Merge pull request #312229 from dlepow/newreg

[APIC] Updated registration experience

Author: denrea

articles/api-center/agent-to-agent-overview.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: "Overview of the agent registry for discovering, registering, and m
 
 ms.service: azure-api-center
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 11/03/2025
+ms.date: 02/24/2026
 ms.update-cycle: 180-days
 ms.collection: ce-skilling-ai-copilot
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Azure API Center provides a centralized platform for discovering, registering, a
 
 ## Register an AI agent
 
-You can register AI agents in API Center similar to how you register other APIs. During registration, specify the API type as **A2A** and fill in details for **Agent Card**, **Agent Skills**, and **Agent Capabilities**.  
+You can register AI agents in API Center similar to how you register other assets such as APIs and MCP servers. During registration, fill in details for **Agent Card**, **Agent Skills**, and **Agent Capabilities**.  
 
 For detailed steps, see [Register agent](register-manage-agents.md#register-agent).
 

articles/api-center/authorize-api-access.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Learn how to configure access to APIs in the Azure API Center inven
 
 ms.service: azure-api-center
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 06/02/2025
+ms.date: 02/24/2026
 
 ms.custom: 
 # Customer intent: As an API program manager, I want to store API authorization information in my API center and enable authorized users to test APIs in the API Center portal.
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ To manage the API key securely, store it in Azure Key Vault, and access the key
 
 ### 2.  Add API key configuration in your API center
 
-1. In the [portal](https://azure.microsoft.com), navigate to your API center.
-1. In the left menu, under **Governance**, select **Authorization (preview)** > **+ Add configuration**.
+1. In the [portal](https://azure.microsoft.com), go to your API center.
+1. In the sidebar menu, under **Governance**, select **Authorization (preview)** > **+ Add configuration**.
 1. In the **Add configuration** page, set the values as follows:
     :::image type="content" source="media/authorize-api-access/configure-api-key.png" alt-text="Screenshot of configuring an API key in the portal.":::
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ To manage the secret securely, store it in Azure Key Vault, and access the key v
 After configuring settings for an API key or an OAuth 2.0 flow, add the API key or OAuth 2.0 configuration to an API version in your API center. 
 
 1. In the [portal](https://azure.microsoft.com), navigate to your API center.
-1. In the left menu, under **Assets**, select **APIs**.
+1. In the left menu, under **Inventory**, select **Assets**.
 1. Select an API that you want to associate the authorization configuration with.
 1. In the left menu, under **Details**, select **Versions**.
 1. Select the API version that you want to add the authentication configuration to.
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@ You can manage access by specific users or groups in your organization to an API
 > [!TIP]
 > You can also remove users or groups from the access policy. In the **Manage access** page, select **Delete** in the context (...) menu for the user or group.
 
-## Test API in API Center portal
-
+## Test the API in API Center portal
 
 You can use the API Center portal to test an API that you configured for authentication and user access. 
 

articles/api-center/includes/quickstart-template-review-resources.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services: api-center
 
 ms.service: azure-api-center
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 05/02/2024
+ms.date: 02/12/2026
 
 ms.custom: Include file
 ---
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ Use the Azure portal to check the deployed resources, or use tools such as the A
 
 1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), search for and select **API Centers**, and select the API center that you created.
 1. Review the properties of your service on the **Overview** page.
-1. In the sidebar menu, under **Assets**, select **APIs** to see the API that you registered in the default workspace.
+1. In the sidebar menu, under **Inventory**, select **Assets** to see the API that you registered in the default workspace.

articles/api-center/key-concepts.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Key concepts of Azure API Center. API Center inventories an organiz
 
 ms.service: azure-api-center
 ms.topic: concept-article
-ms.date: 11/15/2024
+ms.date: 02/25/2026
 
 ---
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The following diagram shows the main entities and how they relate to each other.
 
 ## API
 
-A top-level logical entity in Azure API Center, an API represents any real-world API that you want to track. An API center can include APIs of any type, including REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP, WebSocket, and Webhook.
+A top-level logical entity in Azure API Center, an API represents any real-world API that you want to track. An API center can include APIs of any type, including REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP, WebSocket, and Webhook. You can also include local and remote MCP servers and A2A agents in your API center inventory.
 
 You can manage an API in the inventory by any API management solution. For example, use Azure [API Management](../api-management/api-management-key-concepts.md), Apigee API Management, Kong Konnect, MuleSoft API Management, or another platform. An API represented in Azure API Center can also be unmanaged.
 

articles/api-center/media/authorize-api-access/configure-api-key.png

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: "Learn how to update agent metadata, add skills, configure capabili
 
 ms.service: azure-api-center
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 11/11/2025
+ms.date: 02/24/2026
 ms.update-cycle: 180-days
 ms.collection: ce-skilling-ai-copilot
 ---
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ This article shows you how to register A2A agents in API Center, and how to upda
 
 ## Register agent
 
-Enter required values from the agent's agent card. Optionally add skills and other metadata that define the capabilities and actions your A2A agent can perform.
+Enter required values from the agent's agent card. Optionally, add skills and other metadata that define the capabilities and actions your A2A agent can perform.
 
 > [!TIP]
 > For detailed skill schema information, see the [Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol Official Specification](https://a2a-protocol.org/latest/specification/).
 
-1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), then navigate to your API center.
+1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), then go to your API center.
 
-1. In the sidebar menu, under **Assets**, select **APIs** > **+ Register an API**.
+1. In the sidebar menu, under **Inventory**, select **Assets**.
+
+1. Select **+ Register an asset** > **A2A agent**.
 
 1. In the **Register an API** page, fill in the [standard properties](tutorials/register-apis.md) to register an API and choose **A2A** as the agent type.
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ Enter required values from the agent's agent card. Optionally add skills and oth
 ## Update agent
 
 1. In the [Azure portal](https://azure.microsoft.com), go to your API center.
-1. In the sidebar menu, under **Assets**, select **APIs**.
+1. In the sidebar menu, under **Inventory**, select **Assets**.
 1. From the table, select your A2A agent by selecting the agent name in the **Title** column.
 1. Select the **Edit** button to open the **Edit** page in the working pane.
 
@@ -119,10 +121,6 @@ Agent capabilities describe what features your A2A agent supports.
 
 1. Select **Save**.
 
-## Limitations
-
-Agent-to-Agent APIs in API Management don't synchronize with API Center.
-
 ## Related content
 
 [Agent registry in Azure API Center](agent-to-agent-overview.md)