Endpointless Agents

Agents with no Endpoint

Phones
Some Static Agents
Agents with Firewall Issues

Additional Advantages

Brings 'sync' to async
- Simpler Mental Model
Efficiency
- Reuse existing connections
Avoids Network Issues

Factors

DID Doc
Getting response messages
Inbound routing

DID Document

Implications of no endpoint

Don't call me, I'll call you!

Response Messages

return route decorator
Implies temporary message holding
- doesn't relible delivery need that anyway?

Routing Agent

Other Agent has endpoint, willing to route.
Route destination is a queue
Endpointless Agent calls in to get messages.
Ideally, Other Agent capable of push notifications.

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