FDC3

aid: fdc3
name: FDC3
description: >-
  FDC3 (Financial Desktop Connectivity and Collaboration Consortium) is an open standard hosted by FINOS
  for interoperability between financial desktop applications. The standard defines how applications
  launch other apps, share typed context data, raise and resolve intents across the financial desktop,
  and register themselves in an App Directory. FDC3 eliminates the need for custom bilateral
  agreements between software vendors and enables plug-and-play integration workflows for financial
  services firms. Current version is 2.2, licensed under the Community Specification License 1.0
  with code released under Apache 2.0.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Financial Services
  - Fintech
  - Desktop Interoperability
  - Open Standard
  - FINOS
  - Context Sharing
  - Intents
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fdc3/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: fdc3:desktop-agent-api
    name: FDC3 Desktop Agent API
    description: >-
      The FDC3 Desktop Agent API is the primary interface for application interoperability on the
      financial desktop. It provides a JavaScript/TypeScript API that applications use to open other
      applications, raise intents to request functionality from peer apps, broadcast typed context
      data on channels, listen for incoming context and intents, discover available applications and
      their capabilities, and create private two-party communication channels. Desktop Agents
      implement this API and expose it to the applications they host.
    humanURL: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/api/spec
    baseURL: https://fdc3.finos.org
    tags:
      - Desktop Agent
      - Intents
      - Context Sharing
      - Channels
      - Financial Services
      - Open Standard
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/api/spec
      - type: Reference
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/api/ref/DesktopAgent
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3
      - type: TypeScriptSDK
        url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@finos/fdc3
      - type: Changelog
        url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
      - type: OpenSource
        url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3/blob/main/LICENSE.md
  - aid: fdc3:app-directory-api
    name: FDC3 App Directory API
    description: >-
      The FDC3 App Directory (AppD) is a REST API standard for registering and discovering
      financial desktop applications. Desktop Agents query App Directories to resolve application
      definitions when launching apps or resolving intents. The v2 endpoints are the current
      standard, supporting retrieval of all app definitions and lookup by appId. Authentication
      is supported via HTTP Authorization Bearer JWT tokens. Implementations are provided by
      vendors and financial institutions; FINOS publishes the specification and JSON schema.
    humanURL: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/app-directory/spec
    baseURL: https://appd.example.com
    tags:
      - App Directory
      - Application Registry
      - REST API
      - Financial Services
      - Open Standard
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/app-directory/spec
      - type: OpenAPISpec
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/schemas/2.2/app-directory.html
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/schemas/2.2/appd.schema.json
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3
      - type: Reference
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/app-directory/overview
  - aid: fdc3:context-data
    name: FDC3 Context Data
    description: >-
      FDC3 Context Data defines a standard set of typed data structures used to carry information
      between financial applications when broadcasting or raising intents. Context types include
      instruments, positions, portfolios, contacts, organizations, orders, charts, country, currency,
      date range, email, and more. Each context type has a JSON schema definition. Applications
      share and receive these typed objects through the Desktop Agent API channels and intent
      resolution, enabling interoperability without custom data mapping.
    humanURL: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/context/spec
    baseURL: https://fdc3.finos.org
    tags:
      - Context Data
      - JSON Schema
      - Financial Data
      - Instruments
      - Open Standard
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/context/spec
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/schemas/2.2/context/
      - type: Reference
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/context/ref/Instrument
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3
  - aid: fdc3:intents
    name: FDC3 Intents
    description: >-
      FDC3 Intents are standardized verbs that applications use to request functionality from
      other applications on the financial desktop. Standard intents include ViewChart, ViewQuote,
      ViewNews, ViewAnalysis, ViewInstrument, ViewHoldings, ViewOrders, ViewResearch, ViewProfile,
      ViewInteractions, ViewMessages, ViewChat, StartCall, StartChat, StartEmail, CreateInteraction,
      and CreateOrUpdateProfile. Applications declare which intents they handle in their App
      Directory entry, and the Desktop Agent routes intent requests to appropriate handler apps.
    humanURL: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/intents/spec
    baseURL: https://fdc3.finos.org
    tags:
      - Intents
      - Interoperability
      - Financial Services
      - Workflow
      - Open Standard
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/intents/spec
      - type: Reference
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/intents/ref/ViewChart
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3
  - aid: fdc3:desktop-agent-bridging
    name: FDC3 Desktop Agent Bridging
    description: >-
      FDC3 Desktop Agent Bridging (DAB) is a wire protocol that enables multiple Desktop Agent
      implementations to interoperate, allowing applications running under different Desktop
      Agents to share context and raise intents with each other. The bridging specification
      defines a WebSocket-based protocol for agent-to-agent communication, enabling cross-agent
      context broadcasting and cross-agent intent resolution within the same desktop environment
      or across network boundaries.
    humanURL: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/agent-bridging/spec
    baseURL: https://fdc3.finos.org
    tags:
      - Desktop Agent Bridging
      - WebSocket
      - Interoperability
      - Financial Services
      - Open Standard
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/agent-bridging/spec
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://fdc3.finos.org
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://fdc3.finos.org/docs/fdc3-intro
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/finos
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3
  - type: Slack
    url: https://finos-lf.slack.com/messages/fdc3
  - type: MailingList
    url: mailto:[email protected]
  - type: Community
    url: https://www.finos.org/community
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.finos.org/blog
  - type: Changelog
    url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
  - type: License
    url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3/blob/main/LICENSE.md
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3/blob/main/LICENSE.md
  - type: Contributing
    url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
  - type: Status
    url: https://github.com/finos/FDC3/releases
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]