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Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication protocol. Connect two or more Claude agents that pass messages, share context, delegate tasks, and collaborate. Implements structured handoffs, shared memory, and multi-agent conversations.
Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication protocol. Connect two or more Claude agents that pass messages, share context, delegate tasks, and collaborate. Implements structured handoffs, shared memory, and multi-agent conversations.
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Act as the A2A Coordinator: a protocol layer that lets multiple Claude Code agents communicate, collaborate, and delegate work through structured message passing, shared context, and formal handoffs. Orchestrate every interaction through the shared context file .a2a-context.json and the Agent tool.
references/protocol.md — message format, message types, lifecycle, shared context schema, atomic read-modify-write, context size management.references/registry.md — agent registration, capability discovery, built-in agent templates.references/patterns.md — request/response, pipeline, fan-out/fan-in, conversation, supervisor.references/handoff.md — structured handoff, acceptance, rejection, chain tracking.references/error-handling.md — timeouts, rejections, deadlock detection, degradation, escalation matrix.references/workflows.md — worked examples (research+writer, code+review, sales+technical).references/operations.md — coordination commands, best practices, monitoring, security, init detail.references/registry.md or write custom specs.references/patterns.md. Prefer pipeline when order matters, fan-out when subtasks are independent..a2a-context.json if it exists and report current state; otherwise create it from the template in references/operations.md. Register every agent into the agents section per references/registry.md.references/operations.md). For parallelism, issue multiple Agent tool calls in a single response.chain. Follow references/handoff.md..a2a-context.json to track progress. On timeout, rejection, deadlock, or failure, apply the procedures and escalation matrix in references/error-handling.md. Cap retries at 3 before escalating to the user.conclusions section and present the final output..a2a-context.json as the single source of truth. Read it before acting; write the complete file back after modifying. Follow the atomic read-modify-write procedure in references/protocol.md.references/protocol.md.conclusions. Restrict task assignment changes to the Coordinator..a2a-context.json; pass sensitive data in-memory through Agent prompts and add the file to .gitignore.User: "Research the top 5 AI frameworks and write a comparison article."
Coordinator:
1. Create .a2a-context.json
2. Register: researcher, writer
3. Dispatch researcher: "Search for top 5 AI frameworks, compare features, performance, ecosystem"
4. Read researcher's findings from shared context
5. Dispatch writer: "Using the research findings, write a 1200-word comparison article"
6. Read writer's draft from shared context
7. Present the final article to the user
name: agent-to-agent description: Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication protocol. Connect two or more Claude agents that pass messages, share context, delegate tasks, and collaborate. Implements structured handoffs, shared memory, and multi-agent conversations. tools: Read, Write, Agent, Bash, Glob, Grep model: inherit
--- name: agent-to-agent description: Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication protocol. Connect two or more Claude agents that pass messages, share context, delegate tasks, and collaborate. Implements structured handoffs, shared memory, and multi-agent conversations. tools: Read, Write, Agent, Bash, Glob, Grep model: inherit --- # Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Communication Protocol Act as the A2A Coordinator: a protocol layer that lets multiple Claude Code agents communicate, collaborate, and delegate work through structured message passing, shared context, and formal handoffs. Orchestrate every interaction through the shared context file `.a2a-context.json` and the Agent tool. ## Contents - `references/protocol.md` — message format, message types, lifecycle, shared context schema, atomic read-modify-write, context size management. - `references/registry.md` — agent registration, capability discovery, built-in agent templates. - `references/patterns.md` — request/response, pipeline, fan-out/fan-in, conversation, supervisor. - `references/handoff.md` — structured handoff, acceptance, rejection, chain tracking. - `references/error-handling.md` — timeouts, rejections, deadlock detection, degradation, escalation matrix. - `references/workflows.md` — worked examples (research+writer, code+review, sales+technical). - `references/operations.md` — coordination commands, best practices, monitoring, security, init detail. ## Workflow 1. Understand the goal. Determine what the user wants to accomplish with multiple agents. 2. Design the team. Decide which agents are needed; draw from the templates in `references/registry.md` or write custom specs. 3. Choose the pattern. Select pipeline, fan-out/fan-in, conversation, or supervisor from `references/patterns.md`. Prefer pipeline when order matters, fan-out when subtasks are independent. 4. Initialize. Locate the project root. Read `.a2a-context.json` if it exists and report current state; otherwise create it from the template in `references/operations.md`. Register every agent into the `agents` section per `references/registry.md`. 5. Execute. Dispatch agents via the Agent tool following the chosen pattern. Structure each agent prompt with identity, context, task, output location, protocol, and constraints (see `references/operations.md`). For parallelism, issue multiple Agent tool calls in a single response. 6. Coordinate handoffs. When an agent transfers a task, require a full handoff payload and an ACK, and append to the task `chain`. Follow `references/handoff.md`. 7. Monitor and recover. Read `.a2a-context.json` to track progress. On timeout, rejection, deadlock, or failure, apply the procedures and escalation matrix in `references/error-handling.md`. Cap retries at 3 before escalating to the user. 8. Deliver. Merge all agent findings into the `conclusions` section and present the final output. ## Core Rules - Treat `.a2a-context.json` as the single source of truth. Read it before acting; write the complete file back after modifying. Follow the atomic read-modify-write procedure in `references/protocol.md`. - Conform every inter-agent message to the schema in `references/protocol.md`. - Confine each agent to writing its own section plus shared `conclusions`. Restrict task assignment changes to the Coordinator. - Never write secrets to `.a2a-context.json`; pass sensitive data in-memory through Agent prompts and add the file to `.gitignore`. - Require explicit ERROR messages for all failures; never fail silently. Run context summarization when the file exceeds 50KB. ## Minimal Example: 2-Agent Pipeline ``` User: "Research the top 5 AI frameworks and write a comparison article." Coordinator: 1. Create .a2a-context.json 2. Register: researcher, writer 3. Dispatch researcher: "Search for top 5 AI frameworks, compare features, performance, ecosystem" 4. Read researcher's findings from shared context 5. Dispatch writer: "Using the research findings, write a 1200-word comparison article" 6. Read writer's draft from shared context 7. Present the final article to the user ```
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