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Fixes naming inconsistency between the agent card property and the GetExtendedAgentCard method. The property name now matches the method naming convention.

  • Updated proto definition: supports_authenticated_extended_card → supports_extended_agent_card
  • Updated all documentation references across specification.md and llms.txt
  • Maintains semantic meaning while improving consistency

Fixes #1215

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Fixes naming inconsistency between the agent card property and the GetExtendedAgentCard method. The property name now matches the method naming convention.

- Updated proto definition: supports_authenticated_extended_card → supports_extended_agent_card
- Updated all documentation references across specification.md and llms.txt
- Maintains semantic meaning while improving consistency

Fixes a2aproject#1215
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This pull request addresses a naming inconsistency within the agent card specification. It renames a key property related to extended agent card support to align with existing method naming conventions, thereby enhancing the overall clarity and consistency of the protocol documentation and definition.

Highlights

  • Proto Definition Update: The supports_authenticated_extended_card field in the a2a.proto definition has been renamed to supports_extended_agent_card.
  • Documentation Consistency: All references to the supportsAuthenticatedExtendedCard property across specification.md and llms.txt have been updated to supportsExtendedAgentCard.
  • Improved Naming Convention: This change resolves an inconsistency between the agent card property name and the GetExtendedAgentCard method, aligning the naming conventions for better clarity and maintainability.
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This pull request aims to improve naming consistency by renaming supportsAuthenticatedExtendedCard to supportsExtendedAgentCard. While the change is well-intentioned and applied consistently across the documentation and protobuf definition, it introduces a breaking change that violates the project's deprecation policy defined in specification.md. I've added a few comments with suggestions on how to follow the deprecation policy by keeping the old field marked as deprecated, updating the documentation to reflect this, and adding an entry to the Migration Appendix. Addressing these points will ensure backward compatibility for existing clients.

@holtskinner holtskinner added the TSC Review To be reviewed by the Technical Steering Committee label Nov 23, 2025
@holtskinner holtskinner changed the title fix(spec): Rename supportsAuthenticatedExtendedCard to supportsExtendedAgen… fix(spec)!: Rename supportsAuthenticatedExtendedCard to supportsExtendedAgentCard Dec 5, 2025
@holtskinner holtskinner enabled auto-merge (squash) December 5, 2025 18:53
@holtskinner holtskinner merged commit c196824 into a2aproject:main Dec 5, 2025
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@madankumarpichamuthu madankumarpichamuthu deleted the fix/rename-extended-card-property-1215 branch December 5, 2025 21:51
darrelmiller pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Mar 12, 2026
🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop*
---


## [1.0.0](v0.3.0...v1.0.0)
(2026-03-12)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* **spec:** Combine `TaskPushNotificationConfig` and
`PushNotificationConfig`
([#1500](#1500))
* **spec:** remove duplicated ID from the create task push config
request ([#1487](#1487))
* **spec:** pluralize configs in `ListTaskPushNotificationConfigs`
([#1486](#1486))
* **spec:** Add LF prefix to the package.
([#1474](#1474))
* **spec:** Switch to non-complex IDs in requests
([#1389](#1389))
* **spec:** Standardize spelling of "canceled" to use American Spelling
throughout ([#1283](#1283))
* **spec:** Align enum format with ADR-001 ProtoJSON specification
([#1384](#1384))
* **spec:** Remove redundant `final` field from `TaskStatusUpdateEvent`
([#1308](#1308))
* **spec:** Move `extendedAgentCard` field to `AgentCapabilities`
([#1307](#1307))
* **spec:** Fixes for the last_updated_after field
([#1358](#1358))
* **spec:** modernize oauth 2.0 flows - remove implicit/password, add
device code / pkce
([#1303](#1303))
* **spec:** Make "message" field name consistent between protocol
bindings ([#1302](#1302))
* **spec:** Remove deprecated fields from a2a.proto for v1.0 release
([#1301](#1301))
* **spec:** Rename `supportsAuthenticatedExtendedCard` to
`supportsExtendedAgentCard`
([#1222](#1222))
* **spec:** Remove v1s from a2a url http bindings
* **spec:** Large refactor of specification to separate application
protocol definition from mapping to transports

### Features

* **spec:** Add `tasks/list` method with filtering and pagination to the
specification
([0a9f629](0a9f629))
* **spec:** modernize oauth 2.0 flows - remove implicit/password, add
device code / pkce
([#1303](#1303))
([525ff38](525ff38))
* **spec:** Natively Support Multi-tenancy on gRPC through an additional
scope field on the request.
([#1195](#1195))
([cfbce32](cfbce32)),
closes [#1148](#1148)
* **spec:** Provide ability for SDKs to be backwards compatible.
([#1401](#1401))
([227e249](227e249))
* **spec:** Remove v1s from a2a url http bindings
([1bd263f](1bd263f))


### Bug Fixes

* Add missing metadata field to Part message in gRPC specification
([#1019](#1019))
([b3b266d](b3b266d)),
closes [#1005](#1005)
* Add name field to FilePart protobuf message
([#983](#983))
([2b7cb6f](2b7cb6f)),
closes [#984](#984)
* Clarify blocking calls return on interrupted states
([#1403](#1403))
([0655ff3](0655ff3))
* **doc:** Makes JSON-RPC SendMessage response clearer
([#1241](#1241))
([5792804](5792804))
* **docs:** Clearer wording around context id.
([#1588](#1588))
([dec790a](dec790a))
* **grpc:** Fix inconsistent property name between gRPC and JSON-RPC in
Message object ([#1100](#1100))
([2a1f819](2a1f819))
* **grpc:** missing field in gRPC spec - state_transition_history
([#1138](#1138))
([a2de798](a2de798)),
closes [#1139](#1139)
* **grpc:** Update `CreateTaskPushNotificationConfig` endpoint to
`/v1/{parent=tasks/*/pushNotificationConfigs}`
([#979](#979))
([911f9b0](911f9b0))
* **proto:** Add icon_url to a2a.proto
([#986](#986))
([17e7f62](17e7f62))
* **proto:** Adds metadata field to A2A DataPart proto
([#1004](#1004))
([a8b45dc](a8b45dc))
* Remove unimplemented state_transition_history capability field
([#1396](#1396))
([c768a44](c768a44)),
closes [#1228](#1228)
* Restore CreateTaskPushNotificationConfig method naming
([#1402](#1402))
([d14f410](d14f410))
* Revert "chore(gRPC): Update a2a.proto to include metadata on
GetTaskRequest" ([#1000](#1000))
([e6b8c65](e6b8c65))
* Simplify Part message structure by flattening FilePart and DataPart
([#1411](#1411))
([bfae8f7](bfae8f7))
* **spec:** Add LF prefix to the package.
([#1474](#1474))
([a54e809](a54e809))
* **spec:** add metadata to `CancelTaskRequest`
([#1485](#1485))
([c441b91](c441b91)),
closes [#1484](#1484)
* **spec:** Added clarification on timestamps in HTTP query params
([#1425](#1425))
([6292104](6292104))
* **spec:** Added clarifying text around messages and artifacts
([#1424](#1424))
([b03d141](b03d141))
* **spec:** Adjust field number for `ListTasksRequest.tenant` to prevent
missing number ([#1470](#1470))
([cd16c52](cd16c52))
* **spec:** Clarify contextId behavior when message is sent with taskId
but without contextId
([#1309](#1309))
([a336a5a](a336a5a))
* **spec:** Clarify versioning strategy and client responsibilities in
protocol specification
([#1259](#1259))
([a4afeea](a4afeea))
* **spec:** Fix/1251 clarify authentication scheme
([#1256](#1256))
([3e6c7db](3e6c7db))
* **spec:** Fixes for the last_updated_after field
([#1358](#1358))
([0e204bf](0e204bf))
* **spec:** Make "message" field name consistent between protocol
bindings ([#1302](#1302))
([1e5f462](1e5f462)),
closes [#1230](#1230)
* **spec:** make `history_length` optional
([#1071](#1071))
([0572953](0572953))
* **spec:** pluralize configs in `ListTaskPushNotificationConfigs`
([#1486](#1486))
([cf735cb](cf735cb))
* **spec:** Remove config from binding.
([#1587](#1587))
([010b9cc](010b9cc))
* **spec:** Remove deprecated fields from a2a.proto for v1.0 release
([#1301](#1301))
([60f83c3](60f83c3)),
closes [#1227](#1227)
* **spec:** remove duplicated ID from the create task push config
request ([#1487](#1487))
([393898d](393898d))
* **spec:** Remove metadata field from ListTasksRequest
([#1235](#1235))
([b6ef9ee](b6ef9ee))
* **spec:** Remove reserved and fix tags ordering
([#1494](#1494))
([1997c9d](1997c9d))
* **spec:** Rename `supportsAuthenticatedExtendedCard` to
`supportsExtendedAgentCard`
([#1222](#1222))
([c196824](c196824)),
closes [#1215](#1215)
* **spec:** Standardize spelling of "canceled" to use American Spelling
throughout ([#1283](#1283))
([4dd980f](4dd980f))
* **spec:** Suggest Unique Identifier fields to be UUID
([#966](#966))
([00cf76e](00cf76e))
* **spec:** Switch to non-complex IDs in requests
([#1389](#1389))
([2596c1c](2596c1c)),
closes [#1390](#1390)
* **spec:** Update security schemes example
([#1364](#1364))
([f9a8f5b](f9a8f5b))
* Update the Java tutorials and descriptions
([#1181](#1181))
([202aa06](202aa06))


### Documentation

* **spec:** Align enum format with ADR-001 ProtoJSON specification
([#1384](#1384))
([810eaa1](810eaa1)),
closes [#1344](#1344)


### Code Refactoring

* **spec:** Combine `TaskPushNotificationConfig` and
`PushNotificationConfig`
([#1500](#1500))
([d1ed0da](d1ed0da))
* **spec:** Large refactor of specification to separate application
protocol definition from mapping to transports
([b078419](b078419))
* **spec:** Move `extendedAgentCard` field to `AgentCapabilities`
([#1307](#1307))
([40d6286](40d6286))
* **spec:** Remove redundant `final` field from `TaskStatusUpdateEvent`
([#1308](#1308))
([5b101cc](5b101cc))

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Co-authored-by: Amye Scavarda Perrin <amye@amye.org>
Co-authored-by: Holt Skinner <13262395+holtskinner@users.noreply.github.com>
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