At Build 2025, Microsoft unveiled a bold new open standard that could reshape the internet as we know it: NLWeb (Natural Language Web) – dubbed the “HTML of the agentic web.”
In this new vision, AI agents don’t just answer questions.
They search, decide, act, and collaborate across the web - for you, on your behalf, and with real-world impact.
🤖 From Assistant to Autonomous Agent
NLWeb is designed to unlock new capabilities for AI by introducing a natural language-based interaction protocol. It allows AI agents to:
- 🧠 Understand website content like a human, grasping real context, not just raw HTML
- 🔗 Seamlessly interact with APIs and services via the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- 🤝 Collaborate with other AI agents using the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) standard - building an open, decentralized network of intelligent agents
🌍 An Open Web – Built for Intelligence, Not Just Browsers
NLWeb is not a product, not an app, and not a single ecosystem.
It’s a foundational layer—a declaration that the future of the web belongs to both humans and AI agents.
With NLWeb:
- Any website can become AI-readable
- Any developer can make their content actionable by AI
- Any user can choose their preferred agent, not be locked into closed platforms
🧬 A New Generation of the Web
If HTML powered the static web,
If Web 2.0 enabled interaction,
Then NLWeb is the foundation for the web of intelligent action.
With NLWeb, the internet becomes a place where AI doesn’t just fetch information - it acts, collaborates, and co-creates with us.
It’s not about the most powerful AI working alone, but about a network of agents working together - with us in the loop.
🚀 The Future Is Agentic
NLWeb is the common language - the connective tissue of the AI-powered internet.
It’s an open, extensible standard designed to empower intelligence in every corner of the digital world.
Want an AI that truly works for you, like a digital co-worker?
🗝️ NLWeb is the key.
