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retoor cc1c130b51 CAP protocol both directions: agent speak plus orchestrator drivers (1.39.0)
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ACP session setup (session/new)

Metadata

Field Value
Institute Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division
Subject cap-protocol
Document type Source Dossier
Tier 1
Source title ACP Session Setup
Source URL https://agentclientprotocol.com/protocol/v1/session-setup.md
Source type specification
Source date (published) Unknown, not stated (living docs)
Date researched 2026-10-18
Researched by tai (agent), model: Muse Spark, on behalf of retoor
Research method direct page fetch, targeted read (session/new request/response; load-session section skimmed)
Confidence High
Status Active

Summary

Session creation: session/new with {cwd, mcpServers: []} returns {sessionId}; agents advertising loadSession also accept session/load for resume. Tai needs only the create path.

Key findings

  • session/new params are exactly {cwd, mcpServers} (servers carry name/command/args/env); tai sends an empty server list.
  • Result carries only sessionId, the correlation key for every later call.
  • Resume via session/load exists but tai sessions are single-connection; not implemented.

Pros / strengths

  • Trivial handshake; no negotiation beyond initialize.

Cons / limitations / caveats

  • Targeted read; auth and load-session details not synthesized.

Relevance to tai

Exact session/new shapes for the ACP driver handshake.

Changelog

Date Change
2026-10-18 Initial dossier created.