MCP vs OpenAPI vs A2A vs ?: Preparing for the Agentic World

How to secure, govern, and observe MCP and agent-to-agent workflows using Kong Gateway and Konnect.

Agentic applications need more than OpenAPI. This session breaks down MCP (Model Context Protocol), agent-to-agent communication, and how to secure, govern, and observe these patterns with Kong Gateway and Konnect.

What you’ll learn:
- Why traditional API contracts aren’t enough for agents
- MCP fundamentals, streaming results, and tool calls over HTTP
- Gaps in authN/authZ (OAuth 2.1), trust, consent, and observability
- Agent-to-agent task delegation and state awareness
- How Kong Gateway enforces policy, PII sanitization, audit trails, and exposes MCP securely