Google has recently released a new standard called A2UI (Agent to User Interface), enabling AI agents to instantly create graphical user interfaces. This open-source project aims to standardize how AI generates visual responses, going beyond sending text to directly generating user interface elements such as forms and buttons, thereby enhancing the user experience.

Traditionally, AI interactions with users have mainly been through plain text, which can be cumbersome when handling complex tasks. For example, in restaurant reservations, customer service personnel can use A2UI to immediately generate a complete form with a date picker and available times, avoiding lengthy text communication. The goal of A2UI is to create "context-aware interfaces" that automatically adjust the interface based on the conversation progress.
A2UI's design discards traditional methods like iframes and executable code, as the research team pointed out that these approaches pose security risks and have poor visual effects. Instead, A2UI transmits JSON data, allowing the client to render native UI elements using local components. This way, the agent can only work within predefined components, reducing the risk of code injection while ensuring full control over the appearance of the interface by the application.
In the field of intelligent user interfaces, A2UI differs significantly from Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) and OpenAI's ChatKit. MCP typically treats the user interface as a resource, while A2UI emphasizes deep integration with the host application. Compared to OpenAI's ChatKit, A2UI focuses more on platform independence, aiming to support complex multi-agent architectures for more efficient coordination and presentation.
Google recently demonstrated the practical application of A2UI in Gemini apps and search, introducing a "Dynamic Views" feature that can create interactive tools and graphical interfaces in real time, making complex concepts easier to understand. Currently, the version of A2UI is 0.8 and has already been used in multiple production environments, including the Flutter GenUI SDK and Google's internal mini-program platform Opal.
Google has also established partnerships with several external frameworks to promote the application of A2UI. The AG UI and CopilotKit teams have already supported this protocol, and the project has released client libraries for Flutter, Web Components, and Angular, inviting developers to contribute more renderers and integration features.
Key Points:
🌟 The A2UI standard enables AI to generate user interface elements in real time, improving the user experience.
🔒 This standard reduces security risks by transmitting data instead of generating code.
🌐 Compared to other intelligent user interface standards, A2UI emphasizes deep integration with the host application.
