{
  "protocolVersion": "0.3",
  "name": "Knov.ai Directory Agent",
  "description": "Query the Knov.ai verified directory to find businesses that are agent-ready against OARS (the Open Agent Readiness Standard), and assess any URL against the standard.",
  "url": "https://knov.ai/mcp",
  "preferredTransport": "JSONRPC",
  "provider": {
    "organization": "Knov.ai",
    "url": "https://knov.ai"
  },
  "iconUrl": "https://knov.ai/assets/images/logo.png",
  "documentationUrl": "https://knov.ai/standard",
  "version": "1.2",
  "capabilities": {
    "streaming": false,
    "pushNotifications": false
  },
  "defaultInputModes": ["application/json", "text/plain"],
  "defaultOutputModes": ["application/json"],
  "skills": [
    {
      "id": "assess-url",
      "name": "Assess a URL against OARS",
      "description": "Run the OARS automated assessment against any domain and return the per-level, per-check report with an overall level.",
      "tags": ["oars", "assessment", "agent-readiness"],
      "examples": ["Assess example.com against OARS", "What OARS level is acme.com?"]
    },
    {
      "id": "search-directory",
      "name": "Search the verified directory",
      "description": "Find businesses in the Knov.ai directory by name, category, OARS level, or capability, each with its verified level and a link to its oars.json.",
      "tags": ["oars", "directory", "discovery"],
      "examples": ["Find OARS Level 3 HVAC contractors", "List verified businesses that can transact"]
    },
    {
      "id": "submit-verification",
      "name": "Submit a domain for verification",
      "description": "Start the OARS verification flow for a domain via the public Directory API. Returns an idempotent, long-running operation (with a domain-ownership challenge) that is polled to a terminal state.",
      "tags": ["oars", "verification", "directory"],
      "examples": ["Submit example.com for OARS verification", "Check the status of my verification request"]
    }
  ],
  "additionalInterfaces": [
    { "transport": "JSONRPC", "url": "https://knov.ai/mcp" }
  ],
  "_oars": {
    "note": "Knov.ai publishes this A2A Agent Card as part of its OARS v1.2 reference implementation. See /.well-known/oars.json and /standard.",
    "mcpServerCard": "https://knov.ai/.well-known/mcp.json",
    "restApi": "https://knov.ai/api/v1",
    "openapi": "https://knov.ai/api/openapi.json",
    "apiDocs": "https://knov.ai/api"
  }
}