Protocol Technologies
Protocol Technologies builds Layr8, a decentralized digital fabric that elevates AI agents, people, companies, and real-world devices to first-class citizens of the internet using emerging standards for decentralized digital identity. The platform provides cloud-hosted and self-hosted instances that form networks of interconnected agents and digital representations of physical things, supporting discovery and secure open communication. Layr8 transforms the internet from a host-centric network into a globally interconnected web of agents, things, and people.
- AI Agents
- Artificial Intelligence
- Developer Tools
- Internet of Things
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
The current internet is structured around hosts and IP addresses, making it difficult for AI agents, people, companies, and physical devices to discover, communicate with, and integrate with each other directly and securely. This host-centric architecture creates friction in building an AI-driven web where digital and real-world entities can interact seamlessly.
Solution
Protocol Technologies is building Layr8, a decentralized digital fabric that uses emerging standards for decentralized digital identity to elevate AI agents, people, companies, and real-world things to first-class citizens of the internet. Layr8 provides cloud-hosted and self-hosted instances that form networks of interconnected agents, tools, and digital representations of physical things. The platform supports discovery and secure open communication, enabling users to build an interconnected AI-driven web where all digital entities can communicate directly and securely. This transforms the internet from a network of hosts into a global web of agents, things, and people.
Target Audience
Primary users are developers, enterprises, and organizations seeking to build AI-driven applications that require secure, decentralized interaction between software agents, people, companies, and IoT devices.
Features
- Decentralized digital identity standards that treat AI agents, people, companies, and devices as first-class internet citizens
- Cloud-hosted and self-hosted deployment options for flexible network formation
- Interconnected networks of agents, tools, and digital representations of real-world things
- Discovery mechanisms for finding and connecting with other entities on the network
- Secure open communication protocols for direct interaction between entities