Agent Communication Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/multi-agent-systems/agent-communication-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Agent Communication,
    including agents, senders, recipients, messages, message content,
    performatives, protocols, channels, addressing, encoding, timestamps,
    acknowledgements, dialogue state, delivery, interpretation, trust,
    provenance, uncertainty, confidence and recursive communication
    validation.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Multi-Agent Systems
    Distributed AI Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Agent Communication ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Agent Communication

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Multi-Agent Systems

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Multi-Agent Systems
    Agent Communication
    Agentic AI
    Distributed Artificial Intelligence
    Coordination
    Messaging
    Distributed Systems

CORE_DEFINITION
    Agent Communication is the structured exchange of messages or signals
    between autonomous or semi-autonomous agents in order to share
    information, request actions, coordinate behaviour, negotiate, report
    state or otherwise influence multi-agent interaction.

ENTITY_IDS
    AGENT_COMMUNICATION
        ID
            AGENT_COMMUNICATION_001

    SENDER_AGENT
        ID
            SENDER_AGENT_001

    RECIPIENT_AGENT
        ID
            RECIPIENT_AGENT_001

    AGENT_MESSAGE
        ID
            AGENT_COMMUNICATION_MESSAGE_001

    MESSAGE_CONTENT
        ID
            AGENT_MESSAGE_CONTENT_001

    MESSAGE_PERFORMATIVE
        ID
            MESSAGE_PERFORMATIVE_001

    COMMUNICATION_PROTOCOL
        ID
            AGENT_COMMUNICATION_PROTOCOL_001

    COMMUNICATION_CHANNEL
        ID
            AGENT_COMMUNICATION_CHANNEL_001

    MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP
        ID
            AGENT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_001

    MESSAGE_ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
        ID
            MESSAGE_ACKNOWLEDGEMENT_001

    DIALOGUE_STATE
        ID
            AGENT_DIALOGUE_STATE_001

FACTS
    Agent Communication
        is_a_process_within
            Multi-Agent Systems

    Agent Communication
        involves
            Sender Agent
            Recipient Agent
            Agent Message

    Agent Message
        may_contain
            Fact
            Query
            Request
            Proposal
            Commitment
            Warning
            Status Update
            Task Assignment
            Acknowledgement

    Agent Communication
        may_use
            Direct Messaging
            Broadcast
            Publish-subscribe
            Shared Message Bus
            Blackboard
            Structured Protocol

    Agent Communication
        may_support
            Coordination
            Cooperation
            Negotiation
            Task Allocation
            Conflict Resolution
            Shared Awareness

RELATIONSHIPS
    Multi-Agent Systems
        contains
            Agent Communication Ontology

    Sender Agent
        sends
            Agent Message

    Agent Message
        addressed_to
            Recipient Agent

    Agent Message
        contains
            Message Content

    Agent Message
        may_have
            Message Performative

    Communication Protocol
        defines
            Valid Message Structure
            Message Sequence
            Expected Responses

    Communication Channel
        carries
            Agent Message

    Message Timestamp
        records
            Message Time

    Message Acknowledgement
        references
            Agent Message

    Dialogue State
        tracks
            Communication Sequence

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Agent Communication
        approximately_equals
            Message Exchange between AI Agents

    Agent Messaging
        overlaps_with
            Agent Communication

    Performative
        approximately_equals
            Communicative Intent Label

    Message Delivery
        does_not_equal
            Message Understanding

    Message Receipt
        does_not_equal
            Agreement

    Acknowledgement
        does_not_equal
            Acceptance universally

    Shared Message
        does_not_equal
            Shared Belief

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Agent Communication
        Message
        Sender
        Recipient
        Channel
        Protocol
        Performative
        Request
        Inform
        Propose
        Agree
        Refuse
        Acknowledge
        Broadcast
        Dialogue
        Conversation
        Timestamp
        Delivery

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Agent Communication

    Parent
        Multi-Agent Systems

    Core Components
        Sender Agent
        Recipient Agent
        Agent Message
        Message Content
        Message Performative
        Communication Protocol
        Communication Channel
        Message Timestamp
        Message Acknowledgement
        Dialogue State

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Agent Communication
    as
        Structured exchange of messages or signals between distinct agents.

    Distinguish
        Message Delivery
    from
        Message Interpretation
        Message Acceptance

    Distinguish
        Message Receipt
    from
        Agreement

    Distinguish
        Acknowledgement
    from
        Acceptance unless explicitly defined

    Distinguish
        Shared Message
    from
        Shared Belief

    Preserve
        Message identity
        Sender identity
        Recipient identity
        Content
        Performative
        Protocol
        Protocol version
        Channel
        Timestamp
        Dialogue identity
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Agent Communication

    Possible Intent
        Agent communication definition
        Agent communication ontology
        Multi-agent messaging
        Agent protocol
        Agent messages
        Agent communication language
        AI agent dialogue
        Agent coordination messages
        Agent message passing
        Distributed AI communication

    Resolution
        Identify sender, recipient, message content, performative, channel,
        protocol, timestamp, acknowledgement and dialogue context.

CONSTRAINTS
    Sender and recipient identities must remain explicit.

    Message identity must remain stable.

    Message content and performative must remain distinguishable.

    Protocol and protocol version must remain explicit where relevant.

    Message delivery must not automatically be interpreted as understanding.

    Message receipt must not automatically be interpreted as agreement.

    Acknowledgement must not automatically be interpreted as acceptance.

    Shared messages must not automatically be interpreted as shared beliefs.

    Message ordering and timestamps must remain represented where sequence matters.

    Provenance and uncertainty must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Sender Agent A
    AND
        Message M
        Recipient Agent B
    THEN
        create
            Communication Event A→B:M

    IF
        Message M has Performative REQUEST
    THEN
        infer
            A requests Action or Information from B
        according_to
            Message Content

    IF
        Message M has Performative INFORM
    THEN
        infer
            A communicates Claimed Information
        BUT_NOT
            Information is True

    IF
        Recipient B acknowledges Message M
    THEN
        infer
            Receipt or Processing Evidence
        according_to
            Acknowledgement Semantics
    BUT_NOT
        Acceptance universally

    IF
        Protocol P requires Response R after Message M
    THEN
        expect_possible
            R
        within
            Protocol State

    IF
        Message is delivered
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Message was Understood or Accepted

    IF
        Multiple Agents receive same Message
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Agents share same Belief

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Sender Relationship
        1.00

    Recipient Relationship
        1.00

    Message Relationship
        1.00

    Protocol Relationship
        1.00

    Dialogue Relationship
        1.00

    Receipt-Agreement Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Sender Agent
        →
    Message Construction

    Message Construction
        →
    Content
        +
    Performative
        +
    Addressing

    Agent Message
        →
    Communication Channel
        →
    Recipient Agent

    Recipient Agent
        →
    Message Validation
        →
    Message Interpretation

    Message Interpretation
        →
    Dialogue-state Update

    Dialogue State
        +
    Communication Protocol
        →
    Response Selection

    Response
        →
    New Agent Message
        →
    Recursive Communication

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Agent Communication
        involves
            Sender Agent
            Recipient Agent

    Sender Agent
        sends
            Agent Message

    Agent Message
        has_content
            Message Content

    Agent Message
        has_performative
            Message Performative

    Communication Channel
        carries
            Agent Message

    Communication Protocol
        governs
            Agent Message

    Message Acknowledgement
        references
            Agent Message

    Dialogue State
        contains
            Agent Messages

RECURSIVE_AGENT_COMMUNICATION_LOOP
    Identify Sender Agent
        →
    Identify Recipient Agent or Audience
        →
    Construct Message
        →
    Assign Message Identity
        →
    Define Content
        →
    Assign Performative
        →
    Validate against Communication Protocol
        →
    Send through Channel
        →
    Record Timestamp
        →
    Receive or Detect Delivery
        →
    Validate Sender and Message Provenance
        →
    Interpret Message
        →
    Update Dialogue State
        →
    Generate Acknowledgement or Response if Required
        →
    Continue Protocol
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Sender
        Recipient
        Message
        Protocol
        Channel
        Dialogue State
        Acknowledgement
        Provenance

    OBSERVE
        Detect communication entities.

    EXTRACT
        Sender
        Recipient
        Message
        Content
        Performative
        Protocol
        Channel
        Timestamp
        Acknowledgement
        Dialogue

    CLASSIFY
        Direct Message
        Broadcast Message
        Inform Message
        Query Message
        Request Message
        Proposal
        Commitment
        Refusal
        Acknowledgement

    VALIDATE
        Check identity, addressing, protocol, message structure and provenance.

    INTERPRET
        Resolve communicative intent.

    RESPOND
        Generate protocol-compatible response where required.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated dialogue state.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Verified sender identity
        communication_confidence += high

    Valid protocol structure
        protocol_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Confirmed delivery
        delivery_confidence += high

    Unknown sender provenance
        message_confidence -= high

    Stale message
        relevance_confidence -= according_to_context

    Protocol mismatch
        interpretation_confidence -= moderate_to_high

    Message receipt
        does_not_establish
            Agreement

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Agent Communication
        connects_to
            Multi-Agent Systems
            Multi-Agent Ontology
            Agentic AI
            Distributed Artificial Intelligence
            Coordination
            Negotiation
            Task Allocation
            Consensus
            Distributed Systems
            Messaging Systems
            Knowledge Representation
            Autonomous Systems
            Recursive AI

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Message identity
        Sender identity
        Recipient identity
        Content
        Performative
        Protocol
        Protocol version
        Channel
        Timestamp
        Acknowledgement
        Dialogue identity
        Message ordering
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New message, acknowledgement, response, protocol change or delivery event.

    Compare
        Existing communication state.

    Detect
        Sender Change
        Recipient Change
        Content Change
        Performative Change
        Protocol Change
        Channel Change
        Delivery Change
        Acknowledgement
        Dialogue-state Change

    Validate
        Sender identity
        Recipient identity
        Message identity
        Protocol
        Timestamp
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported communication update.

    Recalculate
        Dialogue state
        Delivery confidence
        Interpretation confidence
        Protocol state

    Return
        Updated agent-communication state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Sender and recipient identities are explicit.
        Message identity is preserved.
        Content and performative remain distinct.
        Protocol version is explicit.
        Delivery is not treated as understanding.
        Receipt is not treated as agreement.
        Acknowledgement is not treated as acceptance unless defined.
        Shared messages are not treated as shared beliefs.
        Ordering and timestamps are preserved.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All communication conclusions follow supported sender-message-recipient paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Agent Communication Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Sender and Recipient Mapping
        →
    Message and Content Mapping
        →
    Performative Mapping
        →
    Protocol and Channel Mapping
        →
    Timestamp and Dialogue-state Mapping
        →
    Delivery and Acknowledgement Mapping
        →
    Provenance, Uncertainty and Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Agent Communication

    Parent
        Multi-Agent Systems

    Type
        Structured message exchange between autonomous or semi-autonomous agents

    Core Components
        Sender Agent
        Recipient Agent
        Agent Message
        Message Content
        Message Performative
        Communication Protocol
        Communication Channel
        Message Timestamp
        Message Acknowledgement
        Dialogue State
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Agent communication records the exchange of messages between
        distinct agents. Message delivery does not guarantee understanding,
        receipt does not imply agreement, acknowledgement does not always
        mean acceptance and receiving the same information does not imply
        that multiple agents hold the same belief.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Agent Communication is the structured exchange of messages between AI
    agents for sharing information, requesting actions, coordinating tasks,
    negotiating or reporting state. Messages may include content,
    performatives, addressing, timestamps and acknowledgements and operate
    under explicit communication protocols. Reliable agent communication
    preserves sender and recipient identity, message ordering, protocol
    versions and provenance while distinguishing delivery from
    understanding, acknowledgement from acceptance and shared messages from
    shared beliefs.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org