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Developers lose focus 1,200 times a day — how MCP could change that
One of the most impactful applications of MCP is its ability to connect AI coding assistants directly to developer tools.
One of the most impactful applications of MCP is its ability to connect AI coding assistants directly to the tools developers rely on every day, streamlining workflows and dramatically reducing context switching. Traditionally, it involves bouncing between several systems: Reading the ticket in a project tracker, looking at a conversation with a teammate for clarification, searching documentation for API details and, finally, opening the IDE to start coding. Over the past decade, Slack has transformed workplace productivity by becoming a hub for hundreds of apps, enabling employees to manage a wide range of tasks without leaving the chat window.
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