Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Is Agent Finder a replacement for MCP or OpenAPI?

No. Agent Finder is a discovery protocol (an envelope), not an execution protocol. It wraps existing execution standards (like MCP, A2A, and OpenAPI) using standard and proposed IANA media types so agents can find them dynamically. Once discovered, the agent connects to the tool using its native protocol (e.g., JSON-RPC for MCP).

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How does search work without consuming context window tokens?

Traditional tool selection requires stuffing every available tool schema into the system prompt. Agent Finder moves this calculation outside the LLM into a dedicated search index (POST /search). The orchestrator queries the index using natural language, and the index returns only the top 2 or 3 most relevant schemas to inject into the prompt.

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Do I need to register my tools on a central directory?

No. You have absolute publishing sovereignty. You simply host ai-catalog.json on your own domain (yourdomain.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json) to advertise your tools. Any compliant crawler or client can discover and index your endpoint organically without requiring permission.