AI News: A2A v. ACP v. MCP v. USB
Competitors or "Complements" TBD: Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP); Google's Agent2Agent (A2A); Cisco's Agent Connect Protocol (ACP); USB-C
WHY
The USB-C story reveals how tech interconnects and iterates over time; lessons learned may indicate the massive implications of AI “connection” protocols.
USB-C
Dec 04, 2013: With new USB connector, no more wrong-way-up cables
Apr 1, 2014: Meet the next-gen USB cable that could sweep away all others
Apr 02, 2014: USB-IF Publishes First Type-C Connector Renderings
Aug 12, 2014: USB Type-C Connector Specifications Finalized
Sep 11, 2014: Hands On with USB Type C: Reversible USB Connectors
MCP
Nov 25, 2024: Introducing the Model Context Protocol
The “USB-C” for AI
Mar 1, 2025: Building Agents with Model Context Protocol - Full Workshop with Mahesh Murag of Anthropic
Model agnostic AI access
A2A
Apr 9, 2025: Announcing the Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A)
Google’s “A2A is an open protocol that complements Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP)”
ACP
Mar 5, 2025: ACP (Agent Communication Protocol) #284
Alpha draft
Apr 9, 2025: What MCP’s Rise Really Shows: A Tale of Two Ecosystems
A2A, ACP, MCP are “complementary”… “for now”…
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