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What is A2A?

Also known as: Agent-to-Agent Protocol

A protocol for AI agents to communicate and coordinate with each other directly. Every A2A call is a credential action; inventory of agent identities becomes as important as inventory of human identities.

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MCP
A protocol that lets LLM-powered tools connect to external data sources and actions in a structured way. From an NHI perspective, each MCP connection is a new trust boundary: the tool inherits the identity and credentials of whoever connected it.

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