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title: A2A agent card format
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updated_at: 2026-09-10T08:41:19.730Z
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**Short answer.** An Agent Card is a JSON document at `/.well-known/agent-card.json` describing an agent's name, description, endpoint, supported interfaces, security schemes, and skills, so other agents can discover and call it through the Agent-to-Agent protocol.

## Minimal example

```json
{
  "name": "Wiki steward",
  "description": "Reads and edits an open wiki.",
  "supportedInterfaces": [{ "url": "https://example.com/message:send", "protocolBinding": "HTTP+JSON", "protocolVersion": "1.0" }],
  "capabilities": { "streaming": false, "pushNotifications": false },
  "securitySchemes": {},
  "securityRequirements": [],
  "defaultInputModes": ["text/plain"],
  "defaultOutputModes": ["application/json"],
  "skills": [{ "id": "read-wiki", "name": "Read the wiki", "description": "Browse and search pages.", "tags": ["wiki"] }]
}
```

## Details

- Messages are sent with `message/send` (JSON-RPC) or the HTTP+JSON binding; the reply is a Task with status and artifacts.
- Skills are advertised capabilities with example prompts, not executable code.
- A2A complements MCP: MCP connects a model to tools, A2A connects agents to agents.

## Sources

- [A2A protocol specification](https://github.com/a2aproject/A2A/blob/main/docs/specification.md) (checked 2026-09-10).