Agentic AI Masterclass: Open Protocols & Practical Use Cases — MCP, A2A, and Beyond

Open protocols now enable seamless collaboration between AI agents, eliminating complex configurations. This Agentic AI Masterclass segment, presented by the creators of the Coveo MCP Server, will explore crucial protocols for contemporary AI workflows. These include Model Context Protocol (MCP) for tool-calling, Google’s Agent-to-Agent (A2A) messaging, OpenAI function-calling, LangChain’s tool schema, AWS Bedrock Agent tools, and Salesforce Agentforce.

Here's what you'll get in this fast-paced, dev-focused session: no fluff, just practical stuff. We'll show you how to:

• Get hands-on with Coveo's Passage Retrieval, Answer, and Search APIs using an MCP Server to create real Proofs of Concept.
• Dive into a live agentic use case from our Design Partner Program – we'll cover everything, from figuring out what users want and finding the right info, to generating answers and how agents work together.
• Share real insights from customer trials: what security hurdles we faced, how we tweaked search results, and what it really takes to get things "production-ready," like using enterprise connectors.
• Talk about being flexible with different protocols – how Coveo's smart index lets you stay adaptable now and for future AI setups.

Come hang out and boost your skills. You'll leave with code examples and a solid idea of how to build open-standard AI apps for big companies.