https://samarthya.me/tags/mcp/Recent content in Mcp on SamarthyaHugo -- gohugo.ioen© Samarthya 2018-2026. All rights reserved.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:40:00 -0400https://samarthya.me/posts/ai-in-practice-5-mcp/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:40:00 -0400https://samarthya.me/posts/ai-in-practice-5-mcp/<div class="lead text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 !mb-9 text-xl"> Before USB, every device needed its own port. Before MCP, every AI application needed its own connector for every data source. The Model Context Protocol is the common plug. </div> <h2 class="relative group">The problem it solves <div id="the-problem-it-solves" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-problem-it-solves" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p><a href="https://samarthya.me/posts/ai-in-practice-4-tools-and-agents/" >Part 4</a> showed how a model uses tools. The catch: each AI application (a chat app, an IDE assistant, an agent framework) described tools its own way. Connecting M applications to N data sources meant up to <strong>M × N</strong> custom integrations.</p>