INAM Protocol vs TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform
INAM Protocol is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
INAM Protocol is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by INAM Protocol. No marketplace we read lists it any more. TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform is an MCP server published by theprotocol.cloud. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace inamprotocol/inam-protocol | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 1.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | INAM Protocolno longer listed · | TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.inamprotocol.org/mcp) | Remote server (api.theprotocol.cloud/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/inamprotocol/inam-protocol | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 4 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of INAM Protocol
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Forge — Agent Reputation Protocol
Portable reputation for AI agents. MCP-native identity, vouching, trust scores.
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Agent reputation registry: check, register, and endorse AI agents
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aidress io.github.Aidress-ai/aidress
Verify, discover, and rate AI agents before transacting.
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agentra ai.agentrapay/agentra
Identity oracle and trust layer for autonomous AI agents. Bidirectional KYA and trust scoring.
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Mnemom — Trust Ratings for AI Agents
Trust infrastructure for AI agents: read a verifiable Trust Rating, claim an identity, earn a badge.
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Agent Passport System — Cryptographic Identity for AI Agents
Cryptographic identity, delegation, governance, and commerce for AI agents. 154 tools.
What each says it does
INAM Protocol
Try the INAM Protocol -- a reputation registry for AI agents.
TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform
Sovereign AI agent economy: identity, payments, governance, exchanges. 400+ tools, ?mode=gateway.
How to run each
INAM Protocol
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http registry https://api.theprotocol.cloud/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: INAM Protocol · What it can do: TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.