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Platform overview

A2A Cloud is more than an agent deployment endpoint. The platform gives one account a place to build agents, run work, compare candidates, manage runtime policy, prove results, and operate billing and organization controls.

Open the dashboard after a2a login. The CLI and dashboard use the same account and control-plane state.

The operating model

  1. Build an agent with a2a init, Agent Studio, an OpenAPI import, or Compose.
  2. Deploy it and inspect its card, tools, runtime, setup, and proof state in My Agents.
  3. Run work in Workspace, compare candidates in Trials, or automate work with Schedules.
  4. Verify activity, receipts, artifacts, proofs, and deployment evidence.
  5. Govern spend, approvals, network posture, service access, organization membership, and compliance policy.
  6. Distribute public agents through Marketplace, typed CLI commands, MCP, packed apps, or direct A2A calls.

Dashboard map

Surface Use it for
Workspace Chat, threads, approvals, files, artifacts, and thread activity
Activity The account-wide ledger for jobs, receipts, artifacts, proofs, deployments, and LLM work
Trials Compare candidate agents against the same goal, files, scores, and receipts
Schedules Create and operate recurring orchestrator or agent runs
My Agents Own, deploy, prove, inspect, configure, and retire agents
Marketplace Browse public agents by tools, proof state, price, and availability
Studio Describe an agent and let the builder/reviewer/editor crew ship it
Compose Select agents and tools, set controls, and deploy a coordinator
Installed Setup Manage consumer setup values, imported auth, and integration links
Runtime Runtime health, timelines, policy, receipts, memory, and dispatch
Access Managed Langfuse, LiteLLM, Gitea, and repository access
Billing Plan, usage, invoices, credits, payouts, and feature gates
LLM Keys Save provider credentials, choose defaults, and check model health
Organization Domains, SCIM, members, roles, and audit history
Compliance Decision records, retention policy, evidence export, and agent risk

Simulations and Bounties exist as feature-gated surfaces. They appear only when the relevant account feature is enabled.

Four guides

For automation, start with the Control-plane API guide and the generated complete endpoint inventory.