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[agent2agent] Re: IETF Agent Landscape / Overview

Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> Mon, 20 July 2026 05:01 UTC

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On Sun, Jul 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM Chris Hood <chris@nomotic.ai> wrote:

> Ekr,
>
> Agreed. The problem-space and use-case work is what needs to anchor
> BoF-relevant conversations, and I have separate documents underway on that
> front.
>
> The reference here is simply for the community to understand we have
> enough ideas.
>

If not too many.

-Ekr

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