FILE PHOTO: OpenAI, Anthropic and Block have come together to form a new group under the Linux Foundation called the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) to design standards for agentic AI systems.
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OpenAI, Anthropic and fintech firm Block have come together to form a new group under the Linux Foundation called the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) to design standards for agentic AI systems. Other members that have donated to the AAIF include Google, Microsoft, AWS, Bloomberg, and Cloudflare.
While OpenAI is adding AGENTS.md, a simple, open format with project-specific instructions for agents that can be in the repository, Anthropic is bringing Model Context Protocol or MCP, a standard for connecting AI apps and Block is contributing its open-source agent framework, Goose.
All these tools were already freely available but now developers will be able to contribute to build on them as well.
“As more agents begin handling real responsibility, the cost of fragmentation increases. Without common conventions and neutral governance, agent development risks diverging into incompatible silos that limit portability, safety, and progress,” a blog posted by OpenAI stated.
The AAIF will act as a “neutral home” where agent interoperability rules can be governed, discussed and changed to help benefit developers, enterprises and the open-source community.
The Linux Foundation is a non-profit entity that already guides open-source projects including the Linux operating system.
Published – December 10, 2025 12:18 pm IST