# NANDA [08 agent-communication](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/agent-communication)/[NANDA (MIT Media Lab)](https://www.agentlist.io/ai/nanda-mit)/ACTIVE/aka Project NANDA, Internet of AI Agents NANDA is MIT Media Lab's 'Internet of AI Agents' research program — a registry and index layer plus protocols for discovering, verifying, and composing agents at internet scale. - [Agent-to-agent protocol](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/a2a) - [Agent identity & auth](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/identity) - [API-native](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/api-native) SEC.01 ## What it does - 01Agent registry and index - 02Capability search - 03Verifiable agent facts - 04Research testbeds (AgentFacts, MCP index) SEC.02 ## Who it's for Researchers and platform teams thinking about internet-scale agent discovery beyond any single vendor's directory. PRICING ## Pricing Free (research project). List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding. caveat · before you adopt A research program, not a product — pieces are prototypes; the adoption path runs through standards work rather than SDKs. ALT ## Other agent communication platforms (12) [OpenScout / Scout OpenScout · agent-communication cli/api · local · Free (OSS), local](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/scout) [A2A Protocol A2A Project · agent-communication api · local/cloud · Open protocol (free)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/a2a) [AGNTCY AGNTCY · agent-communication api · local/cloud · Free (OSS, Apache-2.0)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/agntcy) [Agent Network Protocol Community / OSS · agent-communication api · local/cloud · Open protocol (free)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/anp) [BeeAI IBM · agent-communication api/cli · local/cloud · Free (OSS, Apache-2.0)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/beeai) [CrewAI CrewAI · agent-communication api/cli · local/cloud · Free OSS core; CrewAI Enterprise paid (verify)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/crewai) [Microsoft Agent Framework Microsoft · agent-communication api · local/cloud · Free OSS (MIT); Azure hosting via Foundry](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/agent-framework) [LangGraph LangChain · agent-communication api · local/cloud · Free OSS; LangGraph Platform paid tiers](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/langgraph) [MetaGPT DeepWisdom · agent-communication api/cli · local/cloud · Free OSS; MGX hosted product paid (verify)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/metagpt) [CAMEL CAMEL-AI · agent-communication api · local/cloud · Free (OSS, Apache-2.0)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/camel) [Agency Swarm VRSEN · agent-communication api · local/cloud · Free (OSS)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/agency-swarm) [OpenAI Agents SDK OpenAI · agent-communication api · local/cloud · Free (OSS SDK); model usage metered](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/openai-agents-sdk) FAQ ## Frequently asked ### What is NANDA? NANDA is MIT Media Lab's 'Internet of AI Agents' research program — a registry and index layer plus protocols for discovering, verifying, and composing agents at internet scale. ### Who is NANDA for? Researchers and platform teams thinking about internet-scale agent discovery beyond any single vendor's directory. ### How much does NANDA cost? Free (research project). List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding. ### Does NANDA run locally or in the cloud? NANDA runs locally on your machine and in the vendor's cloud. Its interfaces are an API or protocol. ### What are alternatives to NANDA? Other agent communication platform entries in the catalog: OpenScout / Scout, A2A Protocol, AGNTCY, Agent Network Protocol, BeeAI, CrewAI, Microsoft Agent Framework, LangGraph, MetaGPT, CAMEL, Agency Swarm, OpenAI Agents SDK. Different categories solve the same problem differently — see the Agent communication & collaboration category page for tradeoffs. ### What should I know before adopting NANDA? A research program, not a product — pieces are prototypes; the adoption path runs through standards work rather than SDKs. Spec sheet **Name**: NANDA **Vendor**: [NANDA (MIT Media Lab)](https://www.agentlist.io/ai/nanda-mit) **Category**: [Agent communication & collaboration](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/agent-communication) **Interfaces**: api **Hosting**: local · cloud **Pricing**: Free (research project) **Status**: actively maintained **Aliases**: Project NANDA, Internet of AI Agents **Record ID**: `sys://nanda-mit/nanda` **Verified**: [2026-09-25](https://www.agentlist.io/changelog) Sources - [↗ nanda.media.mit.edu](https://nanda.media.mit.edu/) - [↗ github.com/projnanda](https://github.com/projnanda) Catalog entries are editorial records, not paid placements or endorsements. Pricing and status are approximate as of the seed date. --- Source: [NANDA — AGENT-COMMS by NANDA (MIT Media Lab) | agentlist.io](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/nanda). This is the public page rendered as Markdown; interactive controls require the website.