Who should use Agent Client Protocol?

Agent Client Protocol is an open-source project built for developers and AI engineers building agentic systems and tool-using AI.

What platforms does Agent Client Protocol run on?

Agent Client Protocol runs on the command line and API. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Agent Client Protocol still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 649 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to Agent Client Protocol?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AAP, Agent P, and isaac-acp.

Who develops Agent Client Protocol?

Agent Client Protocol is developed by Zed Industries.

How long has Agent Client Protocol been around?

Agent Client Protocol first shipped in 2025.

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Agent Client Protocol

Name: Agent Client Protocol
Author: Zed Industries

agentclientprotocol.comInfrastructure

Agent Client Protocol (ACP) defines a standardized way for AI agents to interact with client applications, enabling capabilities like file access, code editing, and UI control. Version 2 is currently in draft with updated schemas, stabilized options, and SDKs reaching 1.0. It is backed by organizations including Zed Industries and JetBrains and includes comprehensive documentation for implementers.

Open SourceApache-2.0CLIAPISelf-hosted

Visit agentclientprotocol.com

3.7kstars

311forks

5features

2025since

Overview

5 features

In the Developer Tools space, Agent Client Protocol takes a focused approach. It focuses on standardizing how autonomous AI agents communicate with and control desktop or web client applications. Agent Client Protocol is an open-source project aimed at developers and AI engineers building agentic systems and tool-using AI. Agent Client Protocol is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It runs on the command line and API, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Zed Industries, and it first shipped in 2025. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 3.7k stars and 649 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are protocol specification, SDK implementations, and session management. It exposes integrations via a public API. Agent Client Protocol is currently in beta.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Protocol specification
SDK implementations
Session management
Model configuration
Transport support

Built with & integrations

Framework

Next.js

Hosting

VercelCloudflare

Connectors

API

Runs on

CLIAPI-onlySelf-hosted

Detected from

Next.js: /_next/static/ in the HTML · __next_f in the HTML
Vercel: x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header
Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 3.7kActive maintenance

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed21 Jul · 19:45 UTC
ACP v2 is available in Draft verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Agent Client Protocol

What is Agent Client Protocol?: Agent Client Protocol focuses on standardizing how autonomous AI agents communicate with and control desktop or web client applications. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
Who should use Agent Client Protocol?: Agent Client Protocol is an open-source project built for developers and AI engineers building agentic systems and tool-using AI.
Is Agent Client Protocol free?: Yes — Agent Client Protocol is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Agent Client Protocol run on?: Agent Client Protocol runs on the command line and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Agent Client Protocol still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 649 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to Agent Client Protocol?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AAP, Agent P, and isaac-acp.AAP Agent P isaac-acp
Who develops Agent Client Protocol?: Agent Client Protocol is developed by Zed Industries.
How long has Agent Client Protocol been around?: Agent Client Protocol first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Api · Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 3.7k
License: Apache-2.0
Status: 🟡 Beta
Built for: Developers and AI engineers building agentic systems and tool-using AI.
Model: Open source
Solves: Standardizing how autonomous AI agents communicate with and control desktop or web client applications.

Registered as

GitHub: agentclientprotocol/agent-client-protocol

Developer

Zed Industries

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 3,716
Forks: 311
Open issues: 24
Last commit: 21 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 649
Contributors: 128
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: schema-v1.20.0 · 21 Jul 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 80
Indexed: 21 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 21 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: acp-v2-is-available-in-draft-agentclientprotocol-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 21 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 21 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 21 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://agentclientprotocol.com/announcements/acp-v2-draft

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