Agentic Peer-to-Peer Networks: From Content Distribution to Capability and Action Sharing
The ongoing shift of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from centralized cloud application programming interfaces (APIs) to local inference on edge devices is enabling Client-Side Autonomous Agents (CSAAs) - persistent personal agents that can plan, access local context, and invoke tools on behalf of users. As these agents collaborate directly, they form Agentic Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Networks. Unlike classic overlays exchanging static, hash-indexed content (e.g., BitTorrent), agentic P2P exchanges dynamic, heterogeneous capabilities that are potentially unsafe, requiring semantic discovery, drift management, and risk-aware execution. We outline the networking foundations for such collaboration. To...
| Authors | Taotao Wang, Lizhao You, Jingwen Tong et al. |
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| Primary category | cs.NI |
| Published | 4 March 2026 |
| Last updated at source | 9 October 2026 |
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