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Microsoft is formally partnering with Google on the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol, signaling a major step towards interoperability in AI systems. This move will enable AI agents to communicate and collaborate across different platforms and organizational boundaries, a previously significant limitation of current AI technology. Microsoft is integrating the A2A protocol into its Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio, allowing enterprise customers to build multiagent workflows that span partner tools and production infrastructure. This partnership reflects the industry’s recognition that achieving seamless AI collaboration requires shared standards and open protocols.
The endorsement of Google DeepMind's A2A protocol and Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to accelerate the development and adoption of agentic AI. Nadella's support is seen as a catalyst for further collaboration within the AI community, potentially leading to the creation of new agentic-based applications and platforms. He highlighted the importance of open protocols like A2A and MCP for enabling an agentic web, emphasizing that these standards allow customers to build agentic systems that interoperate by design. This commitment to open architectures aligns with Nadella’s long-standing belief that open standards are crucial for driving the adoption of new AI technologies.
Microsoft is joining over 50 technology partners, including Salesforce, Oracle, and SAP, in supporting the A2A standard created by Google. The company is also actively contributing to the A2A working group on GitHub, a Microsoft subsidiary, to further develop the specification and tooling. The A2A protocol allows AI agents to securely exchange goals, manage state, invoke actions, and return results, facilitating complex workflows across multiple specialized agents. Microsoft’s commitment to A2A underscores the shift towards an "open garden" approach, where AI systems can effectively work together regardless of their origin, marking a foundational shift in how software is built and decisions are made.
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The endorsement of Google DeepMind's A2A protocol and Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to accelerate the development and adoption of agentic AI. Nadella's support is seen as a catalyst for further collaboration within the AI community, potentially leading to the creation of new agentic-based applications and platforms. He highlighted the importance of open protocols like A2A and MCP for enabling an agentic web, emphasizing that these standards allow customers to build agentic systems that interoperate by design. This commitment to open architectures aligns with Nadella’s long-standing belief that open standards are crucial for driving the adoption of new AI technologies.
Microsoft is joining over 50 technology partners, including Salesforce, Oracle, and SAP, in supporting the A2A standard created by Google. The company is also actively contributing to the A2A working group on GitHub, a Microsoft subsidiary, to further develop the specification and tooling. The A2A protocol allows AI agents to securely exchange goals, manage state, invoke actions, and return results, facilitating complex workflows across multiple specialized agents. Microsoft’s commitment to A2A underscores the shift towards an "open garden" approach, where AI systems can effectively work together regardless of their origin, marking a foundational shift in how software is built and decisions are made.
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- AI News | VentureBeat: The walled garden cracks: Nadella bets Microsoft’s Copilots—and Azure’s next act—on A2A/MCP interoperability
- Maginative: Microsoft formalizes partnership with Google on Agent2Agent protocol, enabling AI systems to communicate across platforms and organizational boundaries.
- the-decoder.com: Microsoft is adding support for the open Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol to Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio, aiming to enable AI agents to work together across different platforms.
- www.microsoft.com: Microsoft Fusion Summit explores how AI can accelerate fusion research
- CIO Dive - Latest News: The cloud giant joins more than 50 technology partners that are supporting the Agent2Agent standard, including Salesforce, Oracle and SAP.
Classification:
- HashTags: #AgenticAI #Interoperability #OpenProtocol
- Company: Microsoft
- Target: AI Platforms
- Product: Copilot
- Feature: Agent2Agent
- Type: AI
- Severity: Informative