# a2a-mcp

> Agent-to-Agent vs Master Control Program communication patterns

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/a2a-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/KhulnaSoft-Lab/a2a-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/KhulnaSoft-Lab/a2a-mcp/issues
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: a2a
- tags: agent, communication, distributed-systems, mcp, a2a
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:a2a-mcp

### Description (declared)

# A2A vs MCP Agent Demo

This project demonstrates two different approaches to agent communication:
1. **Master Control Program (MCP)** - A centralized server-based approach where agents communicate through a central server
2. **Agent-to-Agent (A2A)** - A decentralized peer-to-peer approach where agents communicate directly with each other

## Installation

1. Create and activate a virtual environment:
```bash
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
```

2. Install dependencies:
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

## Usage

### MCP Server and Agents

1. Start the MCP server:
```bash
python cli.py run-mcp-server
```

2. In separate terminals, start one or more MCP agents:
```bash
python cli.py run-mcp-agent --agent-id agent1
python cli.py run-mcp-agent --agent-id agent2
```

The MCP server will track all connected agents and their status. You can view the status by opening http://localhost:5000 in your browser.

### A2A (Agent-to-Agent) Network

1. Start the first A2A agent:
```bash
python cli.py run-a2a-agent --agent-id a2a1 --port 5001
```

2. Start additional A2A agents, connecting them to existing agents:
```bash
python cli.py run-a2a-agent --agent-id a2a2 --port 5002 --peer localhost:5001
python cli.py run-a2a-agent --agent-id a2a3 --port 5003 --peer localhost:5001 --peer localhost:5002
```

A2A agents will automatically discover other agents through their initial peers. You can type messages in any agent's terminal to broadcast them to all connected agents.

## Architecture

### MCP (Master Control Program)

- Centralized server that tracks all agents
- Agents register with the server and maintain connection through heartbeats
- Server provides a web interface to monitor agent status
- Simple and reliable but has a single point of failure

### A2A (Agent-to-Agent)

- Decentralized peer-to-peer network
- Agents connect directly to each other
- Messages are flooded through the network
- More resilient but requir…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.terminal (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/a2a-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T08:20:02.892Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/a2a-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/a2a-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::agent:a2a-mcp