The Agent Card is a JSON document that serves as the passport for autonomous agents in the AgentVault ecosystem. It provides essential metadata about an agent, including its capabilities, authentication requirements, available skills, and endpoint information. Think of it as a machine-readable business card that enables automatic discovery, authentication, and interaction between agents.
The Agent Card follows the A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol specifications and enables:
- Automatic Discovery: Agents can be discovered and understood by other agents
- Authentication Negotiation: Clients can determine which authentication scheme to use
- Capability Verification: Clients can understand what an agent can do before connecting