No Standard Protocol for AI Agents to Discover and Compare Real-World Services
AI agents can read web content and call tools but lack a structured way to discover what services a business offers, compare alternatives by SLA and pricing, and place orders autonomously. Existing standards like llms.txt address content readability but not service capability enumeration or procurement workflows. As agents increasingly act as procurement tools, the absence of a machine-readable service manifest format creates a significant integration barrier.
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