All Protocols items under Agents on AIFIRST News, newest first. 7 items.
mini-codex is an independent open-source Python CLI coding agent that supports multiple model providers, tool calling, MCP plugins, and a security sandbox. It aims to be a lightweight alternative to cloud-hosted coding assistants for developers who want local control over their agentic code workflows. Configuration is minimal and the runtime is self-contained.
mcp-vst-sidechain is an open-source MCP bridge that exposes any VST audio plugin to AI agents through a single standardized endpoint. The project enables AI-driven audio production workflows without requiring plugin-specific integrations for each tool. One MCP server covers the entire VST ecosystem.
aiagenthelpline is a public reporting channel that AI agents can use to flag unsafe behavior, loss of control, or situations requiring human intervention at runtime. The project treats AI safety as an operational concern by giving agents a standardized escalation path. It is open source and seeks community input on protocol design.
jervs is a local AI orchestration layer for Windows that bridges multiple AI agents using the Model Context Protocol, letting different agent frameworks collaborate on desktop tasks through a shared interface. The system runs entirely on-device with no cloud dependency.
A Claude Skill that replaces unqualified agent claims with a five-category taxonomy: Observed, Executed, Verified, Predicted, and Blocked. It carries two binding rules: a success claim must be accompanied by the literal output in the same context, and a clean determination such as tests passing or a clear security scan requires a known-positive control plus more than one detection method. The target is the documented failure mode where an agent reports a positive outcome it never checked. Installation notes cover both Claude Code and Claude.ai.
CodeGraphContext (CGC) converts any GitHub repo into a graph database and exposes it as an MCP server. Unlike standard RAG (which dumps flat chunks), Graph RAG preserves code relationships - dependencies, architecture...
A new protocol lets AI agents buy domains, create accounts and deploy apps with OAuth and a $100 monthly spending cap per provider.
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