Which is more popular, agent protocol or Model Context Protocol?

Model Context Protocol has more GitHub stars (9,368 vs 1,457).

Which is more actively developed, agent protocol or Model Context Protocol?

Model Context Protocol had more commits in the last 90 days (435 vs 0).

Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

agent protocol has had no commit in 18 months; Model Context Protocol is actively maintained (435 commits in the last 90 days).
Model Context Protocol is growing faster: +273 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +0 for agent protocol.
Pick agent protocol for: common interface for interacting with AI agents. Pick Model Context Protocol for: specification and documentation for the Model Context Protocol.

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Common interface for interacting with AI agents. The protocol is tech stack agnostic - you can use it with any framework for building agents.

Specification and documentation for the Model Context Protocol

Which is more popular, agent protocol or Model Context Protocol?: Model Context Protocol has more GitHub stars (9,368 vs 1,457).
Which is more actively developed, agent protocol or Model Context Protocol?: Model Context Protocol had more commits in the last 90 days (435 vs 0).
Should I use agent protocol or Model Context Protocol?: Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.