The Universal Remote Control for AI — Alex Hancock, Block
Alex Hancock from Block discusses standards for AI agents — programs that can perform tasks independently.
While a standard (MCP) already exists for how agents access and use tools, there's a gap for the reverse direction: how client programs control agents and receive updates. Hancock presents ACP (agent client protocol), which allows different client programs to run the same agent without customization. He demonstrates how two completely different clients — the Zed text editor and a terminal program from Poolside — can control the same agent. With standards across the entire chain, each component (client, agent, tool, AI model) becomes independent, potentially improving user experience.
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