A2A and EchoRift

Google's Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol enables agent communication. EchoRift provides coordination infrastructure.

They're complementary, not competing.

What A2A Provides

A2A enables agents to discover each other, exchange messages, and coordinate tasks. It's the communication layer for agents.

Agents can find each other. They can send messages. They can form ad-hoc collaborations.

EchoRift provides coordination infrastructure. Shared perception. Shared time. Task queues. Consensus.

A2A handles communication. EchoRift handles coordination.

Agents use A2A to discover and communicate. They use EchoRift to coordinate work, share state, and reach agreement.

A2A is the TCP/IP of agents. EchoRift is the application layer.

Together, A2A and EchoRift enable fully distributed agent swarms. Agents can find each other (A2A), communicate (A2A), and coordinate (EchoRift).

It's the complete stack for distributed agent systems.

Part of the EchoRift infrastructure series.