Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF)

Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF): The Linux Foundation-directed foundation that hosts MCP, A2A, goose and AGENTS.md. Example: A2A joined as a Growth Stage project on 27 Aug 2026. Next in the glossary is agents.json: An OpenAPI-based file at /.well-known/agents.json describing flows of API calls for agents.

Definition

The Linux Foundation-directed foundation that hosts MCP, A2A, goose and AGENTS.md.

Example, with source

A2A joined as a Growth Stage project on 27 Aug 2026. (a2a-protocol.org, read 4 November 2026)

Where it appears on this site

• MCP
• A2A

Neighbouring terms

• Agent2Agent (A2A): A protocol for agents to discover each other and exchange tasks, now at version 1.0.0.
• agents.json: An OpenAPI-based file at /.well-known/agents.json describing flows of API calls for agents.
• AI gateway: A proxy in front of model APIs that adds caching, rate limits, logs and billing across providers.