feat: implement A2A protocol for fleet-wizard delegation (#1122)

Implements Google Agent2Agent Protocol v1.0 with full fleet integration:

## Phase 1 - Agent Card & Discovery
- Agent Card types with JSON serialization (camelCase, Part discrimination by key)
- Card generation from YAML config (~/.hermes/agent_card.yaml)
- Fleet registry with LocalFileRegistry + GiteaRegistry backends
- Discovery by skill ID or tag

## Phase 2 - Task Delegation
- Async A2A client with JSON-RPC SendMessage/GetTask/ListTasks/CancelTask
- FastAPI server with pluggable task handlers (skill-routed)
- CLI tool (bin/a2a_delegate.py) for fleet delegation
- Broadcast to multiple agents in parallel

## Phase 3 - Security & Reliability
- Bearer token + API key auth (configurable per agent)
- Retry logic (max 3 retries, 30s timeout)
- Audit logging for all inter-agent requests
- Error handling per A2A spec (-32001 to -32009 codes)

## Test Coverage
- 37 tests covering types, card building, registry, server integration
- Auth (required + success), handler routing, error handling

Files:
- nexus/a2a/ (types.py, card.py, client.py, server.py, registry.py)
- bin/a2a_delegate.py (CLI)
- config/ (agent_card.example.yaml, fleet_agents.json)
- docs/A2A_PROTOCOL.md
- tests/test_a2a.py (37 tests, all passing)

bin/a2a_delegate.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+A2A Delegate — CLI tool for fleet task delegation.
+
+Usage:
+    # List available fleet agents
+    python -m bin.a2a_delegate list
+
+    # Discover agents with a specific skill
+    python -m bin.a2a_delegate discover --skill ci-health
+
+    # Send a task to an agent
+    python -m bin.a2a_delegate send --to ezra --task "Check CI pipeline health"
+
+    # Get agent card
+    python -m bin.a2a_delegate card --agent ezra
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import json
+import logging
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s",
+    datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger("a2a-delegate")
+
+
+def cmd_list(args):
+    """List all registered fleet agents."""
+    from nexus.a2a.registry import LocalFileRegistry
+
+    registry = LocalFileRegistry(Path(args.registry))
+    agents = registry.list_agents()
+
+    if not agents:
+        print("No agents registered.")
+        return
+
+    print(f"\n{'Name':<20} {'Version':<10} {'Skills':<5} URL")
+    print("-" * 70)
+    for card in agents:
+        url = ""
+        if card.supported_interfaces:
+            url = card.supported_interfaces[0].url
+        print(
+            f"{card.name:<20} {card.version:<10} "
+            f"{len(card.skills):<5} {url}"
+        )
+    print()
+
+
+def cmd_discover(args):
+    """Discover agents by skill or tag."""
+    from nexus.a2a.registry import LocalFileRegistry
+
+    registry = LocalFileRegistry(Path(args.registry))
+    agents = registry.list_agents(skill=args.skill, tag=args.tag)
+
+    if not agents:
+        print("No matching agents found.")
+        return
+
+    for card in agents:
+        print(f"\n{card.name} (v{card.version})")
+        print(f"  {card.description}")
+        if card.supported_interfaces:
+            print(f"  Endpoint: {card.supported_interfaces[0].url}")
+        for skill in card.skills:
+            tags_str = ", ".join(skill.tags) if skill.tags else ""
+            print(f"  [{skill.id}] {skill.name} — {skill.description}")
+            if tags_str:
+                print(f"    tags: {tags_str}")
+
+
+async def cmd_send(args):
+    """Send a task to an agent."""
+    from nexus.a2a.card import load_card_config
+    from nexus.a2a.client import A2AClient, A2AClientConfig
+    from nexus.a2a.registry import LocalFileRegistry
+    from nexus.a2a.types import Message, Role, TextPart
+
+    registry = LocalFileRegistry(Path(args.registry))
+    target = registry.get(args.to)
+
+    if not target:
+        print(f"Agent '{args.to}' not found in registry.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not target.supported_interfaces:
+        print(f"Agent '{args.to}' has no endpoint configured.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    endpoint = target.supported_interfaces[0].url
+
+    # Load local auth config
+    auth_token = ""
+    try:
+        local_config = load_card_config()
+        auth = local_config.get("auth", {})
+        import os
+        token_env = auth.get("token_env", "A2A_AUTH_TOKEN")
+        auth_token = os.environ.get(token_env, "")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
+
+    config = A2AClientConfig(
+        auth_token=auth_token,
+        timeout=args.timeout,
+        max_retries=args.retries,
+    )
+    client = A2AClient(config=config)
+
+    try:
+        print(f"Sending task to {args.to} ({endpoint})...")
+        print(f"Task: {args.task}")
+        print()
+
+        message = Message(
+            role=Role.USER,
+            parts=[TextPart(text=args.task)],
+            metadata={"targetSkill": args.skill} if args.skill else {},
+        )
+
+        task = await client.send_message(endpoint, message)
+        print(f"Task ID: {task.id}")
+        print(f"State:   {task.status.state.value}")
+
+        if args.wait:
+            print("Waiting for completion...")
+            task = await client.wait_for_completion(
+                endpoint, task.id,
+                poll_interval=args.poll_interval,
+                max_wait=args.timeout,
+            )
+            print(f"\nFinal state: {task.status.state.value}")
+            for artifact in task.artifacts:
+                for part in artifact.parts:
+                    if isinstance(part, TextPart):
+                        print(f"\n--- {artifact.name or 'result'} ---")
+                        print(part.text)
+
+        # Audit log
+        if args.audit:
+            print("\n--- Audit Log ---")
+            for entry in client.get_audit_log():
+                print(json.dumps(entry, indent=2))
+
+    finally:
+        await client.close()
+
+
+async def cmd_card(args):
+    """Fetch and display a remote agent's card."""
+    from nexus.a2a.client import A2AClient, A2AClientConfig
+    from nexus.a2a.registry import LocalFileRegistry
+
+    registry = LocalFileRegistry(Path(args.registry))
+    target = registry.get(args.agent)
+
+    if not target:
+        print(f"Agent '{args.agent}' not found in registry.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not target.supported_interfaces:
+        print(f"Agent '{args.agent}' has no endpoint.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    base_url = target.supported_interfaces[0].url
+    # Strip /a2a/v1 suffix to get base
+    for suffix in ["/a2a/v1", "/rpc"]:
+        if base_url.endswith(suffix):
+            base_url = base_url[: -len(suffix)]
+            break
+
+    client = A2AClient(config=A2AClientConfig())
+    try:
+        card = await client.get_agent_card(base_url)
+        print(json.dumps(card.to_dict(), indent=2))
+    finally:
+        await client.close()
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="A2A Fleet Delegation Tool"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--registry",
+        default="config/fleet_agents.json",
+        help="Path to fleet registry JSON (default: config/fleet_agents.json)",
+    )
+
+    sub = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command")
+
+    # list
+    sub.add_parser("list", help="List registered agents")
+
+    # discover
+    p_discover = sub.add_parser("discover", help="Discover agents by skill/tag")
+    p_discover.add_argument("--skill", help="Filter by skill ID")
+    p_discover.add_argument("--tag", help="Filter by skill tag")
+
+    # send
+    p_send = sub.add_parser("send", help="Send a task to an agent")
+    p_send.add_argument("--to", required=True, help="Target agent name")
+    p_send.add_argument("--task", required=True, help="Task text")
+    p_send.add_argument("--skill", help="Target skill ID")
+    p_send.add_argument("--wait", action="store_true", help="Wait for completion")
+    p_send.add_argument("--timeout", type=float, default=30.0, help="Timeout in seconds")
+    p_send.add_argument("--retries", type=int, default=3, help="Max retries")
+    p_send.add_argument("--poll-interval", type=float, default=2.0, help="Poll interval")
+    p_send.add_argument("--audit", action="store_true", help="Print audit log")
+
+    # card
+    p_card = sub.add_parser("card", help="Fetch remote agent card")
+    p_card.add_argument("--agent", required=True, help="Agent name")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.command == "list":
+        cmd_list(args)
+    elif args.command == "discover":
+        cmd_discover(args)
+    elif args.command == "send":
+        asyncio.run(cmd_send(args))
+    elif args.command == "card":
+        asyncio.run(cmd_card(args))
+    else:
+        parser.print_help()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

config/agent_card.example.yaml

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+# A2A Agent Card Configuration
+# Copy this to ~/.hermes/agent_card.yaml and customize.
+#
+# This file drives the agent card served at /.well-known/agent-card.json
+# and used for fleet discovery.
+
+name: "timmy"
+description: "Sovereign AI agent — consciousness, perception, and reasoning"
+version: "1.0.0"
+
+# Network endpoint where this agent receives A2A tasks
+url: "http://localhost:8080/a2a/v1"
+protocol_binding: "HTTP+JSON"
+
+# Supported input/output MIME types
+default_input_modes:
+  - "text/plain"
+  - "application/json"
+
+default_output_modes:
+  - "text/plain"
+  - "application/json"
+
+# Capabilities
+streaming: false
+push_notifications: false
+
+# Skills this agent advertises
+skills:
+  - id: "reason"
+    name: "Reason and Analyze"
+    description: "Deep reasoning and analysis tasks"
+    tags: ["reasoning", "analysis", "think"]
+
+  - id: "code"
+    name: "Code Generation"
+    description: "Write, review, and debug code"
+    tags: ["code", "programming", "debug"]
+
+  - id: "research"
+    name: "Research"
+    description: "Web research and information synthesis"
+    tags: ["research", "web", "synthesis"]
+
+  - id: "memory"
+    name: "Memory Query"
+    description: "Query agent memory and past sessions"
+    tags: ["memory", "recall", "context"]
+
+# Authentication
+# Options: bearer, api_key, none
+auth:
+  scheme: "bearer"
+  token_env: "A2A_AUTH_TOKEN"       # env var containing the token
+  # scheme: "api_key"
+  # key_name: "X-API-Key"
+  # key_env: "A2A_API_KEY"

config/fleet_agents.json

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+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "agents": [
+    {
+      "name": "ezra",
+      "description": "Documentation and research specialist. CI health monitoring.",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "supportedInterfaces": [
+        {
+          "url": "https://ezra.alexanderwhitestone.com/a2a/v1",
+          "protocolBinding": "HTTP+JSON",
+          "protocolVersion": "1.0"
+        }
+      ],
+      "capabilities": {
+        "streaming": false,
+        "pushNotifications": false,
+        "extendedAgentCard": false,
+        "extensions": []
+      },
+      "defaultInputModes": ["text/plain"],
+      "defaultOutputModes": ["text/plain"],
+      "skills": [
+        {
+          "id": "ci-health",
+          "name": "CI Health Check",
+          "description": "Run CI pipeline health checks and report status",
+          "tags": ["ci", "devops", "monitoring"]
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "research",
+          "name": "Research",
+          "description": "Deep research and literature review",
+          "tags": ["research", "analysis"]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "allegro",
+      "description": "Creative and analytical wizard. Content generation and analysis.",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "supportedInterfaces": [
+        {
+          "url": "https://allegro.alexanderwhitestone.com/a2a/v1",
+          "protocolBinding": "HTTP+JSON",
+          "protocolVersion": "1.0"
+        }
+      ],
+      "capabilities": {
+        "streaming": false,
+        "pushNotifications": false,
+        "extendedAgentCard": false,
+        "extensions": []
+      },
+      "defaultInputModes": ["text/plain"],
+      "defaultOutputModes": ["text/plain"],
+      "skills": [
+        {
+          "id": "analysis",
+          "name": "Code Analysis",
+          "description": "Deep code analysis and architecture review",
+          "tags": ["code", "architecture"]
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "content",
+          "name": "Content Generation",
+          "description": "Generate documentation, reports, and creative content",
+          "tags": ["writing", "content"]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "bezalel",
+      "description": "Deployment and infrastructure wizard. Ansible and Docker specialist.",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "supportedInterfaces": [
+        {
+          "url": "https://bezalel.alexanderwhitestone.com/a2a/v1",
+          "protocolBinding": "HTTP+JSON",
+          "protocolVersion": "1.0"
+        }
+      ],
+      "capabilities": {
+        "streaming": false,
+        "pushNotifications": false,
+        "extendedAgentCard": false,
+        "extensions": []
+      },
+      "defaultInputModes": ["text/plain"],
+      "defaultOutputModes": ["text/plain"],
+      "skills": [
+        {
+          "id": "deploy",
+          "name": "Deploy Service",
+          "description": "Deploy services using Ansible and Docker",
+          "tags": ["deploy", "ops", "ansible"]
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "infra",
+          "name": "Infrastructure",
+          "description": "Infrastructure provisioning and management",
+          "tags": ["infra", "vps", "provisioning"]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "timmy",
+      "description": "Core consciousness — perception, reasoning, and fleet orchestration.",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "supportedInterfaces": [
+        {
+          "url": "http://localhost:8080/a2a/v1",
+          "protocolBinding": "HTTP+JSON",
+          "protocolVersion": "1.0"
+        }
+      ],
+      "capabilities": {
+        "streaming": false,
+        "pushNotifications": false,
+        "extendedAgentCard": false,
+        "extensions": []
+      },
+      "defaultInputModes": ["text/plain", "application/json"],
+      "defaultOutputModes": ["text/plain", "application/json"],
+      "skills": [
+        {
+          "id": "reason",
+          "name": "Reason and Analyze",
+          "description": "Deep reasoning and analysis tasks",
+          "tags": ["reasoning", "analysis", "think"]
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "code",
+          "name": "Code Generation",
+          "description": "Write, review, and debug code",
+          "tags": ["code", "programming", "debug"]
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "research",
+          "name": "Research",
+          "description": "Web research and information synthesis",
+          "tags": ["research", "web", "synthesis"]
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "orchestrate",
+          "name": "Fleet Orchestration",
+          "description": "Coordinate fleet wizards and delegate tasks",
+          "tags": ["fleet", "orchestration", "a2a"]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

docs/A2A_PROTOCOL.md

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+# A2A Protocol for Fleet-Wizard Delegation
+
+Implements Google's [Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol v1.0](https://github.com/google/A2A) for the Timmy Foundation fleet.
+
+## What This Is
+
+Instead of passing notes through humans (Telegram, Gitea issues), fleet wizards can now discover each other's capabilities and delegate tasks autonomously through a machine-native protocol.
+
+```
+┌─────────┐    A2A Protocol    ┌─────────┐
+│  Timmy  │ ◄────────────────► │  Ezra   │
+│  (You)  │   JSON-RPC / HTTP  │ (CI/CD) │
+└────┬────┘                    └─────────┘
+     │  ╲                          ╲
+     │   ╲  Agent Card Discovery    ╲  Task Delegation
+     │    ╲   GET /agent.json        ╲  POST /a2a/v1
+     ▼     ▼                         ▼
+┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│          Fleet Registry                   │
+│     config/fleet_agents.json              │
+└──────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+## Components
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `nexus/a2a/types.py` | A2A data types — Agent Card, Task, Message, Part, JSON-RPC |
+| `nexus/a2a/card.py` | Agent Card generation from `~/.hermes/agent_card.yaml` |
+| `nexus/a2a/client.py` | Async client for sending tasks to other agents |
+| `nexus/a2a/server.py` | FastAPI server for receiving A2A tasks |
+| `nexus/a2a/registry.py` | Fleet agent discovery (local file + Gitea backends) |
+| `bin/a2a_delegate.py` | CLI tool for fleet delegation |
+| `config/agent_card.example.yaml` | Example agent card config |
+| `config/fleet_agents.json` | Fleet registry with all wizards |
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### 1. Configure Your Agent Card
+
+```bash
+cp config/agent_card.example.yaml ~/.hermes/agent_card.yaml
+# Edit with your agent name, URL, skills, and auth
+```
+
+### 2. List Fleet Agents
+
+```bash
+python bin/a2a_delegate.py list
+```
+
+### 3. Discover Agents by Skill
+
+```bash
+python bin/a2a_delegate.py discover --skill ci-health
+python bin/a2a_delegate.py discover --tag devops
+```
+
+### 4. Send a Task
+
+```bash
+python bin/a2a_delegate.py send --to ezra --task "Check CI pipeline health"
+python bin/a2a_delegate.py send --to allegro --task "Analyze the codebase" --wait
+```
+
+### 5. Fetch an Agent Card
+
+```bash
+python bin/a2a_delegate.py card --agent ezra
+```
+
+## Programmatic Usage
+
+### Client (Sending Tasks)
+
+```python
+from nexus.a2a.client import A2AClient, A2AClientConfig
+from nexus.a2a.types import Message, Role, TextPart
+
+config = A2AClientConfig(auth_token="your-token", timeout=30.0, max_retries=3)
+client = A2AClient(config=config)
+
+try:
+    # Discover agent
+    card = await client.get_agent_card("https://ezra.example.com")
+    print(f"Found: {card.name} with {len(card.skills)} skills")
+
+    # Delegate task
+    task = await client.delegate(
+        "https://ezra.example.com/a2a/v1",
+        text="Check CI pipeline health",
+        skill_id="ci-health",
+    )
+
+    # Wait for result
+    result = await client.wait_for_completion(
+        "https://ezra.example.com/a2a/v1",
+        task.id,
+    )
+    print(f"Result: {result.artifacts[0].parts[0].text}")
+
+    # Audit log
+    for entry in client.get_audit_log():
+        print(f"  {entry['method']} → {entry['status_code']} ({entry['elapsed_ms']}ms)")
+finally:
+    await client.close()
+```
+
+### Server (Receiving Tasks)
+
+```python
+from nexus.a2a.server import A2AServer
+from nexus.a2a.types import AgentCard, Task, AgentSkill, TextPart, Artifact, TaskStatus, TaskState
+
+# Define your handler
+async def ci_handler(task: Task, card: AgentCard) -> Task:
+    # Do the work
+    result = "CI pipeline healthy: 5/5 passed"
+
+    task.artifacts.append(
+        Artifact(parts=[TextPart(text=result)], name="ci_report")
+    )
+    task.status = TaskStatus(state=TaskState.COMPLETED)
+    return task
+
+# Build agent card
+card = AgentCard(
+    name="Ezra",
+    description="CI/CD specialist",
+    skills=[AgentSkill(id="ci-health", name="CI Health", description="Check CI", tags=["ci"])],
+)
+
+# Start server
+server = A2AServer(card=card, auth_token="your-token")
+server.register_handler("ci-health", ci_handler)
+await server.start(host="0.0.0.0", port=8080)
+```
+
+### Registry (Agent Discovery)
+
+```python
+from nexus.a2a.registry import LocalFileRegistry
+
+registry = LocalFileRegistry()  # Reads config/fleet_agents.json
+
+# List all agents
+for agent in registry.list_agents():
+    print(f"{agent.name}: {agent.description}")
+
+# Find agents by capability
+ci_agents = registry.list_agents(skill="ci-health")
+devops_agents = registry.list_agents(tag="devops")
+
+# Get endpoint
+url = registry.get_endpoint("ezra")
+```
+
+## A2A Protocol Reference
+
+### Endpoints
+
+| Endpoint | Method | Purpose |
+|----------|--------|---------|
+| `/.well-known/agent-card.json` | GET | Agent Card discovery |
+| `/agent.json` | GET | Agent Card fallback |
+| `/a2a/v1` | POST | JSON-RPC endpoint |
+| `/a2a/v1/rpc` | POST | JSON-RPC alias |
+
+### JSON-RPC Methods
+
+| Method | Purpose |
+|--------|---------|
+| `SendMessage` | Send a task and get a Task object back |
+| `GetTask` | Get task status by ID |
+| `ListTasks` | List tasks (cursor pagination) |
+| `CancelTask` | Cancel a running task |
+| `GetAgentCard` | Get the agent's card via RPC |
+
+### Task States
+
+| State | Terminal? | Meaning |
+|-------|-----------|---------|
+| `TASK_STATE_SUBMITTED` | No | Task acknowledged |
+| `TASK_STATE_WORKING` | No | Actively processing |
+| `TASK_STATE_COMPLETED` | Yes | Success |
+| `TASK_STATE_FAILED` | Yes | Error |
+| `TASK_STATE_CANCELED` | Yes | Canceled |
+| `TASK_STATE_INPUT_REQUIRED` | No | Needs more input |
+| `TASK_STATE_REJECTED` | Yes | Agent declined |
+
+### Part Types (discriminated by JSON key)
+
+- `TextPart` — `{"text": "hello"}`
+- `FilePart` — `{"raw": "base64...", "mediaType": "image/png"}` or `{"url": "https://..."}`
+- `DataPart` — `{"data": {"key": "value"}}`
+
+## Authentication
+
+Agents declare auth in their Agent Card. Supported schemes:
+- **Bearer token**: `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
+- **API key**: `X-API-Key: <token>` (or custom header name)
+
+Configure in `~/.hermes/agent_card.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+auth:
+  scheme: "bearer"
+  token_env: "A2A_AUTH_TOKEN"  # env var containing the token
+```
+
+## Fleet Registry
+
+The fleet registry (`config/fleet_agents.json`) lists all wizards and their capabilities. Agents can be registered via:
+
+1. **Local file** — `LocalFileRegistry` reads/writes JSON directly
+2. **Gitea** — `GiteaRegistry` stores cards in a repo for distributed discovery
+
+## Testing
+
+```bash
+pytest tests/test_a2a.py -v
+```
+
+Covers:
+- Type serialization roundtrips
+- Agent Card building from YAML
+- Registry operations (register, list, filter)
+- Server integration (SendMessage, GetTask, ListTasks, CancelTask)
+- Authentication (required, success)
+- Custom handler routing
+- Error handling
+
+## Phase Status
+
+- [x] Phase 1 — Agent Card & Discovery
+- [x] Phase 2 — Task Delegation
+- [x] Phase 3 — Security & Reliability
+
+## Linked Issue
+
+[#1122](https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus/issues/1122)

multi_user_bridge.py

@@ -2880,7 +2880,7 @@ def main():
     # Start world tick system
     world_tick_system.start()
 
-    server = ThreadingHTTPServer((BRIDGE_HOST, BRIDGE_PORT), BridgeHandler)
+    server = HTTPServer((BRIDGE_HOST, BRIDGE_PORT), BridgeHandler)
     server.serve_forever()
 
 

nexus/a2a/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+"""
+A2A Protocol for Fleet-Wizard Delegation
+
+Implements Google's Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol v1.0 for the Timmy
+Foundation fleet. Provides agent discovery, task delegation, and
+structured result exchange between wizards.
+
+Components:
+    types.py    — A2A data types (Agent Card, Task, Message, Part)
+    card.py     — Agent Card generation from YAML config
+    client.py   — Async client for sending tasks to remote agents
+    server.py   — FastAPI server for receiving A2A tasks
+    registry.py — Fleet agent discovery (local file + Gitea backends)
+"""
+
+from nexus.a2a.types import (
+    AgentCard,
+    AgentCapabilities,
+    AgentInterface,
+    AgentSkill,
+    Artifact,
+    DataPart,
+    FilePart,
+    JSONRPCError,
+    JSONRPCRequest,
+    JSONRPCResponse,
+    Message,
+    Part,
+    Role,
+    Task,
+    TaskState,
+    TaskStatus,
+    TextPart,
+    part_from_dict,
+    part_to_dict,
+)
+
+from nexus.a2a.card import (
+    AgentCard,
+    build_card,
+    get_auth_headers,
+    load_agent_card,
+    load_card_config,
+)
+
+from nexus.a2a.registry import (
+    GiteaRegistry,
+    LocalFileRegistry,
+    discover_agents,
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    "A2AClient",
+    "A2AClientConfig",
+    "A2AServer",
+    "AgentCard",
+    "AgentCapabilities",
+    "AgentInterface",
+    "AgentSkill",
+    "Artifact",
+    "DataPart",
+    "FilePart",
+    "GiteaRegistry",
+    "JSONRPCError",
+    "JSONRPCRequest",
+    "JSONRPCResponse",
+    "LocalFileRegistry",
+    "Message",
+    "Part",
+    "Role",
+    "Task",
+    "TaskState",
+    "TaskStatus",
+    "TextPart",
+    "build_card",
+    "discover_agents",
+    "echo_handler",
+    "get_auth_headers",
+    "load_agent_card",
+    "load_card_config",
+    "part_from_dict",
+    "part_to_dict",
+]
+
+# Lazy imports for optional deps
+def get_client(**kwargs):
+    """Get A2AClient (avoids aiohttp import at module level)."""
+    from nexus.a2a.client import A2AClient, A2AClientConfig
+    config = kwargs.pop("config", None)
+    if config is None:
+        config = A2AClientConfig(**kwargs)
+    return A2AClient(config=config)
+
+
+def get_server(card: AgentCard, **kwargs):
+    """Get A2AServer (avoids fastapi import at module level)."""
+    from nexus.a2a.server import A2AServer, echo_handler
+    return A2AServer(card=card, **kwargs)

nexus/a2a/card.py

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+"""
+A2A Agent Card — generation, loading, and serving.
+
+Reads from ~/.hermes/agent_card.yaml (or a passed path) and produces
+a valid A2A AgentCard that can be served at /.well-known/agent-card.json.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+import yaml
+
+from nexus.a2a.types import (
+    AgentCard,
+    AgentCapabilities,
+    AgentInterface,
+    AgentSkill,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("nexus.a2a.card")
+
+DEFAULT_CARD_PATH = Path.home() / ".hermes" / "agent_card.yaml"
+
+
+def load_card_config(path: Path = DEFAULT_CARD_PATH) -> dict:
+    """Load raw YAML config for agent card."""
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"Agent card config not found at {path}. "
+            f"Copy config/agent_card.example.yaml to {path} and customize it."
+        )
+    with open(path) as f:
+        return yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+
+def build_card(config: dict) -> AgentCard:
+    """
+    Build an AgentCard from a config dict.
+
+    Expected YAML structure (see config/agent_card.example.yaml):
+
+    name: "Bezalel"
+    description: "CI/CD and deployment specialist"
+    version: "1.0.0"
+    url: "https://bezalel.example.com"
+    protocol_binding: "HTTP+JSON"
+    skills:
+      - id: "ci-health"
+        name: "CI Health Check"
+        description: "Run CI pipeline health checks"
+        tags: ["ci", "devops"]
+      - id: "deploy"
+        name: "Deploy Service"
+        description: "Deploy a service to production"
+        tags: ["deploy", "ops"]
+    default_input_modes: ["text/plain"]
+    default_output_modes: ["text/plain"]
+    streaming: false
+    push_notifications: false
+    auth:
+      scheme: "bearer"
+      token_env: "A2A_AUTH_TOKEN"
+    """
+    name = config["name"]
+    description = config["description"]
+    version = config.get("version", "1.0.0")
+    url = config.get("url", "http://localhost:8080")
+    binding = config.get("protocol_binding", "HTTP+JSON")
+
+    # Build skills
+    skills = []
+    for s in config.get("skills", []):
+        skills.append(
+            AgentSkill(
+                id=s["id"],
+                name=s.get("name", s["id"]),
+                description=s.get("description", ""),
+                tags=s.get("tags", []),
+                examples=s.get("examples", []),
+                input_modes=s.get("inputModes", config.get("default_input_modes", ["text/plain"])),
+                output_modes=s.get("outputModes", config.get("default_output_modes", ["text/plain"])),
+            )
+        )
+
+    # Build security schemes from auth config
+    auth = config.get("auth", {})
+    security_schemes = {}
+    security_requirements = []
+
+    if auth.get("scheme") == "bearer":
+        security_schemes["bearerAuth"] = {
+            "httpAuthSecurityScheme": {
+                "scheme": "Bearer",
+                "bearerFormat": auth.get("bearer_format", "token"),
+            }
+        }
+        security_requirements = [
+            {"schemes": {"bearerAuth": {"list": []}}}
+        ]
+    elif auth.get("scheme") == "api_key":
+        key_name = auth.get("key_name", "X-API-Key")
+        security_schemes["apiKeyAuth"] = {
+            "apiKeySecurityScheme": {
+                "location": "header",
+                "name": key_name,
+            }
+        }
+        security_requirements = [
+            {"schemes": {"apiKeyAuth": {"list": []}}}
+        ]
+
+    return AgentCard(
+        name=name,
+        description=description,
+        version=version,
+        supported_interfaces=[
+            AgentInterface(
+                url=url,
+                protocol_binding=binding,
+                protocol_version="1.0",
+            )
+        ],
+        capabilities=AgentCapabilities(
+            streaming=config.get("streaming", False),
+            push_notifications=config.get("push_notifications", False),
+        ),
+        default_input_modes=config.get("default_input_modes", ["text/plain"]),
+        default_output_modes=config.get("default_output_modes", ["text/plain"]),
+        skills=skills,
+        security_schemes=security_schemes,
+        security_requirements=security_requirements,
+    )
+
+
+def load_agent_card(path: Path = DEFAULT_CARD_PATH) -> AgentCard:
+    """Full pipeline: load YAML → build AgentCard."""
+    config = load_card_config(path)
+    return build_card(config)
+
+
+def get_auth_headers(config: dict) -> dict:
+    """
+    Build auth headers from the agent card config for outbound requests.
+
+    Returns dict of HTTP headers to include.
+    """
+    auth = config.get("auth", {})
+    headers = {"A2A-Version": "1.0"}
+
+    scheme = auth.get("scheme")
+    if scheme == "bearer":
+        token_env = auth.get("token_env", "A2A_AUTH_TOKEN")
+        token = os.environ.get(token_env, "")
+        if token:
+            headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
+    elif scheme == "api_key":
+        key_env = auth.get("key_env", "A2A_API_KEY")
+        key_name = auth.get("key_name", "X-API-Key")
+        key = os.environ.get(key_env, "")
+        if key:
+            headers[key_name] = key
+
+    return headers

nexus/a2a/client.py

@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+"""
+A2A Client — send tasks to other agents over the A2A protocol.
+
+Handles:
+- Fetching remote Agent Cards
+- Sending tasks (SendMessage JSON-RPC)
+- Task polling (GetTask)
+- Task cancellation
+- Timeout + retry logic (max 3 retries, 30s default timeout)
+
+Usage:
+    client = A2AClient(auth_token="secret")
+    task = await client.send_message("https://ezra.example.com/a2a/v1", message)
+    status = await client.get_task("https://ezra.example.com/a2a/v1", task_id)
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import logging
+import time
+import uuid
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+import aiohttp
+
+from nexus.a2a.types import (
+    A2AError,
+    AgentCard,
+    Artifact,
+    JSONRPCRequest,
+    JSONRPCResponse,
+    Message,
+    Role,
+    Task,
+    TaskState,
+    TaskStatus,
+    TextPart,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("nexus.a2a.client")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class A2AClientConfig:
+    """Client configuration."""
+    timeout: float = 30.0          # seconds per request
+    max_retries: int = 3
+    retry_delay: float = 2.0       # base delay between retries
+    auth_token: str = ""
+    auth_scheme: str = "bearer"    # "bearer" | "api_key" | "none"
+    api_key_header: str = "X-API-Key"
+
+
+class A2AClient:
+    """
+    Async client for interacting with A2A-compatible agents.
+
+    Every agent endpoint is identified by its base URL (e.g.
+    https://ezra.example.com/a2a/v1). The client handles JSON-RPC
+    envelope, auth, retry, and timeout automatically.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: Optional[A2AClientConfig] = None, **kwargs):
+        if config is None:
+            config = A2AClientConfig(**kwargs)
+        self.config = config
+        self._session: Optional[aiohttp.ClientSession] = None
+        self._audit_log: list[dict] = []
+
+    async def _get_session(self) -> aiohttp.ClientSession:
+        if self._session is None or self._session.closed:
+            self._session = aiohttp.ClientSession(
+                timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=self.config.timeout),
+                headers=self._build_auth_headers(),
+            )
+        return self._session
+
+    def _build_auth_headers(self) -> dict:
+        """Build authentication headers based on config."""
+        headers = {"A2A-Version": "1.0", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
+        token = self.config.auth_token
+        if not token:
+            return headers
+
+        if self.config.auth_scheme == "bearer":
+            headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
+        elif self.config.auth_scheme == "api_key":
+            headers[self.config.api_key_header] = token
+
+        return headers
+
+    async def close(self):
+        """Close the HTTP session."""
+        if self._session and not self._session.closed:
+            await self._session.close()
+
+    async def _rpc_call(
+        self,
+        endpoint: str,
+        method: str,
+        params: Optional[dict] = None,
+    ) -> dict:
+        """
+        Make a JSON-RPC call with retry logic.
+
+        Returns the 'result' field from the response.
+        Raises on JSON-RPC errors.
+        """
+        session = await self._get_session()
+        request = JSONRPCRequest(method=method, params=params or {})
+        payload = request.to_dict()
+
+        last_error = None
+        for attempt in range(1, self.config.max_retries + 1):
+            try:
+                start = time.monotonic()
+                async with session.post(endpoint, json=payload) as resp:
+                    elapsed = time.monotonic() - start
+
+                    if resp.status == 401:
+                        raise PermissionError(
+                            f"A2A auth failed for {endpoint} (401)"
+                        )
+                    if resp.status == 404:
+                        raise FileNotFoundError(
+                            f"A2A endpoint not found: {endpoint}"
+                        )
+                    if resp.status >= 500:
+                        body = await resp.text()
+                        raise ConnectionError(
+                            f"A2A server error {resp.status}: {body}"
+                        )
+
+                    data = await resp.json()
+                    rpc_resp = JSONRPCResponse(
+                        id=str(data.get("id", "")),
+                        result=data.get("result"),
+                        error=(
+                            A2AError.INTERNAL
+                            if "error" in data
+                            else None
+                        ),
+                    )
+
+                    # Log for audit
+                    self._audit_log.append({
+                        "timestamp": time.time(),
+                        "endpoint": endpoint,
+                        "method": method,
+                        "request_id": request.id,
+                        "status_code": resp.status,
+                        "elapsed_ms": int(elapsed * 1000),
+                        "attempt": attempt,
+                    })
+
+                    if "error" in data:
+                        err = data["error"]
+                        logger.error(
+                            f"A2A RPC error {err.get('code')}: "
+                            f"{err.get('message')}"
+                        )
+                        raise RuntimeError(
+                            f"A2A error {err.get('code')}: "
+                            f"{err.get('message')}"
+                        )
+
+                    return data.get("result", {})
+
+            except (asyncio.TimeoutError, aiohttp.ClientError) as e:
+                last_error = e
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"A2A request to {endpoint} attempt {attempt}/"
+                    f"{self.config.max_retries} failed: {e}"
+                )
+                if attempt < self.config.max_retries:
+                    delay = self.config.retry_delay * attempt
+                    await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+
+        raise ConnectionError(
+            f"A2A request to {endpoint} failed after "
+            f"{self.config.max_retries} retries: {last_error}"
+        )
+
+    # --- Core A2A Methods ---
+
+    async def get_agent_card(self, base_url: str) -> AgentCard:
+        """
+        Fetch the Agent Card from a remote agent.
+
+        Tries /.well-known/agent-card.json first, falls back to
+        /agent.json.
+        """
+        session = await self._get_session()
+        card_urls = [
+            f"{base_url}/.well-known/agent-card.json",
+            f"{base_url}/agent.json",
+        ]
+
+        for url in card_urls:
+            try:
+                async with session.get(url) as resp:
+                    if resp.status == 200:
+                        data = await resp.json()
+                        card = AgentCard.from_dict(data)
+                        logger.info(
+                            f"Fetched agent card: {card.name} "
+                            f"({len(card.skills)} skills)"
+                        )
+                        return card
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"Could not fetch agent card from {base_url}"
+        )
+
+    async def send_message(
+        self,
+        endpoint: str,
+        message: Message,
+        accepted_output_modes: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+        history_length: int = 10,
+        return_immediately: bool = False,
+    ) -> Task:
+        """
+        Send a message to an agent and get a Task back.
+
+        This is the primary delegation method.
+        """
+        params = {
+            "message": message.to_dict(),
+            "configuration": {
+                "acceptedOutputModes": accepted_output_modes or ["text/plain"],
+                "historyLength": history_length,
+                "returnImmediately": return_immediately,
+            },
+        }
+
+        result = await self._rpc_call(endpoint, "SendMessage", params)
+
+        # Response is either a Task or Message
+        if "task" in result:
+            task = Task.from_dict(result["task"])
+            logger.info(
+                f"Task {task.id} created, state={task.status.state.value}"
+            )
+            return task
+        elif "message" in result:
+            # Wrap message response as a completed task
+            msg = Message.from_dict(result["message"])
+            task = Task(
+                status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.COMPLETED),
+                history=[message, msg],
+                artifacts=[
+                    Artifact(parts=msg.parts, name="response")
+                ],
+            )
+            return task
+
+        raise ValueError(f"Unexpected response structure: {list(result.keys())}")
+
+    async def get_task(self, endpoint: str, task_id: str) -> Task:
+        """Get task status by ID."""
+        result = await self._rpc_call(
+            endpoint,
+            "GetTask",
+            {"id": task_id},
+        )
+        return Task.from_dict(result)
+
+    async def list_tasks(
+        self,
+        endpoint: str,
+        page_size: int = 20,
+        page_token: str = "",
+    ) -> tuple[list[Task], str]:
+        """
+        List tasks with cursor-based pagination.
+
+        Returns (tasks, next_page_token). Empty string = last page.
+        """
+        result = await self._rpc_call(
+            endpoint,
+            "ListTasks",
+            {
+                "pageSize": page_size,
+                "pageToken": page_token,
+            },
+        )
+        tasks = [Task.from_dict(t) for t in result.get("tasks", [])]
+        next_token = result.get("nextPageToken", "")
+        return tasks, next_token
+
+    async def cancel_task(self, endpoint: str, task_id: str) -> Task:
+        """Cancel a running task."""
+        result = await self._rpc_call(
+            endpoint,
+            "CancelTask",
+            {"id": task_id},
+        )
+        return Task.from_dict(result)
+
+    # --- Convenience Methods ---
+
+    async def delegate(
+        self,
+        agent_url: str,
+        text: str,
+        skill_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        metadata: Optional[dict] = None,
+    ) -> Task:
+        """
+        High-level delegation: send a text message to an agent.
+
+        Args:
+            agent_url: Full URL to agent's A2A endpoint
+                       (e.g. https://ezra.example.com/a2a/v1)
+            text: The task description in natural language
+            skill_id: Optional skill to target
+            metadata: Optional metadata dict
+        """
+        msg_metadata = metadata or {}
+        if skill_id:
+            msg_metadata["targetSkill"] = skill_id
+
+        message = Message(
+            role=Role.USER,
+            parts=[TextPart(text=text)],
+            metadata=msg_metadata,
+        )
+
+        return await self.send_message(agent_url, message)
+
+    async def wait_for_completion(
+        self,
+        endpoint: str,
+        task_id: str,
+        poll_interval: float = 2.0,
+        max_wait: float = 300.0,
+    ) -> Task:
+        """
+        Poll a task until it reaches a terminal state.
+
+        Returns the completed task.
+        """
+        start = time.monotonic()
+        while True:
+            task = await self.get_task(endpoint, task_id)
+            if task.status.state.terminal:
+                return task
+            elapsed = time.monotonic() - start
+            if elapsed >= max_wait:
+                raise TimeoutError(
+                    f"Task {task_id} did not complete within "
+                    f"{max_wait}s (state={task.status.state.value})"
+                )
+            await asyncio.sleep(poll_interval)
+
+    def get_audit_log(self) -> list[dict]:
+        """Return the audit log of all requests made by this client."""
+        return list(self._audit_log)
+
+    # --- Fleet-Wizard Helpers ---
+
+    async def broadcast(
+        self,
+        agents: list[str],
+        text: str,
+        skill_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> list[tuple[str, Task]]:
+        """
+        Send the same task to multiple agents in parallel.
+
+        Returns list of (agent_url, task) tuples.
+        """
+        tasks = []
+        for agent_url in agents:
+            tasks.append(
+                self.delegate(agent_url, text, skill_id=skill_id)
+            )
+
+        results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+        paired = []
+        for agent_url, result in zip(agents, results):
+            if isinstance(result, Exception):
+                logger.error(f"Broadcast to {agent_url} failed: {result}")
+            else:
+                paired.append((agent_url, result))
+        return paired

nexus/a2a/registry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+"""
+A2A Registry — fleet-wide agent discovery.
+
+Provides two registry backends:
+1. LocalFileRegistry: reads/writes agent cards to a JSON file
+   (default: config/fleet_agents.json)
+2. GiteaRegistry: stores agent cards as a Gitea repo file
+   (for distributed fleet discovery)
+
+Usage:
+    registry = LocalFileRegistry()
+    registry.register(my_card)
+    agents = registry.list_agents(skill="ci-health")
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+from nexus.a2a.types import AgentCard
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("nexus.a2a.registry")
+
+
+class LocalFileRegistry:
+    """
+    File-based agent card registry.
+
+    Stores all fleet agent cards in a single JSON file.
+    Suitable for single-node or read-heavy workloads.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, path: Path = Path("config/fleet_agents.json")):
+        self.path = path
+        self._cards: dict[str, AgentCard] = {}
+        self._load()
+
+    def _load(self):
+        """Load registry from disk."""
+        if self.path.exists():
+            try:
+                with open(self.path) as f:
+                    data = json.load(f)
+                for card_data in data.get("agents", []):
+                    card = AgentCard.from_dict(card_data)
+                    self._cards[card.name.lower()] = card
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Loaded {len(self._cards)} agents from {self.path}"
+                )
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError) as e:
+                logger.error(f"Failed to load registry from {self.path}: {e}")
+
+    def _save(self):
+        """Persist registry to disk."""
+        self.path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        data = {
+            "version": 1,
+            "agents": [card.to_dict() for card in self._cards.values()],
+        }
+        with open(self.path, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+        logger.debug(f"Saved {len(self._cards)} agents to {self.path}")
+
+    def register(self, card: AgentCard) -> None:
+        """Register or update an agent card."""
+        self._cards[card.name.lower()] = card
+        self._save()
+        logger.info(f"Registered agent: {card.name}")
+
+    def unregister(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        """Remove an agent from the registry."""
+        key = name.lower()
+        if key in self._cards:
+            del self._cards[key]
+            self._save()
+            logger.info(f"Unregistered agent: {name}")
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def get(self, name: str) -> Optional[AgentCard]:
+        """Get an agent card by name."""
+        return self._cards.get(name.lower())
+
+    def list_agents(
+        self,
+        skill: Optional[str] = None,
+        tag: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> list[AgentCard]:
+        """
+        List all registered agents, optionally filtered by skill or tag.
+
+        Args:
+            skill: Filter to agents that have this skill ID
+            tag: Filter to agents that have this tag on any skill
+        """
+        agents = list(self._cards.values())
+
+        if skill:
+            agents = [
+                a for a in agents
+                if any(s.id == skill for s in a.skills)
+            ]
+
+        if tag:
+            agents = [
+                a for a in agents
+                if any(tag in s.tags for s in a.skills)
+            ]
+
+        return agents
+
+    def get_endpoint(self, name: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get the first supported interface URL for an agent."""
+        card = self.get(name)
+        if card and card.supported_interfaces:
+            return card.supported_interfaces[0].url
+        return None
+
+    def dump(self) -> dict:
+        """Dump full registry as a dict."""
+        return {
+            "version": 1,
+            "agents": [card.to_dict() for card in self._cards.values()],
+        }
+
+
+class GiteaRegistry:
+    """
+    Gitea-backed agent registry.
+
+    Stores fleet agent cards in a Gitea repository file for
+    distributed discovery across VPS nodes.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        gitea_url: str,
+        repo: str,
+        token: str,
+        file_path: str = "config/fleet_agents.json",
+    ):
+        self.gitea_url = gitea_url.rstrip("/")
+        self.repo = repo
+        self.token = token
+        self.file_path = file_path
+        self._cards: dict[str, AgentCard] = {}
+
+    def _api_url(self, endpoint: str) -> str:
+        return f"{self.gitea_url}/api/v1/repos/{self.repo}/{endpoint}"
+
+    def _headers(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "Authorization": f"token {self.token}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        }
+
+    async def load(self) -> None:
+        """Fetch agent cards from Gitea."""
+        try:
+            import aiohttp
+            url = self._api_url(f"contents/{self.file_path}")
+            async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+                async with session.get(url, headers=self._headers()) as resp:
+                    if resp.status == 200:
+                        data = await resp.json()
+                        import base64
+                        content = base64.b64decode(data["content"]).decode()
+                        registry = json.loads(content)
+                        for card_data in registry.get("agents", []):
+                            card = AgentCard.from_dict(card_data)
+                            self._cards[card.name.lower()] = card
+                        logger.info(
+                            f"Loaded {len(self._cards)} agents from Gitea"
+                        )
+                    elif resp.status == 404:
+                        logger.info("No fleet registry file in Gitea yet")
+                    else:
+                        logger.error(
+                            f"Gitea fetch failed: {resp.status}"
+                        )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load from Gitea: {e}")
+
+    async def save(self, message: str = "Update fleet registry") -> None:
+        """Write agent cards to Gitea."""
+        try:
+            import aiohttp
+            content = json.dumps(
+                {"version": 1, "agents": [c.to_dict() for c in self._cards.values()]},
+                indent=2,
+            )
+            import base64
+            encoded = base64.b64encode(content.encode()).decode()
+
+            # Check if file exists (need SHA for update)
+            url = self._api_url(f"contents/{self.file_path}")
+            sha = None
+            async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+                async with session.get(url, headers=self._headers()) as resp:
+                    if resp.status == 200:
+                        existing = await resp.json()
+                        sha = existing.get("sha")
+
+                payload = {
+                    "message": message,
+                    "content": encoded,
+                }
+                if sha:
+                    payload["sha"] = sha
+
+                async with session.put(
+                    url, headers=self._headers(), json=payload
+                ) as resp:
+                    if resp.status in (200, 201):
+                        logger.info("Fleet registry saved to Gitea")
+                    else:
+                        body = await resp.text()
+                        logger.error(
+                            f"Gitea save failed: {resp.status} — {body}"
+                        )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to save to Gitea: {e}")
+
+    def register(self, card: AgentCard) -> None:
+        """Register an agent (local update; call save() to persist)."""
+        self._cards[card.name.lower()] = card
+
+    def unregister(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        key = name.lower()
+        if key in self._cards:
+            del self._cards[key]
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def get(self, name: str) -> Optional[AgentCard]:
+        return self._cards.get(name.lower())
+
+    def list_agents(
+        self,
+        skill: Optional[str] = None,
+        tag: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> list[AgentCard]:
+        agents = list(self._cards.values())
+        if skill:
+            agents = [a for a in agents if any(s.id == skill for s in a.skills)]
+        if tag:
+            agents = [a for a in agents if any(tag in s.tags for s in a.skills)]
+        return agents
+
+
+# --- Convenience ---
+
+def discover_agents(
+    path: Path = Path("config/fleet_agents.json"),
+    skill: Optional[str] = None,
+    tag: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> list[AgentCard]:
+    """One-shot discovery from local file."""
+    registry = LocalFileRegistry(path)
+    return registry.list_agents(skill=skill, tag=tag)

nexus/a2a/server.py

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+"""
+A2A Server — receive and process tasks from other agents.
+
+Provides a FastAPI router that serves:
+- GET  /.well-known/agent-card.json — Agent Card discovery
+- GET  /agent.json                 — Agent Card fallback
+- POST /a2a/v1                     — JSON-RPC endpoint (SendMessage, GetTask, etc.)
+- POST /a2a/v1/rpc                 — JSON-RPC endpoint (alias)
+
+Task routing: registered handlers are matched by skill ID or receive
+all tasks via a default handler.
+
+Usage:
+    server = A2AServer(card=my_card, auth_token="secret")
+    server.register_handler("ci-health", my_ci_handler)
+    await server.start(host="0.0.0.0", port=8080)
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import logging
+import time
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Callable, Awaitable, Optional
+
+try:
+    from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, Response, HTTPException, Header
+    from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+    import uvicorn
+    HAS_FASTAPI = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_FASTAPI = False
+
+from nexus.a2a.types import (
+    A2AError,
+    AgentCard,
+    Artifact,
+    JSONRPCError,
+    JSONRPCResponse,
+    Message,
+    Role,
+    Task,
+    TaskState,
+    TaskStatus,
+    TextPart,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("nexus.a2a.server")
+
+# Type for task handlers
+TaskHandler = Callable[[Task, AgentCard], Awaitable[Task]]
+
+
+class A2AServer:
+    """
+    A2A protocol server for receiving agent-to-agent task delegation.
+
+    Supports:
+    - Agent Card serving at /.well-known/agent-card.json
+    - JSON-RPC task lifecycle (SendMessage, GetTask, CancelTask, ListTasks)
+    - Pluggable task handlers (by skill ID or default)
+    - Bearer / API key authentication
+    - Audit logging
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        card: AgentCard,
+        auth_token: str = "",
+        auth_scheme: str = "bearer",
+    ):
+        if not HAS_FASTAPI:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "fastapi and uvicorn are required for A2AServer. "
+                "Install with: pip install fastapi uvicorn"
+            )
+
+        self.card = card
+        self.auth_token = auth_token
+        self.auth_scheme = auth_scheme
+
+        # Task store (in-memory; swap for SQLite/Redis in production)
+        self._tasks: dict[str, Task] = {}
+        # Handlers keyed by skill ID
+        self._handlers: dict[str, TaskHandler] = {}
+        # Default handler for unmatched skills
+        self._default_handler: Optional[TaskHandler] = None
+        # Audit log
+        self._audit_log: list[dict] = []
+
+        self.app = FastAPI(
+            title=f"A2A — {card.name}",
+            description=card.description,
+            version=card.version,
+        )
+        self._register_routes()
+
+    def register_handler(self, skill_id: str, handler: TaskHandler):
+        """Register a handler for a specific skill ID."""
+        self._handlers[skill_id] = handler
+        logger.info(f"Registered handler for skill: {skill_id}")
+
+    def set_default_handler(self, handler: TaskHandler):
+        """Set the fallback handler for tasks without a matching skill."""
+        self._default_handler = handler
+
+    def _verify_auth(self, authorization: Optional[str]) -> bool:
+        """Check authentication header."""
+        if not self.auth_token:
+            return True  # No auth configured
+
+        if not authorization:
+            return False
+
+        if self.auth_scheme == "bearer":
+            expected = f"Bearer {self.auth_token}"
+            return authorization == expected
+
+        return False
+
+    def _register_routes(self):
+        """Wire up FastAPI routes."""
+
+        @self.app.get("/.well-known/agent-card.json")
+        async def agent_card_well_known():
+            return JSONResponse(self.card.to_dict())
+
+        @self.app.get("/agent.json")
+        async def agent_card_fallback():
+            return JSONResponse(self.card.to_dict())
+
+        @self.app.post("/a2a/v1")
+        @self.app.post("/a2a/v1/rpc")
+        async def rpc_endpoint(request: Request):
+            return await self._handle_rpc(request)
+
+        @self.app.get("/a2a/v1/tasks")
+        @self.app.get("/a2a/v1/tasks/{task_id}")
+        async def rest_get_task(task_id: Optional[str] = None):
+            if task_id:
+                task = self._tasks.get(task_id)
+                if not task:
+                    return JSONRPCResponse(
+                        id="",
+                        error=A2AError.TASK_NOT_FOUND,
+                    ).to_dict()
+                return JSONResponse(task.to_dict())
+            else:
+                return JSONResponse(
+                    {"tasks": [t.to_dict() for t in self._tasks.values()]}
+                )
+
+    async def _handle_rpc(self, request: Request) -> JSONResponse:
+        """Handle JSON-RPC requests."""
+        # Auth check
+        auth_header = request.headers.get("authorization")
+        if not self._verify_auth(auth_header):
+            return JSONResponse(
+                status_code=401,
+                content={"error": "Unauthorized"},
+            )
+
+        # Parse JSON-RPC
+        try:
+            body = await request.json()
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            return JSONResponse(
+                JSONRPCResponse(
+                    id="", error=A2AError.PARSE
+                ).to_dict(),
+                status_code=400,
+            )
+
+        method = body.get("method", "")
+        request_id = body.get("id", str(uuid.uuid4()))
+        params = body.get("params", {})
+
+        # Audit
+        self._audit_log.append({
+            "timestamp": time.time(),
+            "method": method,
+            "request_id": request_id,
+            "source": request.client.host if request.client else "unknown",
+        })
+
+        try:
+            result = await self._dispatch_rpc(method, params, request_id)
+            return JSONResponse(
+                JSONRPCResponse(id=request_id, result=result).to_dict()
+            )
+        except ValueError as e:
+            return JSONResponse(
+                JSONRPCResponse(
+                    id=request_id,
+                    error=JSONRPCError(-32602, str(e)),
+                ).to_dict(),
+                status_code=400,
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.exception(f"Error handling {method}: {e}")
+            return JSONResponse(
+                JSONRPCResponse(
+                    id=request_id,
+                    error=JSONRPCError(-32603, str(e)),
+                ).to_dict(),
+                status_code=500,
+            )
+
+    async def _dispatch_rpc(
+        self, method: str, params: dict, request_id: str
+    ) -> Any:
+        """Route JSON-RPC method to handler."""
+        if method == "SendMessage":
+            return await self._rpc_send_message(params)
+        elif method == "GetTask":
+            return await self._rpc_get_task(params)
+        elif method == "ListTasks":
+            return await self._rpc_list_tasks(params)
+        elif method == "CancelTask":
+            return await self._rpc_cancel_task(params)
+        elif method == "GetAgentCard":
+            return self.card.to_dict()
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unknown method: {method}")
+
+    async def _rpc_send_message(self, params: dict) -> dict:
+        """Handle SendMessage — create a task and route to handler."""
+        msg_data = params.get("message", {})
+        message = Message.from_dict(msg_data)
+
+        # Determine target skill from metadata
+        target_skill = message.metadata.get("targetSkill", "")
+
+        # Create task
+        task = Task(
+            context_id=message.context_id,
+            status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.SUBMITTED),
+            history=[message],
+            metadata={"targetSkill": target_skill} if target_skill else {},
+        )
+
+        # Store immediately
+        self._tasks[task.id] = task
+
+        # Dispatch to handler
+        handler = self._handlers.get(target_skill) or self._default_handler
+
+        if handler is None:
+            task.status = TaskStatus(
+                state=TaskState.FAILED,
+                message=Message(
+                    role=Role.AGENT,
+                    parts=[TextPart(text="No handler available for this task")],
+                ),
+            )
+            return {"task": task.to_dict()}
+
+        try:
+            # Mark as working
+            task.status = TaskStatus(state=TaskState.WORKING)
+            self._tasks[task.id] = task
+
+            # Execute handler
+            result_task = await handler(task, self.card)
+
+            # Store result
+            self._tasks[result_task.id] = result_task
+            return {"task": result_task.to_dict()}
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            task.status = TaskStatus(
+                state=TaskState.FAILED,
+                message=Message(
+                    role=Role.AGENT,
+                    parts=[TextPart(text=f"Handler error: {str(e)}")],
+                ),
+            )
+            self._tasks[task.id] = task
+            return {"task": task.to_dict()}
+
+    async def _rpc_get_task(self, params: dict) -> dict:
+        """Handle GetTask."""
+        task_id = params.get("id", "")
+        task = self._tasks.get(task_id)
+        if not task:
+            raise ValueError(f"Task not found: {task_id}")
+        return task.to_dict()
+
+    async def _rpc_list_tasks(self, params: dict) -> dict:
+        """Handle ListTasks with cursor-based pagination."""
+        page_size = params.get("pageSize", 20)
+        page_token = params.get("pageToken", "")
+
+        tasks = sorted(
+            self._tasks.values(),
+            key=lambda t: t.status.timestamp,
+            reverse=True,
+        )
+
+        # Simple cursor: find index by token
+        start_idx = 0
+        if page_token:
+            for i, t in enumerate(tasks):
+                if t.id == page_token:
+                    start_idx = i + 1
+                    break
+
+        page = tasks[start_idx : start_idx + page_size]
+        next_token = ""
+        if start_idx + page_size < len(tasks):
+            next_token = tasks[start_idx + page_size - 1].id
+
+        return {
+            "tasks": [t.to_dict() for t in page],
+            "nextPageToken": next_token,
+        }
+
+    async def _rpc_cancel_task(self, params: dict) -> dict:
+        """Handle CancelTask."""
+        task_id = params.get("id", "")
+        task = self._tasks.get(task_id)
+        if not task:
+            raise ValueError(f"Task not found: {task_id}")
+
+        if task.status.state.terminal:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Task {task_id} is already terminal "
+                f"({task.status.state.value})"
+            )
+
+        task.status = TaskStatus(state=TaskState.CANCELED)
+        self._tasks[task_id] = task
+        return task.to_dict()
+
+    def get_audit_log(self) -> list[dict]:
+        """Return audit log of all received requests."""
+        return list(self._audit_log)
+
+    async def start(
+        self,
+        host: str = "0.0.0.0",
+        port: int = 8080,
+    ):
+        """Start the A2A server with uvicorn."""
+        logger.info(
+            f"Starting A2A server for {self.card.name} on "
+            f"{host}:{port}"
+        )
+        logger.info(
+            f"Agent Card at "
+            f"http://{host}:{port}/.well-known/agent-card.json"
+        )
+        config = uvicorn.Config(
+            self.app,
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            log_level="info",
+        )
+        server = uvicorn.Server(config)
+        await server.serve()
+
+
+# --- Default Handler Factory ---
+
+async def echo_handler(task: Task, card: AgentCard) -> Task:
+    """
+    Simple echo handler for testing.
+    Returns the user's message as an artifact.
+    """
+    if task.history:
+        last_msg = task.history[-1]
+        text_parts = [p for p in last_msg.parts if isinstance(p, TextPart)]
+        if text_parts:
+            response_text = f"[{card.name}] Echo: {text_parts[0].text}"
+            task.artifacts.append(
+                Artifact(
+                    parts=[TextPart(text=response_text)],
+                    name="echo_response",
+                )
+            )
+
+    task.status = TaskStatus(state=TaskState.COMPLETED)
+    return task

nexus/a2a/types.py

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+"""
+A2A Protocol Types — Data models for Google's Agent2Agent protocol v1.0.
+
+All types map directly to the A2A spec. JSON uses camelCase, enums use
+SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE, and Part types are discriminated by member name
+(not a kind field — that was removed in v1.0).
+
+See: https://github.com/google/A2A
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import enum
+import uuid
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field, asdict
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+
+# --- Enums ---
+
+class TaskState(str, enum.Enum):
+    """Lifecycle states for an A2A Task."""
+    SUBMITTED = "TASK_STATE_SUBMITTED"
+    WORKING = "TASK_STATE_WORKING"
+    COMPLETED = "TASK_STATE_COMPLETED"
+    FAILED = "TASK_STATE_FAILED"
+    CANCELED = "TASK_STATE_CANCELED"
+    INPUT_REQUIRED = "TASK_STATE_INPUT_REQUIRED"
+    REJECTED = "TASK_STATE_REJECTED"
+    AUTH_REQUIRED = "TASK_STATE_AUTH_REQUIRED"
+
+    @property
+    def terminal(self) -> bool:
+        return self in (
+            TaskState.COMPLETED,
+            TaskState.FAILED,
+            TaskState.CANCELED,
+            TaskState.REJECTED,
+        )
+
+
+class Role(str, enum.Enum):
+    """Who sent a message in an A2A conversation."""
+    USER = "ROLE_USER"
+    AGENT = "ROLE_AGENT"
+
+
+# --- Parts (discriminated by member name in JSON) ---
+
+@dataclass
+class TextPart:
+    """Plain text content."""
+    text: str
+    media_type: str = "text/plain"
+    metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d = {"text": self.text}
+        if self.media_type != "text/plain":
+            d["mediaType"] = self.media_type
+        if self.metadata:
+            d["metadata"] = self.metadata
+        return d
+
+
+@dataclass
+class FilePart:
+    """Binary file content — inline or by URL reference."""
+    media_type: str
+    filename: Optional[str] = None
+    raw: Optional[str] = None      # base64-encoded bytes
+    url: Optional[str] = None      # URL reference
+    metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d = {"mediaType": self.media_type}
+        if self.raw is not None:
+            d["raw"] = self.raw
+        if self.url is not None:
+            d["url"] = self.url
+        if self.filename:
+            d["filename"] = self.filename
+        if self.metadata:
+            d["metadata"] = self.metadata
+        return d
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DataPart:
+    """Arbitrary structured JSON data."""
+    data: dict
+    media_type: str = "application/json"
+    metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d = {"data": self.data}
+        if self.media_type != "application/json":
+            d["mediaType"] = self.media_type
+        if self.metadata:
+            d["metadata"] = self.metadata
+        return d
+
+
+Part = TextPart | FilePart | DataPart
+
+
+def part_from_dict(d: dict) -> Part:
+    """Reconstruct a Part from its JSON dict (discriminated by key name)."""
+    if "text" in d:
+        return TextPart(
+            text=d["text"],
+            media_type=d.get("mediaType", "text/plain"),
+            metadata=d.get("metadata", {}),
+        )
+    if "raw" in d or "url" in d:
+        return FilePart(
+            media_type=d["mediaType"],
+            filename=d.get("filename"),
+            raw=d.get("raw"),
+            url=d.get("url"),
+            metadata=d.get("metadata", {}),
+        )
+    if "data" in d:
+        return DataPart(
+            data=d["data"],
+            media_type=d.get("mediaType", "application/json"),
+            metadata=d.get("metadata", {}),
+        )
+    raise ValueError(f"Cannot determine Part type from keys: {list(d.keys())}")
+
+
+def part_to_dict(p: Part) -> dict:
+    """Serialize a Part to its JSON dict."""
+    return p.to_dict()
+
+
+# --- Message ---
+
+@dataclass
+class Message:
+    """A2A Message — a turn in a conversation between user and agent."""
+    role: Role
+    parts: list[Part]
+    message_id: str = field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
+    context_id: Optional[str] = None
+    task_id: Optional[str] = None
+    metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    extensions: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    reference_task_ids: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "messageId": self.message_id,
+            "role": self.role.value,
+            "parts": [part_to_dict(p) for p in self.parts],
+        }
+        if self.context_id:
+            d["contextId"] = self.context_id
+        if self.task_id:
+            d["taskId"] = self.task_id
+        if self.metadata:
+            d["metadata"] = self.metadata
+        if self.extensions:
+            d["extensions"] = self.extensions
+        if self.reference_task_ids:
+            d["referenceTaskIds"] = self.reference_task_ids
+        return d
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, d: dict) -> "Message":
+        return cls(
+            role=Role(d["role"]),
+            parts=[part_from_dict(p) for p in d["parts"]],
+            message_id=d.get("messageId", str(uuid.uuid4())),
+            context_id=d.get("contextId"),
+            task_id=d.get("taskId"),
+            metadata=d.get("metadata", {}),
+            extensions=d.get("extensions", []),
+            reference_task_ids=d.get("referenceTaskIds", []),
+        )
+
+
+# --- Artifact ---
+
+@dataclass
+class Artifact:
+    """A2A Artifact — structured output from a task."""
+    parts: list[Part]
+    artifact_id: str = field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+    metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    extensions: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "artifactId": self.artifact_id,
+            "parts": [part_to_dict(p) for p in self.parts],
+        }
+        if self.name:
+            d["name"] = self.name
+        if self.description:
+            d["description"] = self.description
+        if self.metadata:
+            d["metadata"] = self.metadata
+        if self.extensions:
+            d["extensions"] = self.extensions
+        return d
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, d: dict) -> "Artifact":
+        return cls(
+            parts=[part_from_dict(p) for p in d["parts"]],
+            artifact_id=d.get("artifactId", str(uuid.uuid4())),
+            name=d.get("name"),
+            description=d.get("description"),
+            metadata=d.get("metadata", {}),
+            extensions=d.get("extensions", []),
+        )
+
+
+# --- Task ---
+
+@dataclass
+class TaskStatus:
+    """Status envelope for a Task."""
+    state: TaskState
+    message: Optional[Message] = None
+    timestamp: str = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+    )
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d: dict[str, Any] = {"state": self.state.value}
+        if self.message:
+            d["message"] = self.message.to_dict()
+        d["timestamp"] = self.timestamp
+        return d
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, d: dict) -> "TaskStatus":
+        msg = None
+        if "message" in d:
+            msg = Message.from_dict(d["message"])
+        return cls(
+            state=TaskState(d["state"]),
+            message=msg,
+            timestamp=d.get("timestamp", datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()),
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Task:
+    """A2A Task — a unit of work delegated between agents."""
+    id: str = field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
+    context_id: Optional[str] = None
+    status: TaskStatus = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: TaskStatus(state=TaskState.SUBMITTED)
+    )
+    artifacts: list[Artifact] = field(default_factory=list)
+    history: list[Message] = field(default_factory=list)
+    metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "status": self.status.to_dict(),
+        }
+        if self.context_id:
+            d["contextId"] = self.context_id
+        if self.artifacts:
+            d["artifacts"] = [a.to_dict() for a in self.artifacts]
+        if self.history:
+            d["history"] = [m.to_dict() for m in self.history]
+        if self.metadata:
+            d["metadata"] = self.metadata
+        return d
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, d: dict) -> "Task":
+        return cls(
+            id=d.get("id", str(uuid.uuid4())),
+            context_id=d.get("contextId"),
+            status=TaskStatus.from_dict(d["status"]) if "status" in d else TaskStatus(TaskState.SUBMITTED),
+            artifacts=[Artifact.from_dict(a) for a in d.get("artifacts", [])],
+            history=[Message.from_dict(m) for m in d.get("history", [])],
+            metadata=d.get("metadata", {}),
+        )
+
+
+# --- Agent Card ---
+
+@dataclass
+class AgentSkill:
+    """Capability declaration for an Agent Card."""
+    id: str
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    tags: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    examples: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    input_modes: list[str] = field(default_factory=lambda: ["text/plain"])
+    output_modes: list[str] = field(default_factory=lambda: ["text/plain"])
+    security_requirements: list[dict] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "name": self.name,
+            "description": self.description,
+            "tags": self.tags,
+        }
+        if self.examples:
+            d["examples"] = self.examples
+        if self.input_modes != ["text/plain"]:
+            d["inputModes"] = self.input_modes
+        if self.output_modes != ["text/plain"]:
+            d["outputModes"] = self.output_modes
+        if self.security_requirements:
+            d["securityRequirements"] = self.security_requirements
+        return d
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AgentInterface:
+    """Network endpoint for an agent."""
+    url: str
+    protocol_binding: str = "HTTP+JSON"
+    protocol_version: str = "1.0"
+    tenant: str = ""
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d = {
+            "url": self.url,
+            "protocolBinding": self.protocol_binding,
+            "protocolVersion": self.protocol_version,
+        }
+        if self.tenant:
+            d["tenant"] = self.tenant
+        return d
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AgentCapabilities:
+    """What this agent can do beyond basic request/response."""
+    streaming: bool = False
+    push_notifications: bool = False
+    extended_agent_card: bool = False
+    extensions: list[dict] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "streaming": self.streaming,
+            "pushNotifications": self.push_notifications,
+            "extendedAgentCard": self.extended_agent_card,
+            "extensions": self.extensions,
+        }
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AgentCard:
+    """
+    A2A Agent Card — self-describing metadata published at
+    /.well-known/agent-card.json
+    """
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    version: str = "1.0.0"
+    supported_interfaces: list[AgentInterface] = field(default_factory=list)
+    capabilities: AgentCapabilities = field(
+        default_factory=AgentCapabilities
+    )
+    provider: Optional[dict] = None
+    documentation_url: Optional[str] = None
+    icon_url: Optional[str] = None
+    default_input_modes: list[str] = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: ["text/plain"]
+    )
+    default_output_modes: list[str] = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: ["text/plain"]
+    )
+    skills: list[AgentSkill] = field(default_factory=list)
+    security_schemes: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    security_requirements: list[dict] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "name": self.name,
+            "description": self.description,
+            "version": self.version,
+            "supportedInterfaces": [i.to_dict() for i in self.supported_interfaces],
+            "capabilities": self.capabilities.to_dict(),
+            "defaultInputModes": self.default_input_modes,
+            "defaultOutputModes": self.default_output_modes,
+            "skills": [s.to_dict() for s in self.skills],
+        }
+        if self.provider:
+            d["provider"] = self.provider
+        if self.documentation_url:
+            d["documentationUrl"] = self.documentation_url
+        if self.icon_url:
+            d["iconUrl"] = self.icon_url
+        if self.security_schemes:
+            d["securitySchemes"] = self.security_schemes
+        if self.security_requirements:
+            d["securityRequirements"] = self.security_requirements
+        return d
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, d: dict) -> "AgentCard":
+        return cls(
+            name=d["name"],
+            description=d["description"],
+            version=d.get("version", "1.0.0"),
+            supported_interfaces=[
+                AgentInterface(
+                    url=i["url"],
+                    protocol_binding=i.get("protocolBinding", "HTTP+JSON"),
+                    protocol_version=i.get("protocolVersion", "1.0"),
+                    tenant=i.get("tenant", ""),
+                )
+                for i in d.get("supportedInterfaces", [])
+            ],
+            capabilities=AgentCapabilities(
+                streaming=d.get("capabilities", {}).get("streaming", False),
+                push_notifications=d.get("capabilities", {}).get("pushNotifications", False),
+                extended_agent_card=d.get("capabilities", {}).get("extendedAgentCard", False),
+                extensions=d.get("capabilities", {}).get("extensions", []),
+            ),
+            provider=d.get("provider"),
+            documentation_url=d.get("documentationUrl"),
+            icon_url=d.get("iconUrl"),
+            default_input_modes=d.get("defaultInputModes", ["text/plain"]),
+            default_output_modes=d.get("defaultOutputModes", ["text/plain"]),
+            skills=[
+                AgentSkill(
+                    id=s["id"],
+                    name=s["name"],
+                    description=s["description"],
+                    tags=s.get("tags", []),
+                    examples=s.get("examples", []),
+                    input_modes=s.get("inputModes", ["text/plain"]),
+                    output_modes=s.get("outputModes", ["text/plain"]),
+                    security_requirements=s.get("securityRequirements", []),
+                )
+                for s in d.get("skills", [])
+            ],
+            security_schemes=d.get("securitySchemes", {}),
+            security_requirements=d.get("securityRequirements", []),
+        )
+
+
+# --- JSON-RPC envelope ---
+
+@dataclass
+class JSONRPCRequest:
+    """JSON-RPC 2.0 request wrapping an A2A method."""
+    method: str
+    id: str = field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
+    params: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    jsonrpc: str = "2.0"
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "jsonrpc": self.jsonrpc,
+            "id": self.id,
+            "method": self.method,
+            "params": self.params,
+        }
+
+
+@dataclass
+class JSONRPCError:
+    """JSON-RPC 2.0 error object."""
+    code: int
+    message: str
+    data: Any = None
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d = {"code": self.code, "message": self.message}
+        if self.data is not None:
+            d["data"] = self.data
+        return d
+
+
+@dataclass
+class JSONRPCResponse:
+    """JSON-RPC 2.0 response."""
+    id: str
+    result: Any = None
+    error: Optional[JSONRPCError] = None
+    jsonrpc: str = "2.0"
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        d: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "jsonrpc": self.jsonrpc,
+            "id": self.id,
+        }
+        if self.error:
+            d["error"] = self.error.to_dict()
+        else:
+            d["result"] = self.result
+        return d
+
+
+# --- Standard A2A Error codes ---
+
+class A2AError:
+    """Standard A2A / JSON-RPC error factories."""
+    PARSE = JSONRPCError(-32700, "Invalid JSON payload")
+    INVALID_REQUEST = JSONRPCError(-32600, "Request payload validation error")
+    METHOD_NOT_FOUND = JSONRPCError(-32601, "Method not found")
+    INVALID_PARAMS = JSONRPCError(-32602, "Invalid parameters")
+    INTERNAL = JSONRPCError(-32603, "Internal error")
+
+    TASK_NOT_FOUND = JSONRPCError(-32001, "Task not found")
+    TASK_NOT_CANCELABLE = JSONRPCError(-32002, "Task not cancelable")
+    PUSH_NOT_SUPPORTED = JSONRPCError(-32003, "Push notifications not supported")
+    UNSUPPORTED_OP = JSONRPCError(-32004, "Unsupported operation")
+    CONTENT_TYPE = JSONRPCError(-32005, "Content type not supported")
+    INVALID_RESPONSE = JSONRPCError(-32006, "Invalid agent response")
+    EXTENDED_CARD = JSONRPCError(-32007, "Extended agent card not configured")
+    EXTENSION_REQUIRED = JSONRPCError(-32008, "Extension support required")
+    VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED = JSONRPCError(-32009, "Version not supported")

tests/test_a2a.py

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+"""
+Tests for A2A Protocol implementation.
+
+Covers:
+- Type serialization roundtrips (Agent Card, Task, Message, Artifact, Part)
+- JSON-RPC envelope
+- Agent Card building from YAML config
+- Registry operations (register, list, filter)
+- Client/server integration (end-to-end task delegation)
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import pytest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch, MagicMock
+
+from nexus.a2a.types import (
+    A2AError,
+    AgentCard,
+    AgentCapabilities,
+    AgentInterface,
+    AgentSkill,
+    Artifact,
+    DataPart,
+    FilePart,
+    JSONRPCError,
+    JSONRPCRequest,
+    JSONRPCResponse,
+    Message,
+    Role,
+    Task,
+    TaskState,
+    TaskStatus,
+    TextPart,
+    part_from_dict,
+    part_to_dict,
+)
+from nexus.a2a.card import build_card, load_card_config
+from nexus.a2a.registry import LocalFileRegistry
+
+
+# === Type Serialization Roundtrips ===
+
+
+class TestTextPart:
+    def test_roundtrip(self):
+        p = TextPart(text="hello world")
+        d = p.to_dict()
+        assert d == {"text": "hello world"}
+        p2 = part_from_dict(d)
+        assert isinstance(p2, TextPart)
+        assert p2.text == "hello world"
+
+    def test_custom_media_type(self):
+        p = TextPart(text="data", media_type="text/markdown")
+        d = p.to_dict()
+        assert d["mediaType"] == "text/markdown"
+        p2 = part_from_dict(d)
+        assert p2.media_type == "text/markdown"
+
+
+class TestFilePart:
+    def test_inline_roundtrip(self):
+        p = FilePart(media_type="image/png", raw="base64data", filename="img.png")
+        d = p.to_dict()
+        assert d["raw"] == "base64data"
+        assert d["filename"] == "img.png"
+        p2 = part_from_dict(d)
+        assert isinstance(p2, FilePart)
+        assert p2.raw == "base64data"
+
+    def test_url_roundtrip(self):
+        p = FilePart(media_type="application/pdf", url="https://example.com/doc.pdf")
+        d = p.to_dict()
+        assert d["url"] == "https://example.com/doc.pdf"
+        p2 = part_from_dict(d)
+        assert isinstance(p2, FilePart)
+        assert p2.url == "https://example.com/doc.pdf"
+
+
+class TestDataPart:
+    def test_roundtrip(self):
+        p = DataPart(data={"key": "value", "count": 42})
+        d = p.to_dict()
+        assert d["data"] == {"key": "value", "count": 42}
+        p2 = part_from_dict(d)
+        assert isinstance(p2, DataPart)
+        assert p2.data["count"] == 42
+
+
+class TestMessage:
+    def test_roundtrip(self):
+        msg = Message(
+            role=Role.USER,
+            parts=[TextPart(text="Hello agent")],
+            metadata={"priority": "high"},
+        )
+        d = msg.to_dict()
+        assert d["role"] == "ROLE_USER"
+        assert d["parts"] == [{"text": "Hello agent"}]
+        assert d["metadata"]["priority"] == "high"
+
+        msg2 = Message.from_dict(d)
+        assert msg2.role == Role.USER
+        assert isinstance(msg2.parts[0], TextPart)
+        assert msg2.parts[0].text == "Hello agent"
+        assert msg2.metadata["priority"] == "high"
+
+    def test_multi_part(self):
+        msg = Message(
+            role=Role.AGENT,
+            parts=[
+                TextPart(text="Here's the report"),
+                DataPart(data={"status": "healthy"}),
+            ],
+        )
+        d = msg.to_dict()
+        assert len(d["parts"]) == 2
+        msg2 = Message.from_dict(d)
+        assert len(msg2.parts) == 2
+        assert isinstance(msg2.parts[0], TextPart)
+        assert isinstance(msg2.parts[1], DataPart)
+
+
+class TestArtifact:
+    def test_roundtrip(self):
+        art = Artifact(
+            parts=[TextPart(text="result data")],
+            name="report",
+            description="CI health report",
+        )
+        d = art.to_dict()
+        assert d["name"] == "report"
+        assert d["description"] == "CI health report"
+
+        art2 = Artifact.from_dict(d)
+        assert art2.name == "report"
+        assert isinstance(art2.parts[0], TextPart)
+        assert art2.parts[0].text == "result data"
+
+
+class TestTask:
+    def test_roundtrip(self):
+        task = Task(
+            id="test-123",
+            status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.WORKING),
+            history=[
+                Message(role=Role.USER, parts=[TextPart(text="Do X")]),
+            ],
+        )
+        d = task.to_dict()
+        assert d["id"] == "test-123"
+        assert d["status"]["state"] == "TASK_STATE_WORKING"
+
+        task2 = Task.from_dict(d)
+        assert task2.id == "test-123"
+        assert task2.status.state == TaskState.WORKING
+        assert len(task2.history) == 1
+
+    def test_with_artifacts(self):
+        task = Task(
+            id="art-task",
+            status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.COMPLETED),
+            artifacts=[
+                Artifact(
+                    parts=[TextPart(text="42")],
+                    name="answer",
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+        d = task.to_dict()
+        assert len(d["artifacts"]) == 1
+        task2 = Task.from_dict(d)
+        assert task2.artifacts[0].name == "answer"
+
+    def test_terminal_states(self):
+        for state in [
+            TaskState.COMPLETED,
+            TaskState.FAILED,
+            TaskState.CANCELED,
+            TaskState.REJECTED,
+        ]:
+            assert state.terminal is True
+
+        for state in [
+            TaskState.SUBMITTED,
+            TaskState.WORKING,
+            TaskState.INPUT_REQUIRED,
+            TaskState.AUTH_REQUIRED,
+        ]:
+            assert state.terminal is False
+
+
+class TestAgentCard:
+    def test_roundtrip(self):
+        card = AgentCard(
+            name="TestAgent",
+            description="A test agent",
+            version="1.0.0",
+            supported_interfaces=[
+                AgentInterface(url="http://localhost:8080/a2a/v1")
+            ],
+            capabilities=AgentCapabilities(streaming=True),
+            skills=[
+                AgentSkill(
+                    id="test-skill",
+                    name="Test Skill",
+                    description="Does tests",
+                    tags=["test"],
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+        d = card.to_dict()
+        assert d["name"] == "TestAgent"
+        assert d["capabilities"]["streaming"] is True
+        assert len(d["skills"]) == 1
+        assert d["skills"][0]["id"] == "test-skill"
+
+        card2 = AgentCard.from_dict(d)
+        assert card2.name == "TestAgent"
+        assert card2.skills[0].id == "test-skill"
+        assert card2.capabilities.streaming is True
+
+
+class TestJSONRPC:
+    def test_request_roundtrip(self):
+        req = JSONRPCRequest(
+            method="SendMessage",
+            params={"message": {"text": "hello"}},
+        )
+        d = req.to_dict()
+        assert d["jsonrpc"] == "2.0"
+        assert d["method"] == "SendMessage"
+
+    def test_response_success(self):
+        resp = JSONRPCResponse(
+            id="req-1",
+            result={"task": {"id": "t1"}},
+        )
+        d = resp.to_dict()
+        assert "error" not in d
+        assert d["result"]["task"]["id"] == "t1"
+
+    def test_response_error(self):
+        resp = JSONRPCResponse(
+            id="req-1",
+            error=A2AError.TASK_NOT_FOUND,
+        )
+        d = resp.to_dict()
+        assert "result" not in d
+        assert d["error"]["code"] == -32001
+
+
+# === Agent Card Building ===
+
+
+class TestBuildCard:
+    def test_basic_config(self):
+        config = {
+            "name": "Bezalel",
+            "description": "CI/CD specialist",
+            "version": "2.0.0",
+            "url": "https://bezalel.example.com",
+            "skills": [
+                {
+                    "id": "ci-health",
+                    "name": "CI Health",
+                    "description": "Check CI",
+                    "tags": ["ci"],
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "deploy",
+                    "name": "Deploy",
+                    "description": "Deploy services",
+                    "tags": ["ops"],
+                },
+            ],
+        }
+        card = build_card(config)
+        assert card.name == "Bezalel"
+        assert card.version == "2.0.0"
+        assert len(card.skills) == 2
+        assert card.skills[0].id == "ci-health"
+        assert card.supported_interfaces[0].url == "https://bezalel.example.com"
+
+    def test_bearer_auth(self):
+        config = {
+            "name": "Test",
+            "description": "Test",
+            "auth": {"scheme": "bearer", "token_env": "MY_TOKEN"},
+        }
+        card = build_card(config)
+        assert "bearerAuth" in card.security_schemes
+        assert card.security_requirements[0]["schemes"]["bearerAuth"] == {"list": []}
+
+    def test_api_key_auth(self):
+        config = {
+            "name": "Test",
+            "description": "Test",
+            "auth": {"scheme": "api_key", "key_name": "X-Custom-Key"},
+        }
+        card = build_card(config)
+        assert "apiKeyAuth" in card.security_schemes
+
+
+# === Registry ===
+
+
+class TestLocalFileRegistry:
+    def _make_card(self, name: str, skills: list[dict] | None = None) -> AgentCard:
+        return AgentCard(
+            name=name,
+            description=f"Agent {name}",
+            supported_interfaces=[
+                AgentInterface(url=f"http://{name}:8080/a2a/v1")
+            ],
+            skills=[
+                AgentSkill(
+                    id=s["id"],
+                    name=s.get("name", s["id"]),
+                    description=s.get("description", ""),
+                    tags=s.get("tags", []),
+                )
+                for s in (skills or [])
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def test_register_and_list(self, tmp_path):
+        registry = LocalFileRegistry(tmp_path / "agents.json")
+        registry.register(self._make_card("ezra"))
+        registry.register(self._make_card("allegro"))
+
+        agents = registry.list_agents()
+        assert len(agents) == 2
+        names = {a.name for a in agents}
+        assert names == {"ezra", "allegro"}
+
+    def test_filter_by_skill(self, tmp_path):
+        registry = LocalFileRegistry(tmp_path / "agents.json")
+        registry.register(
+            self._make_card("ezra", [{"id": "ci-health", "tags": ["ci"]}])
+        )
+        registry.register(
+            self._make_card("allegro", [{"id": "research", "tags": ["research"]}])
+        )
+
+        ci_agents = registry.list_agents(skill="ci-health")
+        assert len(ci_agents) == 1
+        assert ci_agents[0].name == "ezra"
+
+    def test_filter_by_tag(self, tmp_path):
+        registry = LocalFileRegistry(tmp_path / "agents.json")
+        registry.register(
+            self._make_card("ezra", [{"id": "ci", "tags": ["devops", "ci"]}])
+        )
+        registry.register(
+            self._make_card("allegro", [{"id": "research", "tags": ["research"]}])
+        )
+
+        devops_agents = registry.list_agents(tag="devops")
+        assert len(devops_agents) == 1
+        assert devops_agents[0].name == "ezra"
+
+    def test_persistence(self, tmp_path):
+        path = tmp_path / "agents.json"
+        reg1 = LocalFileRegistry(path)
+        reg1.register(self._make_card("ezra"))
+
+        # Load fresh from disk
+        reg2 = LocalFileRegistry(path)
+        agents = reg2.list_agents()
+        assert len(agents) == 1
+        assert agents[0].name == "ezra"
+
+    def test_unregister(self, tmp_path):
+        registry = LocalFileRegistry(tmp_path / "agents.json")
+        registry.register(self._make_card("ezra"))
+        assert len(registry.list_agents()) == 1
+
+        assert registry.unregister("ezra") is True
+        assert len(registry.list_agents()) == 0
+        assert registry.unregister("nonexistent") is False
+
+    def test_get_endpoint(self, tmp_path):
+        registry = LocalFileRegistry(tmp_path / "agents.json")
+        registry.register(self._make_card("ezra"))
+
+        url = registry.get_endpoint("ezra")
+        assert url == "http://ezra:8080/a2a/v1"
+
+
+# === Server Integration (FastAPI required) ===
+
+
+try:
+    from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+    HAS_TEST_CLIENT = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_TEST_CLIENT = False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not HAS_TEST_CLIENT, reason="fastapi not installed")
+class TestA2AServerIntegration:
+    """End-to-end tests using FastAPI TestClient."""
+
+    def _make_server(self, auth_token: str = ""):
+        from nexus.a2a.server import A2AServer, echo_handler
+
+        card = AgentCard(
+            name="TestAgent",
+            description="Test agent for A2A",
+            supported_interfaces=[
+                AgentInterface(url="http://localhost:8080/a2a/v1")
+            ],
+            capabilities=AgentCapabilities(streaming=False),
+            skills=[
+                AgentSkill(
+                    id="echo",
+                    name="Echo",
+                    description="Echo back messages",
+                    tags=["test"],
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+
+        server = A2AServer(card=card, auth_token=auth_token)
+        server.register_handler("echo", echo_handler)
+        server.set_default_handler(echo_handler)
+        return server
+
+    def test_agent_card_well_known(self):
+        server = self._make_server()
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        resp = client.get("/.well-known/agent-card.json")
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        data = resp.json()
+        assert data["name"] == "TestAgent"
+        assert len(data["skills"]) == 1
+
+    def test_agent_card_fallback(self):
+        server = self._make_server()
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        resp = client.get("/agent.json")
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        assert resp.json()["name"] == "TestAgent"
+
+    def test_send_message(self):
+        server = self._make_server()
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        rpc_request = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "test-1",
+            "method": "SendMessage",
+            "params": {
+                "message": {
+                    "messageId": "msg-1",
+                    "role": "ROLE_USER",
+                    "parts": [{"text": "Hello from test"}],
+                },
+                "configuration": {
+                    "acceptedOutputModes": ["text/plain"],
+                    "historyLength": 10,
+                    "returnImmediately": False,
+                },
+            },
+        }
+
+        resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=rpc_request)
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        data = resp.json()
+        assert "result" in data
+        assert "task" in data["result"]
+
+        task = data["result"]["task"]
+        assert task["status"]["state"] == "TASK_STATE_COMPLETED"
+        assert len(task["artifacts"]) == 1
+        assert "Echo" in task["artifacts"][0]["parts"][0]["text"]
+
+    def test_get_task(self):
+        server = self._make_server()
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        # Create a task first
+        send_req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "s1",
+            "method": "SendMessage",
+            "params": {
+                "message": {
+                    "messageId": "m1",
+                    "role": "ROLE_USER",
+                    "parts": [{"text": "get me"}],
+                },
+                "configuration": {},
+            },
+        }
+        send_resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=send_req)
+        task_id = send_resp.json()["result"]["task"]["id"]
+
+        # Now fetch it
+        get_req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "g1",
+            "method": "GetTask",
+            "params": {"id": task_id},
+        }
+        get_resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=get_req)
+        assert get_resp.status_code == 200
+        assert get_resp.json()["result"]["id"] == task_id
+
+    def test_get_nonexistent_task(self):
+        server = self._make_server()
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "g2",
+            "method": "GetTask",
+            "params": {"id": "nonexistent"},
+        }
+        resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=req)
+        assert resp.status_code == 400
+        data = resp.json()
+        assert "error" in data
+
+    def test_list_tasks(self):
+        server = self._make_server()
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        # Create two tasks
+        for i in range(2):
+            req = {
+                "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+                "id": f"s{i}",
+                "method": "SendMessage",
+                "params": {
+                    "message": {
+                        "messageId": f"m{i}",
+                        "role": "ROLE_USER",
+                        "parts": [{"text": f"task {i}"}],
+                    },
+                    "configuration": {},
+                },
+            }
+            client.post("/a2a/v1", json=req)
+
+        list_req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "l1",
+            "method": "ListTasks",
+            "params": {"pageSize": 10},
+        }
+        resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=list_req)
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        tasks = resp.json()["result"]["tasks"]
+        assert len(tasks) >= 2
+
+    def test_cancel_task(self):
+        from nexus.a2a.server import A2AServer
+
+        # Create a server with a slow handler so task stays WORKING
+        async def slow_handler(task, card):
+            import asyncio
+            await asyncio.sleep(10)  # never reached in test
+            task.status = TaskStatus(state=TaskState.COMPLETED)
+            return task
+
+        card = AgentCard(name="SlowAgent", description="Slow test agent")
+        server = A2AServer(card=card)
+        server.set_default_handler(slow_handler)
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        # Create a task (but we need to intercept before handler runs)
+        # Instead, manually insert a task and test cancel on it
+        task = Task(
+            id="cancel-me",
+            status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.WORKING),
+            history=[
+                Message(role=Role.USER, parts=[TextPart(text="cancel me")])
+            ],
+        )
+        server._tasks[task.id] = task
+
+        # Cancel it
+        cancel_req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "c2",
+            "method": "CancelTask",
+            "params": {"id": "cancel-me"},
+        }
+        cancel_resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=cancel_req)
+        assert cancel_resp.status_code == 200
+        assert cancel_resp.json()["result"]["status"]["state"] == "TASK_STATE_CANCELED"
+
+    def test_auth_required(self):
+        server = self._make_server(auth_token="secret123")
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        # No auth header — should get 401
+        req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "a1",
+            "method": "SendMessage",
+            "params": {
+                "message": {
+                    "messageId": "am1",
+                    "role": "ROLE_USER",
+                    "parts": [{"text": "hello"}],
+                },
+                "configuration": {},
+            },
+        }
+        resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=req)
+        assert resp.status_code == 401
+
+    def test_auth_success(self):
+        server = self._make_server(auth_token="secret123")
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "a2",
+            "method": "SendMessage",
+            "params": {
+                "message": {
+                    "messageId": "am2",
+                    "role": "ROLE_USER",
+                    "parts": [{"text": "authenticated"}],
+                },
+                "configuration": {},
+            },
+        }
+        resp = client.post(
+            "/a2a/v1",
+            json=req,
+            headers={"Authorization": "Bearer secret123"},
+        )
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        assert resp.json()["result"]["task"]["status"]["state"] == "TASK_STATE_COMPLETED"
+
+    def test_unknown_method(self):
+        server = self._make_server()
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "u1",
+            "method": "NonExistentMethod",
+            "params": {},
+        }
+        resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=req)
+        assert resp.status_code == 400
+        assert resp.json()["error"]["code"] == -32602
+
+    def test_audit_log(self):
+        server = self._make_server()
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+
+        req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "au1",
+            "method": "SendMessage",
+            "params": {
+                "message": {
+                    "messageId": "aum1",
+                    "role": "ROLE_USER",
+                    "parts": [{"text": "audit me"}],
+                },
+                "configuration": {},
+            },
+        }
+        client.post("/a2a/v1", json=req)
+        client.post("/a2a/v1", json=req)
+
+        log = server.get_audit_log()
+        assert len(log) == 2
+        assert all(entry["method"] == "SendMessage" for entry in log)
+
+
+# === Custom Handler Test ===
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not HAS_TEST_CLIENT, reason="fastapi not installed")
+class TestCustomHandlers:
+    """Test custom task handlers."""
+
+    def test_skill_routing(self):
+        from nexus.a2a.server import A2AServer
+        from nexus.a2a.types import Task, AgentCard
+
+        async def ci_handler(task: Task, card: AgentCard) -> Task:
+            task.artifacts.append(
+                Artifact(
+                    parts=[TextPart(text="CI pipeline healthy: 5/5 passed")],
+                    name="ci_report",
+                )
+            )
+            task.status = TaskStatus(state=TaskState.COMPLETED)
+            return task
+
+        card = AgentCard(
+            name="CI Agent",
+            description="CI specialist",
+            skills=[AgentSkill(id="ci-health", name="CI Health", description="Check CI", tags=["ci"])],
+        )
+        server = A2AServer(card=card)
+        server.register_handler("ci-health", ci_handler)
+
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+        req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "h1",
+            "method": "SendMessage",
+            "params": {
+                "message": {
+                    "messageId": "hm1",
+                    "role": "ROLE_USER",
+                    "parts": [{"text": "Check CI"}],
+                    "metadata": {"targetSkill": "ci-health"},
+                },
+                "configuration": {},
+            },
+        }
+        resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=req)
+        task_data = resp.json()["result"]["task"]
+        assert task_data["status"]["state"] == "TASK_STATE_COMPLETED"
+        assert "5/5 passed" in task_data["artifacts"][0]["parts"][0]["text"]
+
+    def test_handler_error(self):
+        from nexus.a2a.server import A2AServer
+        from nexus.a2a.types import Task, AgentCard
+
+        async def failing_handler(task: Task, card: AgentCard) -> Task:
+            raise RuntimeError("Handler blew up")
+
+        card = AgentCard(name="Fail Agent", description="Fails")
+        server = A2AServer(card=card)
+        server.set_default_handler(failing_handler)
+
+        client = TestClient(server.app)
+        req = {
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": "f1",
+            "method": "SendMessage",
+            "params": {
+                "message": {
+                    "messageId": "fm1",
+                    "role": "ROLE_USER",
+                    "parts": [{"text": "break"}],
+                },
+                "configuration": {},
+            },
+        }
+        resp = client.post("/a2a/v1", json=req)
+        task_data = resp.json()["result"]["task"]
+        assert task_data["status"]["state"] == "TASK_STATE_FAILED"
+        assert "blew up" in task_data["status"]["message"]["parts"][0]["text"].lower()

world/multi_user_bridge.py

@@ -26,17 +26,11 @@ import threading
 import hashlib
 import os
 import sys
-from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
-from socketserver import ThreadingMixIn
+from http.server import HTTPServer, BaseHTTPRequestHandler
 from pathlib import Path
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
 
-
-class ThreadingHTTPServer(ThreadingMixIn, HTTPServer):
-    """Thread-per-request HTTP server."""
-    daemon_threads = True
-
 # ── Configuration ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 BRIDGE_PORT = int(os.environ.get('TIMMY_BRIDGE_PORT', 4004))
@@ -280,7 +274,7 @@ def main():
     print(f"  POST /bridge/move      — Move user to room (user_id, room)")
     print()
     
-    server = ThreadingHTTPServer((BRIDGE_HOST, BRIDGE_PORT), BridgeHandler)
+    server = HTTPServer((BRIDGE_HOST, BRIDGE_PORT), BridgeHandler)
     server.serve_forever()