CXP • Context Exchange Protocol
Ishaan Mohapatra
I’m building CXP as a standalone protocol for progressive, governed context exchange between AI agents and robotic systems. My focus is on designing systems that are not just intelligent, but structured, safe, and scalable.
What I’m Building
A full protocol specification, reference implementation, and live Inspector demo that proves
CXP’s Preview → Request → Expand model in action.
Why I Built CXP
Modern AI systems overload themselves with full-context dumps. CXP introduces structured,
progressive disclosure — reducing bandwidth, cost, and safety risk.
Systems Thinking
This project demonstrates protocol design, governance modeling, versioning, error handling,
and real implementation — not just theory.
About Me
I am a student focused on AI systems architecture, robotics, and protocol design.My interest lies in building foundational infrastructure for intelligent systems — not just applications.CXP began as a question:How can autonomous systems share context safely, progressively, and efficiently — without flooding each other?Instead of building another application, I designed a protocol.
What Makes CXP Different
- Progressive context disclosure (Preview → Request → Expand)
- Budget-aware exchange (token, latency, size constraints)
- Policy-bound sharing (purpose + TTL)
- Provenance attached to every slice
- Transport-neutral architecture
- Robot-compatible context mapping
Project Roadmap
Formal Specification
Define message types, version negotiation, error model, and conformance guarantees.
Reference Implementation
A minimal CXP client/server pair demonstrating progressive expansion and policy enforcement.
Interactive Demo
A polished web-based Inspector that visualizes real-time context exchange and governance.