Model Context Protocol: Why This Matters More Than You Think
Every few months, something gets released that looks like infrastructure plumbing but turns out to matter more than the flashy launches. Model Context Protocol (MCP) is one of those things. If you’re a developer working with LLMs, MCP will change how you integrate AI into your workflows. Here’s an early-adopter perspective on what it is, why it matters, and how to actually use it. What Problem Does MCP Solve? Today’s AI tools are context-starved. You paste code into ChatGPT, upload files to Claude, manually copy database schemas into prompts. Every session starts from scratch. Every context window is a blank slate. ...