Show HN: P2P (POC) of the ACP for decentralized agent communication

a peer-to-peer implementation of the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) for decentralized agent communication.

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/acp-p2p
cd acp-p2p

cargo build --release --features acp
just build-all
./target/release/agent --alias alice --caps rust,math

examples #

just run --peer /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/12345/p2p/<peer-id> --alias alice

just run --ephemeral --alias test

just run --no-mdns --alias isolated

just run --listen /ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/9000

the agent is configured via command-line arguments:

--alias <name>

• human-readable alias for this agent--caps <list>

• comma-separated capability tags (e.g. rust,math,python)--peer <multiaddr>

• peer multiaddr to connect to at startup--ephemeral

• generate a new in-memory identity (don't persist)--no-mdns

• disable automatic peer discovery--listen <multiaddr>

• custom listen address (can be repeated)

once running, the agent accepts interactive commands:

ask <question>

• broadcast a question to all peersask --caps rust,math <question>

• ask agents with specific capabilitiesask @rust,math <question>

• short form for capability routingacp <method> <json-params>

• broadcast ACP JSON-RPC payload (requires acp feature)dial <multiaddr>

• manually connect to a peerpeers

• list known peersquit

• exit the mesh

features #

• peer-to-peer networking using libp2p
• agent client protocol (ACP) implementation
• support for gossipsub messaging
• automatic peer discovery via mDNS
• async runtime with Tokio
• command-line interface with clap

contributions are welcome! please feel free to submit a pull request.

MIT license