A2A Python SDK

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  A Python library for running agentic applications as A2A Servers, following the [Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol](https://a2a-protocol.org).

[!IMPORTANT] Upgrading the SDK from 0.3 to 1.0? See the v0.3 → v1.0 migration guide. For supported A2A spec versions, see Compatibility.

✨ Features

A2A Protocol Compliant: Build agentic applications that adhere to the Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol.
Extensible: Easily add support for different communication protocols and database backends.
Asynchronous: Built on modern async Python for high performance.
Optional Integrations: Includes optional support for:
- HTTP servers (FastAPI, Starlette)
- gRPC
- OpenTelemetry for tracing
- SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite)

🧩 Compatibility

This SDK implements the A2A Protocol Specification 1.0, with compatibility mode for 0.3. See #742 for details on the compatibility scope.

Spec Version	Transport	Client	Server
`1.0`	JSON-RPC	✅	✅
`1.0`	HTTP+JSON/REST	✅	✅
`1.0`	gRPC	✅	✅
`0.3` (compat)	JSON-RPC	✅	✅
`0.3` (compat)	HTTP+JSON/REST	✅	✅
`0.3` (compat)	gRPC	✅	✅

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+
uv (recommended) or pip

🔧 Installation

Install the core SDK and any desired extras using your preferred package manager.

Feature	`uv` Command	`pip` Command
Core SDK	`uv add a2a-sdk`	`pip install a2a-sdk`
All Extras	`uv add "a2a-sdk[all]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[all]"`
HTTP Server	`uv add "a2a-sdk[http-server]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[http-server]"`
FastAPI Integration	`uv add "a2a-sdk[fastapi]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[fastapi]"`
gRPC Support	`uv add "a2a-sdk[grpc]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[grpc]"`
OpenTelemetry Tracing	`uv add "a2a-sdk[telemetry]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[telemetry]"`
Encryption	`uv add "a2a-sdk[encryption]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[encryption]"`

Database Drivers
PostgreSQL	`uv add "a2a-sdk[postgresql]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[postgresql]"`
MySQL	`uv add "a2a-sdk[mysql]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[mysql]"`
SQLite	`uv add "a2a-sdk[sqlite]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[sqlite]"`
All SQL Drivers	`uv add "a2a-sdk[sql]"`	`pip install "a2a-sdk[sql]"`

Examples

Helloworld Example

Run Remote Agent

git clone https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-samples.git
cd a2a-samples/samples/python/agents/helloworld
uv run .

In another terminal, run the client

cd a2a-samples/samples/python/agents/helloworld
uv run test_client.py

You can validate your agent using the agent inspector. Follow the instructions at the a2a-inspector repo.

🌐 More Examples

You can find a variety of more detailed examples in the a2a-samples repository:

Python Examples
JavaScript Examples

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see the CONTRIBUTING.md file for guidelines on how to get involved.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

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