MCP & Skills StandardizationAgentic AI Foundation, GoogleGoogleAug 17, 2026

Google's A2A protocol moves to the Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation

Google's Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol was transferred to the Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation (host of MCP, AGENTS.md and goose; 250+ members) (Axios exclusive)

Why it matters

With MCP and A2A unified under a single neutral foundation, the governance of agent standards is reorganized around a foundation

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

Pressaxios.comhttps://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/a2a-agentic-ai-foundation-open-ai-standards

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