Why should you care?

Customers want CRM copilot to call external logistics agents and hospital systems — ecosystems beat walled gardens long term.

See it live — copy this example

Paste into an ASP.NET Core 8+ / AgentNest project, then run with dotnet run (set your API keys in user-secrets).

// AgentNest.Ecosystem/FederatedAgentGateway.cs
public sealed class FederatedAgentGateway(HttpClient http, IOptions<EcosystemOptions> opt)
{
    public async Task<AgentResult> InvokePartnerAsync(
        string partnerId, AgentRequest request, CancellationToken ct)
    {
        var baseUrl = opt.Value.Partners[partnerId];
        var response = await http.PostAsJsonAsync($"{baseUrl}/agentnest/v1/invoke", request, ct);
        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
        return (await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<AgentResult>(cancellationToken: ct))!;
    }
}

What happened?

• FederatedAgentGateway calls certified partner agents using shared AgentRequest contract — AgentNest as hub in global agentic network.
• Follow the steps below — typing the code yourself is the fastest way to learn.

Practice next

1. Publish AgentRequest/AgentResult OpenAPI spec publicly.
2. Certify partners in marketplace with security review.
3. Log federated calls in AiAudit with partnerId dimension.
4. Add mutual TLS client certs per certified partner.
5. Cache partner capability discovery document hourly.

Remember

AgentNest ecosystem federates partner agents via stable contracts. Certify and audit external agent invocations. Version APIs for global interoperability.

Logistics agent federation

CRM copilot invokes partner shipping agent for delivery ETA in deal room.

Outcome: FederatedAgentGateway returns ETA with audit trail; rep never leaves AgentNest UI.