The Future of MCP
summary
Predicts MCP becomes core to 2026 agent connectivity, not just a demo spec: the ecosystem hits 110 million monthly downloads and moves from exploration to production. Lists concrete primitives and fixes—progressive discovery for on‑demand tool loading, programmatic tool calling with structured output, a Google proposal for a stateless transport, TypeScript/Python SDK v2, cross‑app access and server discovery via well‑known URLs. Shows MCP applications and skills shipped by servers deployed to cloud, ChatGPT and VS Code, many integrations already running behind company walls.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction and the vision for MCP applications
- 1:34Looking back at the evolution of the MCP ecosystem over the last 18 months
- 2:30Ecosystem growth and adoption milestones
- 3:46Moving from exploration in 2025 to production in 2026
- 5:07The 2026 connectivity stack: Skills, MCP, and CLI/Computer use
- 7:47Improving client harnesses: Progressive Discovery
- 9:39Programmatic tool calling and agent orchestration
- 12:00Best practices for designing agents and server authors
- 13:42Future roadmap for the MCP protocol and core improvements
- 15:23Strategic integrations and enterprise features
- 16:32Upcoming extension mechanisms and skills over MCP
- 17:15Conclusion and call for community feedback
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