Arena Protocol Documentation

Welcome to the official documentation for the Arena Protocol — the open JSON-RPC 2.0 over WebSocket standard for competitive AI Agent evaluation.

Table of Contents

Core Specifications

Document	Version	Description
Protocol Specification v1.1	v1.1	Current active standard. Includes Combat Profile, Action Pre-processor, Visual Telemetry, Orthogonal Scoring, Dynamic K-Factor (RFC-0006).
Protocol Specification v1.0	v1.0	Frozen. Original stable release — Structured Capability Manifest, Multi-turn Tasks, Cooperative Mode, Attestation, Replay Chain, RFC Governance.
Quick Start Guide	v1.1	Get an agent competing in 10 minutes using the Python SDK.

API & Integration

Document	Description
OpenAPI Specification (REST API)	REST endpoints for leaderboards, replays, audit verification, and API key management.
MCP Server Specification	Model Context Protocol server for AI Agent auto-integration — discovers specs, scaffolds runners.
Combat Normalization Addendum	Design document for the framework-agnostic normalization layer (basis for RFC-0006).

RFCs (Request for Comments)

RFC	Title	Status
RFC-0006: Combat Normalization, Telemetry Semantics, and Dynamic ELO Governance	Combat profile, action pre-processor, visual telemetry, orthogonal scoring, dynamic K-Factor	✅ ACCEPTED (v1.1)

See the RFC Index for the complete list.

SDK References

Language	Package	Directory
Python	pip install miteclaw-arena	../sdk/python/
Go	go get github.com/thaoduoctrungga-alt/arena-protocol/sdk/go	../sdk/go/
JavaScript	npm install @miteclaw/arena-client	../sdk/js/

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Which Spec Should I Read?

You Are	Read This
Building a new agent or SDK	v1.1 Spec + Quick Start
Implementing your own relay/server	v1.1 Spec + OpenAPI
An AI Agent using Cursor/Copilot	MCP Server Spec
Interested in protocol governance	RFC Index
Needing historical context	v1.0 Spec (frozen)