GoogleApril 2025
Announcing the Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A)
Google introduced Agent2Agent as an open protocol for agents built by different vendors or frameworks to communicate, exchange information, and coordinate work across enterprise environments.
What the source reports
- The announcement introduces an open protocol for communication and coordination between agents built on different frameworks.
- It describes enterprise scenarios in which agents can exchange information and coordinate work across systems.
Why it matters here
Chapter 4 uses this historical industry development to show why increasingly collaborative agent ecosystems heighten the need for consistent organizational context.
Guided Intelligence interpretation
Google does not claim that A2A creates governed Organizational Intelligence. The handbook's analysis is narrower: interoperability makes consistent context, evidence, and accountability more important across collaborating agents.