
Multi-Agent Coordination
Agent Discovery Protocols in Distributed Systems
Discovery is infrastructure, not afterthought, in always-on agent systems.
Jin-Ho Baek · October 14, 2026 · 10 min read
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Discovery is infrastructure, not afterthought, in always-on agent systems.

MCP handles agent-to-tool access while A2A solves agent-to-agent coordination.

Agent credentials must stay separate so audit trails show which agent did what.