ANP – A binary protocol for AI agent-to-agent price negotiation (no LLM tokens)

README.md ANP · Agent Negotiation Protocol The economic layer missing from the AI agent stack. [BUYER ] → WIRE 01 13 37 00 01 00 00 00 0E ... [BID] api_access max=$0.10 [SELLER] ← WIRE 02 13 37 00 02 00 00 00 0C ... [OFFER] $0.07 [BUYER ] → WIRE 04 13 37 00 01 00 00 00 02 ... [ACCEPT] $0.07 ✓ ✓ Deal closed in 3 messages · 55 bytes · 0.3ms · $0.0000 in LLM tokens The problem MCP moves context. A2A moves tasks. ACP moves messages. Nobody moves value. When two AI agents need to agree on a price, they either: Have a human decide (slow, doesn't scale) Use an LLM to negotiate in natural language (expensive, ambiguous, hallucinates prices) Hardcode the price (inflexible, leaves money on the table) ANP is the fourth option: a binary wire protocol where agents negotiate price, prove identity, and…

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