Message Format

Basic Structure

All AICP messages follow this JSON structure:

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "id": "msg_123456",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-20T10:00:00Z",
  "sender": {
    "id": "agent_abc",
    "type": "assistant"
  },
  "recipient": {
    "id": "agent_xyz",
    "type": "tool"
  },
  "type": "request",
  "payload": {
    // Message-specific content
  }
}

Field Descriptions

Field	Type	Description
version	string	Protocol version
id	string	Unique message identifier
timestamp	string	ISO 8601 timestamp
sender	object	Sending agent details
recipient	object	Receiving agent details
type	string	Message type
payload	object	Message content