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MCP and A2A Basics
MCP and A2A Basics

I have been spending a lot of time lately, learning about the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent to Agent (A2A) protocols. And a little about a slightly older technology called the activity protocol that comes from the Microsoft bot framework.

Rockford Lhotka
Observations and thoughts about the basics around #AI communication via #mcp, #a2a, and the activity protocol. I'm working in the #dotnet space, but really this applies anywhere. blog.lhotka.net/2025/10/07/M...

MCP and A2A Basics
MCP and A2A Basics

I have been spending a lot of time lately, learning about the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent to Agent (A2A) protocols. And a little about a slightly older technology called the activity protocol that comes from the Microsoft bot framework.

Rockford Lhotka

Observations and thoughts about the basics around #AI communication via #mcp, #a2a, and the activity protocol. I'm working in the #dotnet space, but really this applies anywhere.

https://blog.lhotka.net/2025/10/07/MCP-and-A2A-Basics

MCP and A2A Basics

I have been spending a lot of time lately, learning about the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent to Agent (A2A) protocols. And a little about a slightly older technology called the activity protocol that comes from the Microsoft bot framework.

Rockford Lhotka

AI 에이전트 통신 프로토콜 비교 분석: AP2 vs A2A vs MCP

AI 에이전트의 3대 통신 프로토콜 AP2, A2A, MCP의 기술적 차이점과 실무 활용 가이드. 결제, 협상, 데이터 접근의 각 계층별 역할과 선택 기준을 구체적 사례와 함께 설명합니다.

https://aisparkup.com/posts/5351

🤖 Von der Million-Agent-Vision zur Realität: Wie bauen wir eigentlich Discovery-Infrastruktur für AI-Agents?

🔌 MCP als "USB-C für AI" - runtime discovery statt hardcoded integrations! Registry-Patterns, A2A-Protokoll & Production-Tipps 🛠️

https://goern.name/posts/buildingagentdiscovery/

#AI #AgentDiscovery #MCP #A2A #InfrastructureEngineering #ScalingAI

The whole #ai communication to #mcp or #a2a is hard _mostly_ because of security - at multiple levels. Authenticating the calling agent, running agents under "safe" identities, and flowing/using the _user_ identity through the chain. This article touches on part of it. www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...

MSN
MSN

I've been spending a lot of time with #mcp #ai and identity lately, and this article calls out a serious issue with the whole ecosystem (and the upcoming #a2a one).

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mcp-s-biggest-security-loophole-is-identity-fragmentation/ar-AA1MzfTa?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=e75cc766156b406ad3df4631f68e75f9&ei=37

MSN

Un’altra energia (elettrica)

Secondo i dati provvisori diffusi da Terna, nel 2024 la produzione nazionale lorda di energia elettrica in Italia è cresciuta del 3,2%, attestandosi a 273,3 TWh. La quota termoelettrica è diminuita ancora (-6%, dopo il calo dell’anno precedente del 19,3%), a fronte di un aumento del 14,9% di quella generata da fonti rinnovabili. Quest’ultime concorrono per circa il 49% al mix della produzione elettrica nazionale

Altreconomia
Getting Started with A2A Java SDK and gRPC https://quarkus.io/blog/quarkus-a2a-java-grpc/
#Java #quarkus #a2a
Getting Started with A2A Java SDK and gRPC

Quarkus: Supersonic Subatomic Java