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[Feat]: [Proposal] Establish A2A Partner Program Guidelines

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## A2A Protocol - Partner Program Guidelines Proposal

*Executive Summary*: This proposal outlines a new, unbiased framework for defining and onboarding partners in the A2A Cloud ecosystem. By implementing a lightweight, two-step verification process, we aim to ensure partners are actively contributing and leveraging the platform effectively, moving beyond simple logo walls to highlight real-world usage and success.

## 1. Introduction & Objectives
As the A2A project grows under the shared governance of the Linux Foundation, it is critical to have a clear definition of what constitutes an "A2A Partner." The primary objectives of this proposal are:

- *Verification*: Ensure partners are actively using A2A in an expected manner that truly helps them solve real-world problems.
- *Unbiased Governance*: Maintain a fair process where all partner applications are reviewed by the Technical Steering Committee (TSC).
- *Community Showcase*: Build a robust collection of success stories and use cases to drive ecosystem attention.

## 2. Problem Statement & Challenges
Currently, the A2A project lacks a structured partner onboarding process, leading to the following challenges:

- *Lack of Verification*: There is no standardized way to verify or showcase how companies are actually using the A2A platform in production.
- *Ecosystem Quality*: Without guidelines, there is a risk of the partner list becoming an unverified "logo wall" lacking meaningful ecosystem participation.

## 3. Proposed Solution: Two-Step Onboarding
We propose implementing a flexible, two-step requirement for all prospective A2A partners to ensure quality and community benefit, while respecting corporate privacy.

### 3.1 TSC Presentation
- Prospective partners must present their idea or use case to the A2A Technical Steering Committee (TSC).
- This demonstrates that they are an active user solving their own problems with A2A, and ensures all member companies have a voice in the consensus-driven process.

### 3.2 Public Showcase OR PR Documentation
- *Option A (Public Showcase)*: Partners provide a brief blog post or demo detailing how A2A is being used in their environment. This is highly encouraged to drive shared learnings and positive attention to the broader community.
- *Option B (PR Documentation)*: For companies that cannot reveal full operational details for privacy reasons, they can provide a high-level, sanitized summary of how A2A is helping them directly within the Pull Request (PR) they raise to join the partner program.

## 4. Alternative Solutions Considered
We evaluated a few different approaches before landing on the two-step onboarding model:

### 4.1 No Requirements (Logo Wall Only)
- *Advantages*: Lowest barrier to entry.
- *Disadvantages*: Rejected because it lacks quality control and doesn't verify actual platform usage or ecosystem contribution.

### 4.2 Strict Code-Contribution Minimums
- *Advantages*: Guarantees code-level contributions to the project.
- *Disadvantages*: Rejected because we don't want to overly restrict the partner program. We want to include end-users who are successfully deploying A2A, not just developers contributing code.

## 5. Implementation Benefits
- *Quality Assurance*: Confirms that listed partners are genuinely utilizing the A2A protocol.
- *Marketing & Visibility*: Gathering blog posts and demos provides valuable, real-world content to attract new users.
- *Flexibility*: The PR Documentation alternative ensures privacy-conscious enterprise organizations aren't excluded from the community.

## 6. Partner Definition & Onboarding Checklist
To provide clear guidance to prospective partners, the following checklist will be added to the partner onboarding documentation:

**What is an A2A Partner?**
An A2A Partner is an organization actively leveraging the A2A protocol in their environment to solve real-world problems and contributing to the ecosystem's growth through shared learnings.

**To become an A2A Partner, please complete the following:**
- [ ] **Prepare your Use Case:** Clearly define how your organization is utilizing the A2A protocol.
- [ ] **Present to the TSC:** Schedule and deliver a brief presentation of your use case to the A2A Technical Steering Committee.
- [ ] **Provide Usage Documentation:** Submit *one* of the following:
- A link to a public blog post or demo showcasing your A2A implementation.
- A sanitized, high-level summary of your usage directly within your Partner application Pull Request (PR).
- [ ] **Code of Conduct:** Agree to adhere to the project's Code of Conduct.

## 7. Implementation Plan
- Update the A2A contributor/partner guidelines to reflect the new two-step onboarding strategy and include the checklist.
- Revise the Partner Pull Request template to include a mandatory field for either a link to the public showcase or the sanitized usage summary.

### Code of Conduct

- [x] I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

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Direzione di ricerca

This is a proposal for a partner program, not a code change. The work involves updating contributor/partner guidelines and the Partner Pull Request template. Start by reviewing the existing documentation structure in the repository to understand where these guidelines are located. The 'done' state is updated documentation and a revised PR template that includes the new mandatory fields for partner applications.

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