NIST CAISI Agent Standards Initiative

An initiative by NIST (Center for AI Standards and Innovation) announced in February 2026, aimed at ensuring that autonomous AI agents are deployed in a trustworthy, interoperable, and secure manner. It rests on three pillars: supporting industry-led technical standards (gap analysis, conventions), open community protocols with NSF participation, and research into agent authentication and identity. It is accompanied by an RFI on agent security and a concept paper on authorization.