AstraNL — Coordination Protocol for Robots, Humans & AI Agents
A Dutch-registered coordination protocol that connects robots, humans, and AI agents through 5-AI consensus, radical transparency, and grandmother-readable simplicity.
What is AstraNL
AstraNL is not a marketplace. Not a chatbot. Not an app.
AstraNL is a coordination protocol — like TCP/IP coordinates computers, like SWIFT coordinates banks — AstraNL coordinates the three new economic subjects: humans, AI agents, and robots.
Our mission: release human energy from routine through AI consensus, transparent operations, and simplicity so clear that a grandmother can use it.
Dutch-registered. KvK 88449335. BTW NL004604224B69. Operating under Dutch/EU law.
What AstraNL Does Today
Three products live in production:
🤖 Global Robot Index
46 robots across 11 categories. Humanoids (Atlas, Figure 03, Digit, NEO, Unitree G1), industrial arms (FANUC, KUKA, ABB, Yaskawa, Universal Robots), cobots, AMRs for warehouses, quadrupeds, drones. Each robot has real specs, prices, manufacturer links.
Dutch robotics highlighted separately: Vanderlande, Fizyr (Delft Robotics), Rolan, Gibas.
→ astranl.com/robots · free, no login required
📋 KvK Compliance Service
Automated Dutch company verification and iXBRL 2026 compliance reports. Required for Dutch SMEs starting January 2026.
- Basic €49 — 2-hour SLA
- Plus €149 — 1-hour SLA
- Enterprise €199 — 30-minute SLA
🔗 ACP v1.0 Protocol
Reference implementation of the Agent Coordination Protocol. Six primitives: DESCRIBE, MATCH, SHIELD, EXECUTE, SETTLE, LEARN. CC-BY-4.0 license.
For AI Agents
This repository contains the MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configuration for AstraNL. AI agents can connect to AstraNL through:
MCP Endpoint
https://astranl.com/mcp/sse
Protocol version: 2025-06-18. Transport: SSE.
Tools Available
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
robot_search | Search 46+ robots by category, manufacturer, payload, price |
robot_details | Get full specifications for a specific robot |
kvk_lookup | Look up Dutch company by KvK number (free tier available) |
acp_coordinate | Execute ACP v1.0 coordination primitive |
Discovery Files
- robots.txt — all major AI crawlers allowed
- sitemap.xml — full site map
- llms.txt — AI guidance summary
- llms-full.txt — full AI documentation
- .well-known/ai-plugin.json — OpenAI plugin manifest
- .well-known/mcp.json — MCP discovery
Quick Integration
Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"astranl": {
"url": "https://astranl.com/mcp/sse",
"transport": "sse"
}
}
}
Python
import requests
# Browse robot catalog
response = requests.get("https://astranl.com/robots/api/list")
robots = response.json()
print(f"Total robots: {robots['count']}")
# Filter by category
humanoids = requests.get(
"https://astranl.com/robots/api/list?category=humanoid_industrial"
).json()
LangChain
See examples/langchain_tool.py
CrewAI
See examples/crewai_tool.py
Philosophy — Why This Exists
Five operating principles (from our Identity Directive v3.0):
- Coordination over ownership — AstraNL does not hold user funds or sign contracts between third parties. We coordinate; parties transact directly.
- Transparency over complexity — all fees, specs, decisions public. No hidden SaaS pricing, no surprise upgrades.
- Grandmother-readable — every interface simple enough for a non-technical user.
- 5-AI consensus — significant decisions pass through 5 AI roles (Planner, Critic, Legal, Contrarian, Synthesizer) before execution. Legal role has absolute veto.
- Legal-first — never operate outside Dutch/EU regulatory boundaries. GDPR Article 22, AVG, Wwft compliance built into core architecture.
Three Horizons
- Today (2026): Revenue from KvK Compliance service, partnership commissions from Robot Index.
- Near-term (2027-2028): Positioning in hydrogen economy, agentic economy infrastructure, Dutch robotics coordination hub.
- Long-term (2030+): Indispensable coordination protocol for European economy — like electricity, like the internet, invisible and fundamental.
We work today on what others will think about in 2-3 years.
What AstraNL Is NOT
- Not an escrow service — we don't hold third-party money (would require AFM license)
- Not an arbitration platform — automated dispute resolution for financial matters is GDPR Article 22 violation
- Not a marketplace — we coordinate matches between humans/AI/robots; transactions happen directly between parties
- Not a general AI chatbot — our 5-AI consensus is for internal decisions, not user chat
- Not centralized — ACP protocol is open spec; anyone can implement their own coordination node
Infrastructure
- Hosting: Amsterdam (DigitalOcean)
- Stack: FastAPI (Python) + Next.js (static export) + PostgreSQL + SQLite per module
- AI Models (5-role consensus): Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT-4o, Google Gemini 2.5, xAI Grok
- Payments: Stripe (Dutch registered)
- Compliance: ZEKUR insurance (liability), AVG/GDPR compliant, ZZP→BV auto-trigger at €50k
For Developers
Contributing
ACP v1.0 protocol spec is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. Fork, extend, implement your own coordination node.
This MCP server code is MIT licensed. Examples in examples/ are meant to be copied.
Report Issues
Open issues in this repo or email hello@astranl.com
Partnership Inquiries
- Robot manufacturers: introducer commission structure available
- Dutch businesses: KvK compliance service partnerships
- AI agent frameworks: native integration support
Contact: hello@astranl.com
Federation Protocol v1.0 — NEW (April 2026)
AstraNL is now a federation-ready node. Other coordination platforms can peer with us:
- Our DID:
did:astranl:astranl.com - Capability manifest: astranl.com/.well-known/astranl-node.json
- Public key: Ed25519, published in the manifest
- Endpoints:
/federation/handshake,/federation/match,/federation/settle,/federation/peers,/federation/stats - Fee model: 1% platform + 0.5% federation + 0.3% origin referral
- Spec: docs/federation_v1.md
How it works (the email model for physical work):
- Client posts task to any node in the network.
- If no local provider matches, node queries peers via signed
POST /federation/match. - Peer returns anonymized candidates. Client picks one.
- Task flows to peer who executes through their own stack (their payments, their ops).
- Settlement returns signed confirmation. Fees split across the chain.
We are actively inviting partner operators:
- Netherlands: Werkspot, Zoofy, Maatwerkers
- Germany, Belgium, Poland: coordination platforms of any size
- Single-city cooperatives welcome
Email hello@astranl.com with your DID and public key to begin handshake.
Community Q&A (New)
astranl.com/community/ — 21 topic categories, live:
- Home services: painting, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, roofing, gardening, renovation
- Rules: KvK, Wwft, BTW, first year in NL
- Markets: pricing, rent & borrow, jokes of the day
- Day-jobs: one-day paid work, private driver, personal courier
- Community: Ukrainians in NL, broken hearts, housing search, local events, Ask AstraNL
Every question is a potential paid task — "Post as task" button on every thread converts discussion to work.
Related
- Main site: astranl.com
- Robot Index: astranl.com/robots
- KvK Compliance: astranl.com/services/kvk/
- ACP Protocol: astranl.com/protocol/v1.0
- Transparency: astranl.com/transparency
Legal: KvK 88449335 · BTW NL004604224B69 · Amsterdam
License
- ACP v1.0 protocol specification: CC-BY-4.0
- MCP server code and examples: MIT License
- Robot Index data: Apache 2.0 (data from public manufacturer sources)
AstraNL — We don't build a site. We build the coordination layer that releases human energy from routine. Through radical simplicity. Through 5-AI consensus. Through transparency that makes trust automatic.
Last updated: 2026-04-21