Google Just Changed Software Forever With MCP + A2A—Here’s How Aug/1/26

so what happened today was that Google announced A2A, Asian to Asian protocol, and it connects to something I've been obsessing over lately, which is MCP or Model Context Protocol. They both are protocols. I'll explain what I mean. First, let me back up. I wrote a deep dive on Stack about Model Context Protocol, totally free. It's fundamentally like, don't have to go read it. I'll explain it right here. It's a fascinating shift in how AI systems work with tools. Because before, for 70 years, we would program exactly what we wanted AI to do. And now, we let AI decide what to do. So think about that. Instead of programming every step in a workflow, Model Context Protocol allows us to describe tools and let AI figure out how to use those tools. So think about that. Instead of writing specific instructions like if this happens, use this tool, it's a fascinating shift in how AI systems work with tools. Because before, for 70 years, we would program exactly what we wanted AI to do. And now, we let AI decide what to do. So think about that. Instead of programming every step in a workflow, Model Context Protocol allows us to describe tools and let AI figure out how to use those tools.