AWP Protocol 2026 Standard
The Agent-Native
Web Protocol
Standardized JSON schemas and validation tools to make your website natively readable, searchable, and callable by AI agents. Stop relying on HTML scraping.
Built for the Agentic Web
AWP provides a structured, token-optimized interface for AI agents.
Discovery Manifests
Standardized
/.well-known endpoints so agents instantly know what your site can do.MCP Integration
Native pointers for the Model Context Protocol, supporting Streamable HTTP.
Token Optimized
Strict budgets and schemas designed specifically for LLM context windows.
TypeScript & Python SDKs
Production-grade validators, linters, and token counters to verify your setup.
How it Works
1
The Discovery Manifest
Place a JSON file at /.well-known/agentic-web-protocol.json. This acts as the entry point for all AWP-aware agents.
agentic-web-protocol.json
{
"version": "1.0",
"name": "Acme Corp",
"description": "Enterprise API services",
"capabilities": ["content", "api", "search", "mcp"],
"endpoints": {
"manifest": "/awp/manifest.json",
"mcp": "/awp/mcp/mcp.json"
}
}2
Connect MCP Servers
Optionally point agents directly to your MCP server for direct tool execution via streamable-http.
awp/mcp/mcp.json
{
"url": "https://api.acme.com/mcp",
"transport": "http",
"authentication": {
"type": "bearer"
}
}3
Validate & Score
Use the SDK to validate your implementation, check for broken links, and ensure you remain under strict token budgets.