Launching APoP v0.1 — robots.txt for the agentic web

[arun-superdom]

🚀 Launching APoP v0.1 — robots.txt for the agentic web

Hey everyone 👋

We’re excited to announce APoP (Agent Policy Protocol) — an open standard for how websites can define and enforce access policies for AI agents.
Think of it as robots.txt for the agentic web — but with consent, verification, and transparency built in.

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🌐 Why APoP?

Over the past few weeks, friction between AI agents and websites has been growing — most notably when Perplexity AI’s CEO called out Amazon for blocking their Comet Assistant.

That moment made something clear:
the agentic web needs a neutral, open way for websites and AI agents to cooperate responsibly — not fight over access.

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🧱 What’s Inside

• Spec Draft: SPEC.md
• Example Policy: agent-policy.json
• Reference Middleware: middleware/
• License: Apache 2.0
• Maintainer: Arun Vijayarengan · Superdom AI

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⚙️ How It Works

1. Websites publish /agent-policy.json (like robots.txt).
2. AI agents send Agent-* headers declaring their identity and intent.
3. Servers respond with Agent-Policy headers and enforce verification or rate limits.

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🚀 Get Involved

This is v0.1 Draft — feedback, RFCs, and pull requests are welcome.
We’re especially looking for input from:

• Browser and agent developers
• Web infrastructure providers (CDNs, hosting, analytics)
• Legal, security, and ethics experts

If you care about building a balanced, consent-driven agentic web, this is your chance to shape it early.

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🧭 Mission

APoP exists to make the agentic web open, transparent, and respectful —
so agents and websites can evolve together, not against each other.

Let’s define the rules of the agentic web — together.

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Arun Vijayarengan
Founder & CEO, Superdom AI
Maintainer, Agent Policy Protocol (APoP)