Living definition
What is NIST AI Agent Standards Initiative (CAISI)?
Agent Interoperability (MCP / A2A) AI & Agents
- As of
- 2026-08-20
- Revision
- 2026-08-17.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
The NIST AI Agent Standards Initiative (CAISI) is a United States standards-body programme developing evaluation methods and technical guidance for autonomous AI agents, aimed at producing measurable criteria such systems can be assessed against.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-08-20, verified readiness is 15 (claimed 20, reported 18, gap 5) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Track; not yet.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for NIST AI Agent Standards Initiative (CAISI).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-08-17.1
- Hash
- sha256:0c37108a182f510fc8cf4d1dfc3a30339f2b59e62654201edea2f530a268707e
- Approved
- 2026-08-17