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# Agent Communication Protocol ## Docs - [Contribute](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/about/contribute.md): Help shape the future of agent interoperability - [MCP and A2A](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/about/mcp-and-a2a.md): How does ACP compare to other AI protocols - [Mission & Team](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/about/mission-and-team.md): The why, who, and how of ACP - [What's Next](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/about/whats-next.md): Areas of exploration for future ACP development - [Agent Discovery](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/agent-discovery.md): Discover available agents and their capabilities - [Agent Manifest](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/agent-manifest.md): Structure and usage of the Agent Manifest - [Agent Run Lifecycle](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/agent-run-lifecycle.md): Understand the Agent Run lifecycle - [Architecture](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/architecture.md): Overview of the core architecture behind the Agent Communication Protocol - [Distributed Sessions](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/distributed-sessions.md): How ACP enables session continuity across independent server instances - [Errors](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/errors.md): Error structure and handling in the Agent Communication Protocol - [Message Metadata](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/message-metadata.md): Learn how ACP uses metadata to provide semantic context and additional information for message parts - [Message Structure](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/message-structure.md): A minimal, multi-modal structure for exchanging content - [Production-grade](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/production-grade.md): Designed for secure, scalable, production-grade deployments - [Stateful Agents](https://agentcommunicationprotocol.dev/core-concepts/st