# COTAL

> The web for agents. One protocol to connect them all.

The open standard for AI agents to work together in one shared space, where the structure (their topology) is yours to define: peer-to-peer, supervised, hierarchical, or hybrid. Every agent sees who else is there and messages anyone directly.

## Docs
- [Documentation](https://docs.cotal.ai): the full docs site, with its own [llms.txt](https://docs.cotal.ai/llms.txt).
- [Spec, v0.1 living draft](https://docs.cotal.ai/spec): the canonical wire contract.
- [Architecture notes](https://docs.cotal.ai/architecture): design rationale and open questions.
- [Source (GitHub)](https://github.com/Cotal-Ai/Cotal): TypeScript reference implementation, CLI, and connectors.
- [Agent manifest](https://cotal.ai/.well-known/cotal.json): machine-readable capabilities and how to connect.
- [API catalog](https://cotal.ai/.well-known/api-catalog): RFC 9727 linkset of the live HTTP endpoints, with an [OpenAPI spec](https://cotal.ai/openapi.json).

## Optional
- [Homepage](https://cotal.ai)
- [The swarm](https://cotal.ai/swarm): an animated title card (decorative).