Building a High-Performance AI Agent Mesh with Apache Thrift and A2A/MCP

[vishalmysore]

Hey A2A community! 👋 I'm excited to share my experience integrating Apache Thrift with A2A (Agent-to-Agent) and MCP (Model Context Protocol) to build a high-performance, polyglot AI agent mesh. This combination could be excellent for our distributed AI systems.

Why This Matters 🎯

Many of us are building AI systems that need to:

• Connect agents written in different languages
• Handle high-throughput model inference
• Maintain low latency for real-time AI
• Scale across distributed environments

The Power of Thrift + A2A/MCP 💪

Here's a quick example of how elegant this integration can be:

@Agent(name = "WeatherAgent")
public class WeatherServiceA2A implements WeatherService.Iface {
    @Action(description = "Get AI-powered weather forecast")
    @Override
    public String getForecast(String city) {
        // Seamlessly delegate to Python AI model
        try (ThriftClient<WeatherService.Client> client = pythonClientPool.acquire()) {
            return client.get().getForecast(city);
        }
    }
}

Key Benefits 📈

1. Cross-Language AI Integration

   • Python for ML models
   • Java/Scala for enterprise services
   • C++ for performance-critical components
   • All communicating seamlessly!

2. Performance Gains

   • Binary protocol = smaller payloads
   • Direct TCP connections = lower latency
   • Type safety across languages
   • Efficient tensor/model weight transfer

3. A2A/MCP Integration

   • Natural fit with A2A's agent discovery
   • MCP tools exposed across languages
   • Protocol translation built-in
   • Unified agent mesh topology

Quick Implementation Guide 🛠️

1. Define your Thrift interface:

service AIService {
    binary performInference(1: binary inputTensor)
    map<string, double> getModelMetrics()
}

2. Implement A2A agent with Thrift:

@Agent(groupName = "AI Services")
public class AIServiceAgent implements AIService.Iface {
    @Action(description = "Run model inference")
    public byte[] performInference(byte[] inputTensor) {
        // Your implementation here
    }
}

3. Register as MCP tool:

@MCPTool(name = "model_inference")
public class ModelInferenceTool {
    private final AIServiceAgent agent;
    
    public MCPResponse execute(MCPRequest request) {
        byte[] tensor = prepareTensor(request);
        return translateToMCP(agent.performInference(tensor));
    }
}

Getting Started 🚀

Check out our complete example on GitHub: a2aThriftExample

Feedback! 💭

1. How are you handling cross-language AI integration?
2. What performance challenges have you faced?
3. What other protocols are you using with A2A?

Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences! Drop a comment below or reach out if you want to collaborate.

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