Open Agentic Web Development - Project NANDA (MIT)

Project NANDA, an initiative by the MIT Media Lab aimed at creating the foundational infrastructure for the "Open Agentic Web," an internet designed for autonomous AI agents rather than human users. This new architecture addresses the limitations of the current internet for agent discovery, identity, and trust, proposing a system where trillions of AI agents can collaborate seamlessly at machine speed. Project NANDA's core components include the NANDA Index for global agent discovery, AgentFacts for verifiable agent identity and capabilities, and the Adapter SDK for universal protocol interoperability. The project strategically positions itself as a complementary "Layer 0/1" foundation, supporting higher-level communication protocols like the industry-backed A2A and Anthropic's MCP, ensuring its relevance and increasing its potential for widespread adoption. With demonstrated progress on its initial roadmap, NANDA seeks to become the silent, critical infrastructure enabling a future agent-driven digital economy.