Pilot Protocol
Open-source overlay network giving AI agents a permanent address, encrypted tunnels, and an installable app store
Pilot Protocol is an open-source overlay network (AGPL-3.0, Go, zero external dependencies) that gives AI agents first-class network citizenship: a permanent virtual address, encrypted UDP tunnels with NAT traversal, and an explicit per-peer trust model. It also ships an installable app store of agent-native capability apps (JSON in, JSON out, discover -> install -> call) plus SDKs for Go, Python, Node, and Swift, and an MCP server (pilot-mcp).
Overview
When to use Pilot Protocol
Pilot Protocol is listed for AI Agents, Developer Tools, Networking, Infrastructure workflows. Pilot Protocol is an open-source overlay network (AGPL-3.0, Go, zero external dependencies) that gives AI agents first-class network citizenship: a permanent virtual address, encrypted UDP tunnels with NAT traversal, and an explicit per-peer trust model. It also ships an installable app store of agent-native capability apps (JSON in, JSON out, discover -> install -> call) plus SDKs for Go, Python, Node, and Swift, and an MCP server (pilot-mcp). Consider it when an agent needs this capability through a documented service boundary instead of custom infrastructure maintained inside the application.
Its categories indicate where it can fit in an agent stack. Validate the fit against the exact input, output, and reliability requirements of your workflow.
Integration checklist
- Access: Confirm the none authentication flow, credential scope, rotation process, and whether calls can be attributed to a user or service identity.
- Client support: Official or documented clients are listed for Go, Python, Node, Swift.
- Automation: OpenAPI: not currently recorded; MCP: listed as available; CLI: not currently recorded. Confirm each requirement in the provider's current documentation.
- Operations: Test rate limits, timeouts, retry safety, error payloads, logs, data retention, and the current free-tier and paid pricing model with production-like volume.
Sources and verification
Use these primary sources to verify current behavior before making an implementation or purchasing decision. Product capabilities, limits, and prices can change after a 4agent listing is reviewed.