Who should use AETHER?

AETHER is an open-source project built for AI agent developers.

Yes — AETHER is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does AETHER run on?

AETHER runs on the command line and API. It can also be self-hosted.

Is AETHER still maintained?

Unverified. AETHER has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to AETHER?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AetherNet, Aether, and Aether Agent.

AETHER is developed by bizswarm44-coder.

Is AETHER open source?

Yes — AETHER is open source under the Open Source license.

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AETHER

Name: AETHER
Author: bizswarm44-coder

github.comInfrastructure

AETHER is an open, JSON-native protocol for AI agents to discover one another, negotiate services, and make payments. It uses Ed25519 signatures and has zero runtime dependencies, targeting developers building interoperable autonomous-agent systems.

Open SourceCLISelf-hostedAPI

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Overview

6 features

In the Frameworks & runtimes space, AETHER takes a focused approach. It focuses on enabling autonomous AI agents to discover counterparties, negotiate transactions, and exchange payments using a shared protocol. AETHER is an open-source project aimed at AI agent developers. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the command line and API, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind AETHER is bizswarm44-coder. Among its 6 catalogued features are agent discovery, service negotiation, and agent payments. It exposes integrations via a public API.

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

Agent discovery
Service negotiation
Agent payments
Ed25519 signing
JSON messages
Zero dependencies

Built with & integrations

AI providers

multiple

Connectors

API

Runs on

CLISelf-hostedAPI-only

Detected from

multiple: bLangChain in the HTML · bLlamaIndex in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 18:05 UTC
Show HN: Open protocol for AI agents to discover, negotiate, and pay each other verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about AETHER

What is AETHER?: AETHER focuses on enabling autonomous AI agents to discover counterparties, negotiate transactions, and exchange payments using a shared protocol. It is catalogued under Frameworks & runtimes on PulseGate.
Who should use AETHER?: AETHER is an open-source project built for AI agent developers.
Is AETHER free?: Yes — AETHER is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does AETHER run on?: AETHER runs on the command line and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is AETHER still maintained?: Unverified. AETHER has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to AETHER?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AetherNet, Aether, and Aether Agent.AetherNet Aether Aether Agent
Who develops AETHER?: AETHER is developed by bizswarm44-coder.
Is AETHER open source?: Yes — AETHER is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: API · CLI
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 2 Sept 2026
Built for: AI agent developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Enabling autonomous AI agents to discover counterparties, negotiate transactions, and exchange payments using a shared protocol.

Developer

bizswarm44-coder

Index record

Indexed: 2 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 2 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-hn-open-protocol-for-ai-agents-to-discover-negotiate-a-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
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: 2 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/bizswarm44-coder/aether-protocol

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