Act layer

Act layer: The part of agent readiness about completing tasks: MCP servers, CLIs, APIs with OpenAPI, WebMCP and agent payments. Example: AgentReady.org requires an MCP server or a CLI, at least one. Next in the glossary is Agent Card: The A2A JSON document describing an agent's skills, endpoints and auth, served at /.well-known/agent-card.json.

Definition

The part of agent readiness about completing tasks: MCP servers, CLIs, APIs with OpenAPI, WebMCP and agent payments.

Example, with source

AgentReady.org requires an MCP server or a CLI, at least one. (ora.ai, read 4 November 2026)

Where it appears on this site

• MCP
• WebMCP
• OpenAPI as an agent surface
• CLIs as an agent surface

Neighbouring terms

• Agent Card: The A2A JSON document describing an agent's skills, endpoints and auth, served at /.well-known/agent-card.json.
• Agent Skills: A folder with a SKILL.md file of instructions and optional scripts that agents load on demand.