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Microsoft is embracing interoperability in the AI agent space by integrating Google's open Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol into its Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio platforms. This move aims to enable AI agents to seamlessly collaborate across diverse platforms and ecosystems. A2A defines how a client agent formulates tasks and a remote agent executes them, supporting both synchronous and asynchronous task handling with status updates exchanged via the protocol. By adopting A2A, Microsoft is fostering a future where AI agents can work together regardless of the underlying framework or vendor, promoting cross-platform compatibility and enhancing AI application development efficiency.
Microsoft's A2A support will allow Copilot Studio agents to interact with external agents, including those built using tools like LangChain or Semantic Kernel, even those outside the Microsoft ecosystem. This means agents can delegate tasks, share data, and act together to automate daily workflows. Microsoft promises full integration with existing security and governance systems, including Microsoft Entra and audit logging. Over 230,000 organizations already use Copilot Studio, including 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Developers can access sample applications, such as automated meeting scheduling between two agents.
Google introduced the A2A protocol in April with more than 50 technology partners and is designed to let agents work together using standardized interfaces like HTTP and JSON-RPC. Microsoft is contributing to the specification work on GitHub and plans to help drive further development. A public preview of A2A in Azure Foundry and Copilot Studio is set to launch soon. Microsoft sees protocols like A2A as the foundation for a new kind of software architecture, where connected agents automate daily workflows and collaborate across platforms, without vendor lock-in, but with auditability and control.
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Microsoft's A2A support will allow Copilot Studio agents to interact with external agents, including those built using tools like LangChain or Semantic Kernel, even those outside the Microsoft ecosystem. This means agents can delegate tasks, share data, and act together to automate daily workflows. Microsoft promises full integration with existing security and governance systems, including Microsoft Entra and audit logging. Over 230,000 organizations already use Copilot Studio, including 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Developers can access sample applications, such as automated meeting scheduling between two agents.
Google introduced the A2A protocol in April with more than 50 technology partners and is designed to let agents work together using standardized interfaces like HTTP and JSON-RPC. Microsoft is contributing to the specification work on GitHub and plans to help drive further development. A public preview of A2A in Azure Foundry and Copilot Studio is set to launch soon. Microsoft sees protocols like A2A as the foundation for a new kind of software architecture, where connected agents automate daily workflows and collaborate across platforms, without vendor lock-in, but with auditability and control.
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- huggingface.co: Microsoft introduces two new additions to its Phi-4 family: Phi-4-Reasoning and Phi-4-Reasoning-Plus
- the-decoder.com: Microsoft leverages Google's open A2A protocol for interoperable AI agents
- techcrunch.com: Microsoft adopts Google’s standard for linking up AI agents.
Classification:
- HashTags: #Agent2Agent #Interoperability #AzureAI
- Company: Microsoft
- Target: AI Developers
- Product: Azure AI
- Feature: AI Agents
- Type: AI
- Severity: Informative