Pattern
A2A — Agent-to-Agent Protocol
Provide a protocol with JSON-RPC, gRPC and HTTP+JSON bindings, designed specifically for agent-to-agent communication, with first-class agent discovery (via Agent Cards), capability advertisement, task delegation with streaming, and a well-defined task lifecycle.
Classification Purpose-built agent-to-agent communication protocol.
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