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fred-protocol

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bboxfred/fred-protocol

FRED Protocol — Finding & Reaching Entities for Digital Agents. One JSON file that unifies MCP, A2A, OpenAPI, llms.txt, Schema.org, and 12+ agent discovery protocols into a single universal agentic discovery layer. Open source, free forever.

Install

$ npx loaditout add bboxfred/fred-protocol

Platform-specific configuration:

.claude/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-protocol": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "fred-protocol"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add the config above to .claude/settings.json under the mcpServers key.

About

FRED Protocol

[](LICENSE) [](https://github.com/bboxfred/fred-protocol) [](fred-spec.md) [](validate.js)

Finding & Reaching Entities for Digital Agents

The open protocol that unifies 12+ agent discovery protocols (MCP, A2A, OpenAPI, llms.txt, Schema.org, and more) into a single JSON file. Add it to your domain — every AI agent can instantly discover and interact with you.

Website · Whitepaper · Auto-Install · Validator

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The Problem

AI agents are becoming the primary interface between humans and the internet. But today, when an agent needs to interact with a business, API, or service, it faces:

  • No standard discovery. How does an agent find out what a website can do?
  • Fragmented protocols. MCP, A2A, ADP, llms.txt — each solves a piece, none solves the whole.
  • No trust signals. How does an agent know if an entity is legitimate?
  • Opaque pricing. How does an agent compare services or execute transactions?
  • No rules of engagement. What is an agent allowed to do? What data can it store?
The Solution

One file. Full story.

Add a fred.json to your domain, and any AI agent can instantly understand:

| Layer | Question | Example | |-------|----------|---------| | Identity | Who are you? | Name, type, contacts, jurisdiction | | Capability | What can you do? | Create CVs, search events, process payments | | Interaction | How do I talk to you? | REST API, MCP server, GraphQL endpoint | | Trust | Why should I trust you? | Business verificat

Tags

a2aagent-discoveryagentic-webaiai-agentsfred-protocoljsonllms-txtmcpopen-sourceopenapiprotocol

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