ANP Bridge Server

PyPI version License: MIT Python 3.10+

The first MCP bridge for the Agent Network Protocol (ANP) — connect MCP-powered AI agents to the decentralized "Agent Web".

What is ANP?

Agent Network Protocol (ANP) is an emerging open standard for decentralized agent-to-agent communication. It uses DIDs (Decentralized Identifiers) for identity and .well-known/agent.json for discovery — enabling a permissionless, cryptographically secure web of AI agents.

Features

Tool	Description
resolve_agent_did	Resolve any DID (did:web, did:key, did:ethr) via Universal Resolver
fetch_agent_wellknown	Fetch an agent's capabilities from .well-known/agent.json
discover_anp_agents	Search for ANP-compatible agents in the network
create_anp_agent_profile	Generate a compliant ANP Agent Card / Profile
format_anp_message	Create ANP-formatted messages for agent-to-agent communication
validate_anp_message	Validate ANP messages for spec compliance
compare_agent_protocols	Compare agent protocols: ANP, A2A, MCP, ACP, AGNTCY, AGP, UTCP

Installation

pip install anp-bridge-mcp-server

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anp-bridge": {
      "command": "anp-bridge-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Example Usage

# Discover ANP-compatible agents
discover_anp_agents(capability="text-generation")

# Resolve a DID
resolve_agent_did("did:web:example.com")

# Create an agent profile
create_anp_agent_profile(
    name="My AI Agent",
    description="A helpful AI assistant",
    capabilities=["text-generation", "tool-use"],
    endpoint="https://my-agent.example.com"
)

# Format a message
format_anp_message(
    sender_did="did:web:my-agent.com",
    receiver_did="did:web:other-agent.com",
    content="Hello, I need help with a task",
    message_type="task"
)

# Compare protocols
compare_agent_protocols("ANP", "A2A")

Agent Protocol Landscape (2026)

This server covers 7 competing agent protocols:

• ANP — Decentralized, DID-based (Agent Network Protocol)
• A2A — Google's Agent-to-Agent Protocol
• MCP — Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (now AAIF/Linux Foundation)
• ACP — IBM's Agent Communication Protocol
• AGNTCY — Cisco's enterprise protocol (75+ companies)
• AGP — Cisco's Agent Gateway Protocol (gRPC)
• UTCP — Universal Tool Calling Protocol

Related Servers

• a2a-protocol-mcp-server — Google A2A Protocol Bridge
• agent-server-card-mcp — .well-known Discovery & Server Cards
• agent-identity-mcp-server — OAuth for Agents

License

MIT