Engineering Glossary

What is Agentic Systems Integration?

Wrapping enterprise operations into machine-discoverable capability nodes.

Definition

A new class of systems engineering where legacy infrastructure (inventory, logistics, compliance) is exposed programmatically via Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) standards, allowing autonomous AI agents to negotiate and contract with the business without human intermediation.

Key Benefits

Machine-to-machine commerce
Algorithmic discovery
Zero-UI transactions