Glossary

Service Discovery

The mechanism by which autonomous agents or network services automatically locate and identify available endpoints.

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Related terms

Service Registry

A centralized database or dynamic repository that stores address and metadata information for available services and agents.

Agent Registry

A centralized repository that stores AI agent metadata and capabilities, enabling agents and applications to discover, identify, and interact with available agents.

Capability Discovery

The process of identifying available agent or service capabilities so they can be selected and invoked by compatible systems.

Discovery Protocol

A protocol that defines how agents or services advertise their capabilities, discover available resources, and retrieve metadata needed for interaction.

Registry Lookup

The action or process of querying an agent or service registry to find and retrieve metadata or connection endpoints.

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