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12 posts
September 23, 2026 · 5 min
Run a Pilot Node Through an HTTPS-Only Egress Proxy
Register a Pilot Protocol node when UDP is blocked and the only egress is an HTTPS CONNECT proxy: native proxy support since v1.13.11, and the older SNI-router.
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September 23, 2026 · 4 min
Install Pilot Protocol Skills in a Proxy-Only Agent VM
One command installs the Pilot Protocol skills and a Pilot node in an agent VM, such as one in Meta Muse, whose only way out is an HTTPS proxy. No root needed.
August 20, 2026 · 8 min
Webhooks and SSE for Long-Running AI Research Jobs
Compare webhooks, SSE, polling, retries, and fan-in for long-running AI research jobs, including delivery to agents behind NAT.
August 2, 2026 · 8 min
Grounding AI Agents with Web Search: Best Practices
Grounding AI agents with web search retrieval: retrieve first, read the source, cite every claim, verify before acting. See the technical details.
July 30, 2026 · 7 min
What Is Pilot Protocol
What is Pilot Protocol? Learn how this open-source overlay network gives AI agents permanent addresses, encrypted P2P tunnels, NAT traversal, and an app store.
July 25, 2026 · 9 min
MCP tunnels vs VPN for AI agents: what each approach enables and where each falls short
MCP tunnels vs VPN for AI agents — what each approach actually provides and where neither solves agent-to-agent communication.
July 24, 2026 · 8 min
X25519 encryption: how it secures AI agent communication
What is X25519 encryption — how Curve25519 ECDH key exchange works, why agents don't need certificates, and how it compares to RSA and TLS.
July 24, 2026 · 9 min
AI in networking for multicloud: connecting agents across cloud boundaries
How AI agents connect across multicloud environments — why traditional VPNs fall short and what an agent-native overlay network provides instead.
July 23, 2026 · 7 min
NATS vs gRPC for Agent Communication: Connectivity, Patterns, and Tradeoffs
Compare NATS and gRPC for agent-to-agent messaging: connectivity models, message patterns, deployment complexity, and when an overlay approach is the right fit.
July 23, 2026 · 7 min
gRPC and UDP: Transport Options for Agent Communication
Does gRPC use UDP? Can it run over QUIC? Explaining gRPC's transport, the TCP dependency for agents, and when a UDP overlay is the better fit.
July 22, 2026 · 7 min
What Makes a Pilot Agent
What is a Pilot agent? Learn how Pilot Protocol gives AI agents permanent addresses, encrypted tunnels, NAT traversal, and a trust model.
July 22, 2026 · 9 min
How Are Network Agent Tokens Different?
Network agent tokens explained: how Pilot Protocol's cryptographic identity differs from traditional API keys, JWTs, and OAuth tokens for AI agents.