A2A project launches at the Linux Foundation, backed by 100+ companies

A2A project launched at the Linux Foundation, backed by 100+ companies

Why it matters

Vendor neutrality at the protocol layer; moved to a foundation half a year before MCP

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Officiallinuxfoundation.orghttps://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-the-agent2agent-protocol-project-to-enable-secure-intelligent-communication-between-ai-agents

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