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MCP and the innovation paradox: Why open standards will save AI from itself


Much like HTTP and REST standardized how web applications connect to services, MCP standardizes how AI models connect to tools.

Launched by Anthropic in November 2024, the Model Context Protocol(MCP) standardizes how AI applications interact with the world beyond their training data. She juggles projects across half a dozen tools like Jira, Figma, GitHub, Slack, Gmail and Confluence. She spotted an opportunity: If she could feed all her team’s tools into a model, she could automate updates, draft communications and answer questions on demand.

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