KQML: An Agent Communication Language

• Knowledge query and manipulation language (KQML)

• Performative-based language (speech act)

• Specifies 3 layers: content, message, and communication

  • Content: independent language (currently ASCII)
  • Message: speech act performative
  • Communication: a set of features which describe lower level communication parameters, such as sender, receiver, message ID

• Content-independent message router and a facilitator (specialized agent that maintains information about other agents)

• Synchronous and asynchronous messages

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