Overview
The "Artificial Intelligence - Agent Interconnection" series of **7 national standards** was officially released by the State Administration for Market Regulation at a special press conference on agent interconnection standardization held in Beijing on June 26, 2026—this marks **China's first complete national standard system in the field of agent interconnection**.
The standard numbering system belongs to the **GB/Z 185-2026 series**, managed by **TC28 (National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee)** and executed by **TC28SC42 (Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee)**, with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as the competent authority, and **the China Electronics Standardization Institute** leading the drafting.
**The 7 standards cover the full lifecycle of agents**:
1. **Overall Architecture**
2. **Identity Code**
3. **Identity Management**
4. **Agent Description**
5. **Agent Discovery**
6. **Agent Interaction**
7. **Agent Tool Calling**
This systematically establishes a closed-loop standard specification system of "**Identity Identification—Capability Description—Supply-Demand Discovery—Interconnection**"—this is China's version of the "Agent Internet Protocol Stack," benchmarking against overseas private protocols such as Anthropic MCP, Google A2A, and IBM Agent Communication Protocol.
**Significant implications**: With the rapid iteration of large model technology, AI is accelerating from "perception and understanding" into the agent era of "generation, decision-making, and autonomous execution." Agents are an important application form of the new generation of AI and a key carrier for AI technology to empower various industries and support the high-quality development of the intelligent economy. **With national standards, agents from different domestic manufacturers can truly achieve "identity mutual recognition + capability discovery + protocol interoperability"** , avoiding the fragmentation pitfalls seen in the early Internet of Things protocols.
For all domestic manufacturers building Agent platforms, Agent applications, and Agent frameworks, this set of national standards is a **must-learn, must-align** foundational specification—Doubao / Qwen / Coze / Dify / ERNIE Bot / Kimi / AutoClaw / Huawei Cloud AgentArts / Miot etc. will all face the issue of whether to be compatible with the national standards.
Key Features
- First Set of National Standards for Agents: The first complete national standard system in China's agent interconnection field, executed by TC28SC42 and led by the China Electronics Standardization Institute
- Full Coverage of 7 Standards: Overall Architecture / Identity Code / Identity Management / Agent Description / Agent Discovery / Agent Interaction / Agent Tool Calling
- Identity Identification—Capability Description—Supply-Demand Discovery Closed Loop: Establishes a complete closed-loop specification of "Identity → Capability → Discovery → Interconnection," benchmarking against overseas MCP / A2A protocols
- GB/Z 185-2026 Numbering: Official national standard number, searchable on the National Standards Information Public Service Platform
- Dual Endorsement from MIIT and SAMR: Jointly promoted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Department of Science and Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation's Department of Standards and Technology, with high authority
- Benchmarks Against Overseas MCP / A2A: China's version of the "Agent Internet Protocol Stack," providing a foundation for interoperability among domestic manufacturers
- Free Public Standard Text: Available for free query and download on the National Standards Information Public Service Platform
Use Cases
- Standard alignment reference for AI manufacturers developing agent platforms
- Compliance and interoperability requirement basis for enterprises procuring agent products
- Protocol specification for agent application developers integrating across vendors
- Compliance baseline for government/state-owned enterprise AI procurement
- Foundation for textbooks and courses in the agent field for universities/research institutions
- Reference for SMEs evaluating whether agent selections meet national standards
Pros
- First complete national standard system for agents, highest specification level
- 7 standards fully cover the entire agent lifecycle
- Jointly promoted by MIIT, SAMR, and the Standardization Technical Committee, strong authority
- Benchmarks against overseas private protocols like MCP/A2A, providing a unified anchor for domestic manufacturers
- Free and public, no usage barriers
- Provides a foundation for interoperability and interconnection of the domestic agent ecosystem
Pricing
**Completely free**: As national standards, the full text can be queried and downloaded for free on the National Standards Information Public Service Platform (std.samr.gov.cn).
Summary
The "Artificial Intelligence - Agent Interconnection" series of 7 national standards is the most important **"infrastructure"** for China's AI industry in 2026—it sets a unified specification of "Identity + Description + Discovery + Interaction" for all domestic Agent manufacturers. If you are a developer of Agent platforms/applications/frameworks, this is a must-read standard text in 2026; if you are an enterprise user, this is a hard indicator for evaluating supplier interoperability; if you are a government/state-owned enterprise procurement party, this is a compliance baseline. It is recommended to continue monitoring the release pace of subsequent supporting standards (evaluation, security, filing, etc.).
Version History
- GB/Z 185-2026 Series 7 Standards (2026-06-26): First set of national standard system for agent interconnection; covers 7 core aspects: Overall Architecture / Identity Code / Identity Management / Agent Description / Agent Discovery / Agent Interaction / Agent Tool Calling; executed by TC28SC42 and led by the China Electronics Standardization Institute