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08 agent-communication/NANDA (MIT Media Lab)/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.

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What it does

  • 01Agent registry and index
  • 02Capability search
  • 03Verifiable agent facts
  • 04Research testbeds (AgentFacts, MCP index)
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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

A2A Protocol

A2A Project · agent-communication

api · local/cloud · Open protocol (free)

AGNTCY

AGNTCY · agent-communication

api · local/cloud · Free (OSS, Apache-2.0)

Agent Network Protocol

Community / OSS · agent-communication

api · local/cloud · Open protocol (free)

BeeAI

IBM · agent-communication

api/cli · local/cloud · Free (OSS, Apache-2.0)

CrewAI

CrewAI · agent-communication

api/cli · local/cloud · Free OSS core; CrewAI Enterprise paid (verify)

Microsoft Agent Framework

Microsoft · agent-communication

api · local/cloud · Free OSS (MIT); Azure hosting via Foundry

LangGraph

LangChain · agent-communication

api · local/cloud · Free OSS; LangGraph Platform paid tiers

MetaGPT

DeepWisdom · agent-communication

api/cli · local/cloud · Free OSS; MGX hosted product paid (verify)

CAMEL

CAMEL-AI · agent-communication

api · local/cloud · Free (OSS, Apache-2.0)

Agency Swarm

VRSEN · agent-communication

api · local/cloud · Free (OSS)

OpenAI Agents SDK

OpenAI · agent-communication

api · local/cloud · Free (OSS SDK); model usage metered
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.