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Agent connection initiation
Definition
Mechanism
The initial contact protocol between two Agents. It involves a cryptographic Identity verification followed by a CompatibilityCheck to establish a shared communication channel. If successful, it transitions the connection state from 'Unknown' to 'Connected'.
Invariants
- Mutual Auth: Both parties must verify each other.
- No-Op on Mismatch: Connection drops if handshake fails.
Risks
Failure modes
Authentication Failure
Identity could not be verified.
Protocol Mismatch
Agents speak incompatible languages.
Relationships
Builds on
Composes with
Schema compatibility verification
Used by
References
Society
Standard patterns for multi-agent coordination
Society
Expendable agent tests the full coordination path before real commit
Structured capability advertisement: agent_id, endpoint, protocols, capabilities, metadata
Real-time readable intent broadcasting
Gradual capacity increase to stabilize cold systems
Reference