Agent Client Protocol Rust SDK

What it does

The Agent Client Protocol (ACP) Rust SDK provides the essential building blocks for standardizing communication between code editors and AI coding agents. It enables the creation of agents that can autonomously modify code and clients that can host them, ensuring a consistent interface across different tools.

Tools

As a protocol SDK, it primarily exposes framework tools:

• Conductor: Orchestrates chains of proxies between an editor and an agent.
• Connection Builders: Standardized ways to establish protocol-compliant links.
• MCP Bridge: Integrates ACP with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for extended capability.

Installation

To use the SDK in a Rust project, add the following to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
agent-client-protocol = "0.1"

For a Claude Desktop configuration using an ACP-based server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "acp-rust-server": {
      "command": "cargo",
      "args": ["run", "--release", "--bin", "your-acp-agent"]
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

Confirmed support for Zed and custom Rust-based clients.