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An open protocol for governing actions between AI systems

iLang is an MIT-licensed communication and governance protocol for AI agents. It carries intent, authority, completion criteria, evidence, and an action score between systems so actions can be checked before and after execution.

Agenticness = how independently a tool can take action, scored across 9 dimensions. Scored independently by David Kooi, Skylark Creations — see full rubric → Last re-evaluated 4 November 2026.

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Open Source
B2B
MCP Support
A2A Support
Model Agnostic
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What It Is

iLang is a developer-oriented protocol for defining how AI systems exchange and govern actions. Rather than being an agent platform itself, it provides a shared grammar for passing intent, authority, evidence, and a definition of done between AIs....

What to Know

iLang is best understood as a governance and interoperability layer, not a standalone autonomous agent. It does not browse, operate software, or complete workflows by itself; an agent or model still needs tools and an execution environment. Its most...

Key Features
Defines a shared format for intent, authority, completion criteria, evidence, and action scores
Provides human-readable iLang documents and IML 0.5 machine-form encoding
Uses the deterministic f_v5 decision function to select from eight action modes
Checks grammar, authority, and DONE_WHEN criteria around an action flow
Requires human decision-making for irreversible actions under its stated rules
Use Cases
Add a policy layer before an AI agent edits code, sends messages, spends money, or operates a website
Pass a structured action request from one AI system to another while preserving authority and acceptance criteria
Require an agent workflow to stop, request confirmation, or hand off irreversible decisions to a human
Agenticness: Guided Assistant

Executes tasks you assign, one step at a time, within narrow domains.

High evidence
Last evaluated: Nov 4, 2026

Dimension Breakdown

Action Capability
Autonomy
Planning
Adaptation
State & Memory
Reliability
Interoperability
Safety
Operator Sovereignty

Categories

Pricing
  • Free / open source — full functionality available at no cost.
Details
AddedNovember 4, 2026
RefreshedNovember 4, 2026
Agenticness
Quick Facts
DeploymentHybrid (cloud + self-hosted)
AutonomySemi-autonomous
Model supportMulti-model
Open sourceYes
MCP supportYes
Team supportIndividual only
Pricing modelFree / open source
Interfaceapi, cli, ide
Sources
Last updated November 4, 2026
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