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Personal Agent Protocol

noun \ˈpərs-nəl ˈā-jənt ˈprō-tə-ˌkȯl\

also PAP

TopicAgents & Tools First known use2026 Senses1
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Definition of Personal Agent Protocol

  1. : a proposed open standard for identifying a personal AI agent to a business, authenticating the user it represents, and allowing that user and business to control which account information or actions the agent may access

    • Under the Personal Agent Protocol, the traveler could grant her agent read-only access to a hotel account before allowing it to change a reservation.
    • The retailer considered PAP support so legitimate customer agents would not be treated like unidentified scrapers.

Origin & history

first known use2026

Sierra and Meta announced Personal Agent Protocol on October 6, 2026 with Genesys, Instinct, Rocket, Shopify, Stripe, and Walmart as development partners. The announcement described an OAuth-based approach and said an initial specification would follow later in October.

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"Personal Agent Protocol." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/personal-agent-protocol/. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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