management, agent performance monitoring and evaluation, domain-specific agent frameworks and OASF extensions, AI infrastructure and hardware acceleration, and sample new applications and use cases.
“The Internet wasn’t built by a single company. It was built through a collective of thinkers and builders with a shared vision, driven to innovate by open standards. The Internet of Agents will be no different,” Cisco said.
