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Protocols - AWS Prescriptive Guidance

Protocols

AI agents require standardized communication protocols to interact with other agents and services. Organizations implementing agent architectures face significant challenges around interoperability, vendor independence, and future-proofing their investments.

This section helps you navigate the agent-to-agent and agent-tool-use protocol landscape with a focus on open standards that maximize flexibility and interoperability.

In this section:

  • Why protocol selection matters

  • Agent-to-agent protocols

  • Selecting agentic protocols

  • Implementation strategy for agentic protocols

  • Getting started with MCP

  • Getting started with A2A