We chat through Grok 4 and Vending Bench, Chrome with Nano, Comet from Perplexity, A2A and the ADK kit and more from the AI, Agent engineering world.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:34 Grok 4, Vending Bench

06:25 Vending Bench Benchmarking

09:43 Replit brings the Vibes to Microsoft

18:05 Browser wars, Nano in Chrome and Comet launch

29:00 Understanding A2A Protocol and Agent Development Kit

31:34 Agents as Problem Solvers vs Tools

37:29 Agent Card Specifications and Metadata

42:27 Robustness and Reliability of A2A Protocol

51:06 Practical Applications and Code Demonstration

57:47 Understanding Agent Communication and Debugging

01:06:42 Agent Cards and Composability in Development

01:13:20 Demonstrating the A2A Web Application

01:15:17 Exploring JavaScript Agents and Orchestrator Functionality

01:20:41 Connecting Agents for Travel Planning

01:23:12 Clarifying User Interactions in Travel Booking

01:26:25 Introducing the Build Vault and RAG Agents

01:27:12 Video Agent Demonstration and Challenges

01:36:59 Future Integrations and Closing Thoughts