"Have you ever asked Alexa to remind you to send a WhatsApp message at a determined hour? And then you just wonder, 'Why can't Alexa just send the message herself? Or the incredible frustration when you use an app to plan a trip, only to have to jump to your calendar/booking website/tour/bank account instead of your AI assistant doing it all? Well, exactly this gap between AI automation and human action is what the agent-to-agent (A2A) protocol aims to address. With the introduction of AI Agents, the next step of evolution seemed to be communication. But when communication between machines and humans is already here, what's left?"
"A2A is designed under five principles, which are natural capabilities. It enables the agents to collaborate in their natural modality without an intermediary tool, allowing agents to retain their individual capabilities and independence. It is built on existing standards, making it easier to integrate with existing IT stacks, and paired with OpenAPI's (Application Programming Interfaces) authentication schemes to guarantee secure collaboration. It provides real-life feedback as well as asynchronous notifications for long-running operations (LRO). Lastly, it was designed to support various modalities, including text, audio, and video streaming."
A2A (Agent-to-Agent) is an open standard protocol that enables AI agents to communicate, securely exchange information, and collaborate across diverse agentic applications and enterprise workflows. Google and more than 50 tech partners announced A2A to break silos between data systems and applications and allow agents to operate regardless of underlying technology. The protocol emphasizes five natural capabilities, preserves agent independence, and permits direct collaboration in each agent's native modality without intermediaries. A2A builds on existing standards and uses OpenAPI authentication for secure integration with IT stacks, supports asynchronous notifications for long-running operations, and handles text, audio, and video streaming.
Read at TNW | Artificial-Intelligence
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]