RFC 8693 token exchange — the nurse Alice scenario
Dual-identity tokens for the agent → MCP server → upstream API chain. Subject stays the user; Actor identifies the agent acting on the user's behalf. Walked through with a worked clinical example.
#Agents
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Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol — the spec and the Go client
Anthropic's A2A spec standardises how agents talk to other agents (not just tools). The Go client is small; the conceptual shift is what matters.
Google Cloud's 12 agent design patterns — mapped to real agent implementations
Google publishes a 12-pattern taxonomy for agent design. Most of them have direct corollaries in production code; one or two are best ignored. The mapping I've used.
Cost-aware agent dispatch — when the cheap agent is enough
Not every query needs the production agent. A cost-aware dispatcher decides whether to route to the cheap-and-fast agent or the expensive-and-thorough one. Same UX, dramatically lower bill.
Latency-aware agent dispatch — picking by SLO, not by capability
Two agents can do the same job. One takes 200ms; the other takes 5 seconds. Pick by user-facing SLO, not by which agent is "better." The dispatcher pattern.