Protocol Support in Akto
Comprehensive protocol support for agentic systems and AI agent communication.
Akto provides comprehensive support for modern agentic architectures and AI agent communication protocols, ensuring you can discover, test, and secure your entire agentic ecosystem regardless of the protocol or framework. Our platform seamlessly handles:
Supported Protocols
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Complete support for the Model Context Protocol including:
MCP server discovery and tool enumeration
MCP resource access monitoring
MCP prompt template analysis
Security testing for MCP endpoints
RESTful APIs
Full support for REST-based agent endpoints including:
All standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH)
Agent HTTP endpoints and webhooks
RESTful tool invocations
API-based agent integrations
GraphQL
Complete testing capabilities for GraphQL-based agentic systems:
GraphQL queries and mutations for agent operations
Schema introspection for agent capabilities
GraphQL subscriptions for real-time agent updates
gRPC
Testing for high-performance RPC frameworks commonly used in agentic systems:
gRPC service definitions for agents
Streaming agent communications
Binary protocol support for efficient agent-to-agent communication
WebSocket
Real-time bidirectional communication for interactive agents:
WebSocket connections for streaming agent responses
Real-time agent state updates
Persistent agent session monitoring
SOAP/XML
Support for legacy and enterprise agent integrations:
Traditional SOAP web services
XML-based agent communication
Enterprise service bus integrations
Framework Support
Akto automatically detects and supports popular agentic frameworks:
LangChain: Full support for LangChain agent protocols
LlamaIndex: Complete coverage for LlamaIndex query engines
CrewAI: Multi-agent orchestration protocol support
AutoGen: Microsoft AutoGen agent communication
OpenAI Assistants: OpenAI Assistant API protocol
Anthropic Claude: Claude API and function calling
Custom Agents: Generic HTTP/JSON agent protocols
Communication Patterns
Akto monitors and secures various agentic communication patterns:
Request-Response: Traditional synchronous agent invocations
Streaming: Real-time streaming responses from LLMs
Tool Calling: Agent tool invocation and execution
Multi-Agent: Agent-to-agent communication and orchestration
Callback: Webhook-based agent notifications
Event-Driven: Asynchronous agent event processing
Whether you're building modern AI agents with cutting-edge frameworks or maintaining legacy integrations, Akto ensures comprehensive security coverage across all your agentic communications.
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