# Card Network Architecture Specification

> Agent-readable protocol specification for card-based context networks, typed edges, and composable AI agent knowledge systems.

## Key URLs
- Specification home: https://cardnetwork.org/
- Card schema: https://cardnetwork.org/spec/v1.1/card-schema.json
- Edge schema: https://cardnetwork.org/spec/v1.1/edge-schema.json
- API reference: https://cardnetwork.org/spec/v1.1/api-reference.md
- Whitepaper: https://cardnetwork.org/docs/whitepaper.md
- Cards manifest: https://cardnetwork.org/.well-known/cards.json
- MCP manifest: https://cardnetwork.org/.well-known/mcp.json
- Sitemap: https://cardnetwork.org/sitemap.xml

## Core concepts
- Atomic cards with compact, agent-readable bodies
- Typed graph edges: stack, link, embed, branch, sync, depends, produces
- Context graph traversal for low-power and edge AI
- Open schema definitions for interoperable card networks