Standards
IETF agentproto WG
The real IETF agent-protocol track, deliberately memory-free — the gap is the story.
Specification
What it is
The real IETF agent-protocol track, deliberately memory-free — the gap is the story.
At a glance
- Business model
- Specification
- Governing body
- IETF Applications & Real-Time area; charter approved 2026-10-08; chairs Orie Steele, Leslie Daigle
- Maturity
- Active WG; milestones: use-cases Dec 2026, architecture Feb 2027, protocol adopted Mar 2027, IESG Mar 2028
- What it says about memory
- EXCLUDES memory — charter: dialog context 'does not include the content exchanged with AI models, such as conversation memory'. The memory standard question is being answered elsewhere.
- Artifacts
- datatracker.ietf.org/group/agentproto; agentproto@ietf.org