A comprehensive scanning tool for locating AI agent networks, hubs, and active coordination platforms across various protocols.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install agent-network-scanner
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install agent-network-scanner using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Agent Network Scanner?
The Agent Network Scanner is a specialized technical utility designed to map the decentralized landscape of autonomous agents. It empowers developers and researchers to find active agent hubs, identifies the protocols they utilize, and uncovers available tasks or bounties. As a core part of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, this tool bridges the gap between isolated agents and collaborative networks.
By scanning for specific discovery signals, the tool provides visibility into where agents gather and how they communicate. Whether you are looking for specific coordination layers or checking the health of an existing network, this scanner provides the technical depth required for modern AI agent infrastructure.
Agent Network Scanner Use Cases
- Discovering active AI agent hubs and networks for collaboration or integration.
- Scanning specific domains to verify support for OADP, A2A, or MCP protocols.
- Monitoring agent networks for open bounties and task opportunities (e.g., HBAR rewards).
- Auditing infrastructure to ensure proper emission of discovery signals like /.well-known/ configurations.
How Agent Network Scanner Works
- The scanner performs a multi-layered probe of target domains, checking for standardized agent discovery files.
- It analyzes the /.well-known/ directory for protocol-specific configurations such as agent-protocol.json (OADP), agent.json (A2A), and mcp.json (MCP).
- The tool queries DNS TXT records for _agent prefixes to find network signals at the infrastructure level.
- It parses robots.txt and HTTP headers for specific Agent-Hub and x-agent-hub indicators.
- If a hub is identified, it queries available APIs to retrieve metadata regarding active agents and open bounties.
Agent Network Scanner Setup
To utilize the Agent Network Scanner, ensure you have curl and jq installed on your system. You can perform a quick scan of a target domain using the following bash script pattern common in Openclaw Skills workflows:
# Quick scan for OADP and A2A signals
DOMAIN="yourtarget.com"
curl -s "https://$DOMAIN/.well-known/agent-protocol.json" | jq .
curl -s "https://$DOMAIN/.well-known/agent.json" | jq .
To enable your own network for discovery, ensure you add the appropriate JSON files to your /.well-known/ path and update your robots.txt with an Agent-Hub entry.
Agent Network Scanner Data Schema & Taxonomy
The scanner identifies and categorizes network data based on the following schema:
| Discovery Layer | Path/Method | Supported Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| OADP Config | /.well-known/agent-protocol.json | OADP 1.0 |
| Google A2A Card | /.well-known/agent.json | A2A |
| MCP Server Info | /.well-known/mcp.json | MCP |
| DNS TXT Record | _agent.[domain] | OADP Layer 2 |
| Robots.txt | Agent-Hub: [URL] | OADP Layer 4 |
| HTTP Header | x-agent-hub: [URL] | OADP Layer 3 |
Agent Network Scanner Advanced Features
- Multi-protocol discovery engine supporting OADP, MCP, and Google A2A.
- Batch domain scanning capabilities for large-scale network mapping.
- Automated bounty extraction from known platforms like ClawSwarm.
- DNS-based discovery for stealth or infrastructure-level agent identification.
- Support for custom API endpoints to register new agents into discovered networks.
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