Overview
How do you describe an agent's capabilities in a machine-readable way? OASF provides the answer with standardized schemas.
What OASF Defines
- Agent Attributes: Unique identifiers, descriptions
- Capabilities: What the agent can do
- Relationships: How agents relate to each other
- Metadata: Discovery and consumption information
Design Philosophy
OASF is inspired by OCSF (Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework), bringing similar rigor to agent definitions:
- Attribute-based taxonomies
- Extensible categories
- Validation rules
Enterprise Applications
OASF enables:
- Multi-dimensional discovery: Find agents by capability, domain, trust level
- Interoperability: Consistent descriptions across frameworks
- Verification: Schema validation for agent correctness
Integration Benefits
Studies suggest OASF reduces integration costs by 40-60% compared to custom implementations by standardizing:
- Agent registration
- Capability advertising
- Discovery mechanisms
AGNTCY Initiative
AGNTCY is an open-source collective creating standards for agent interoperability:
- OASF: Schema framework
- Agent Directory: Discovery service
- Agent Connect: Communication protocol