Distributed Agent Real-Time Communication
Real-time signed transport for the open AI agent ecosystem
v0.2 • MIT Licensed • May 2026
A2A (Agent2Agent) and MCP (Model Context Protocol) are defining how agents discover and use tools.
DARTC completes the stack as the real-time transport layer:
- Low-latency peer-to-peer delivery via WebRTC DataChannels
- Signed envelopes with Ed25519 + replay protection
- Native streaming support (deltas, chunks, final flags)
- Graceful WebSocket fallback
- Topic-multiplexed (
a2a.*,dartc.*, custom)
DARTC is designed from the ground up to carry A2A payloads and is proposed as an official real-time binding for the A2A protocol.
- Official Website: https://www.dartc.org
- Full Specification: SPECIFICATION.md
- One-Page Summary: one-pager.md
- GitHub Discussions: Join the conversation
- A2A Binding Proposal: Open issue on a2aproject/A2A
- ✅ Complete protocol specification published
- ✅ Envelope format, canonicalization, signing, and topic model defined
- 🚧 Reference implementation in progress:
- Shared TypeScript package (
@dartc/core) - Browser WebRTC client
- Origin daemon with signature verification
- Shared TypeScript package (
- 🎯 Goal: Become an official A2A transport binding under neutral Linux Foundation / AAIF governance
| Use Case | How DARTC Helps |
|---|---|
| Real-time chat / streaming | Native delta + chunk support |
| Browser-based agents | WebRTC DataChannels (no server relay needed) |
| Enterprise multi-agent | Signed + replay-protected messages |
| Long-running tasks | requires_ack, is_final, priority levels |
| Cross-vendor interoperability | Works with any A2A-compliant agent |
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/your-org/dartc.git
# Read the spec
open SPECIFICATION.mdWe welcome contributions from individuals and organizations!
Read CONTRIBUTING.md Join GitHub Discussions Propose changes via Pull Request For major proposals (especially A2A binding), open an issue first
DARTC is currently maintained by the GemmaPod Project but is explicitly designed for neutral, community-driven governance. We are actively seeking:
A home under the Linux Foundation or Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) Foundational sponsors and Technical Steering Committee members
MIT License — see LICENSE
DARTC — The real-time foundation for interoperable AI agents. Let’s build the open agent internet together.