Arazzo and AI agents – your essential starter guide

Arazzo is a new specification designed to enhance AI supply chains by refining OpenAPI workflows for complex tasks, acting as a conveyor belt for completing specific workflows using APIs to achieve business outcomes. Tyk, a contributor to the OpenAPI Initiative, emphasizes the importance of Arazzo in standardizing and automating AI agent interactions, offering a consistent mechanism for AI models to interface with APIs. This specification is vital for ensuring contract adherence within API ecosystems and is seen as a critical component for organizations to become AI-ready. Arazzo complements existing protocols like the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent (A2A), facilitating seamless interactions and collaborations among AI agents in enterprise environments. By providing declarative workflows, Arazzo allows AI agents to execute business processes with precision and testability, positioning it as an essential tool for modern enterprises aiming to leverage AI effectively.