Industry standards In the Gen AI / LLM space, two standards have emerged as the de facto choice in their domains: A2A (v1.0, Linux Foundation) defines how agents integrate and communicate with their peers. It defines the interface of an agent, but not the agent itself. MCP (2026-07-28 spec, finalizes today) defines how an agent uses tools. It defines the internal plumbing of an agent, but not the agent itself. One nuance to be fair to both: MCP can also act as an agent'...