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