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MCP: Overhyped, Misunderstood, and Actually Useful

The number of MCP (Model Context Protocol) myths floating around lately is piling up. Here’s our attempt to give you the nuanced perspective it deserves.

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Kiriti Badam
Apr 05, 2025
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MCP has been becoming more popular in the AI community lately - and it comes with a LOT of myths and over-selling. It's a perfect example where folks unfamiliar with software engineering principles start over-hyping what it means for LLM applications.

MCP = Model Context Protocol. Let's breakdown each letter in MCP, explain what was possible before MCP and what exactly is MCP bringing to the table.

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Member of technical staff at OpenAI with 10+ years in AI infrastructure, large-scale compute, and data systems. Previously founding engineer at Kumo.ai (Forbes AI 50), Google, Databricks, Samsung.
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