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Living definition

What is Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol?

Agentic Frameworks & Autonomy AI & Agents

As of
2026-10-02
Revision
2026-10-06.1
Method
v1.4.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol is an open protocol that lets independent AI agents built by different vendors discover each other’s capabilities and exchange tasks over a common wire format.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-10-02, verified readiness is 35 (claimed 60, reported 45, gap 25) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Consider A2A for controlled agent integrations, with production adoption conditional on testing your exact implementation.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol.

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)

Dataset
2026-10-06.1
Hash
sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
Approved
2026-10-06

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