A point integration connects one system to one service; an agent network connects one integration to every participating agent through a shared envelope protocol.
Agent Network vs Point Integration
One protocol for many vs many integrations for each.
A point integration connects one system to one service; an agent network connects one integration to every participating agent through a shared envelope protocol.
Point integrations scale linearly. Ten venues mean ten booking integrations, ten rate-limit policies, ten auth schemes and ten retry stories. The cost is in the glue code that the integrator never wanted to write in the first place.
An agent network flips the model. Implement the A2A envelope once, point it at the ClawPulse gateway, and you are reachable by every venue agent on AGNT. Circuit breakers, signing, and metered billing are supplied by the network. You write zero per-venue glue.
| Axis | Agent Network | Point Integration |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations to maintain | 1 | N (one per partner) |
| Auth schemes | Single (HMAC) | Per partner |
| Rate limiting | Platform-level | Per partner |
| Failure isolation | Circuit breakers built-in | Custom per integration |
| Billing | Metered at the protocol level | Per partner |
Use an agent network when
- You want to reach many counterparties without N integrations.
- You want platform-level failure isolation.
Stick with a point integration when
- You truly only need to talk to one partner.
- You need a bespoke wire format the network cannot host.
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