Model Context Protocol, Product Demos, and the New App Store

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Ahh I get it now. I was still struggling to convert the concept of API and JSON into what it means for AI/MCP. Who will own the marketplace? I wonder if it will play out like the app store or independent markets will emerge depending on use case.

Apple seems to be making no progress whatsoever on AI so it's unclear what role they would place in this new type of marketplace. Google/Gemini certainly seems to be lightyears ahead of them. Claude is also making demonstrable progress on creating a marketplace. ChatGPT not so much, their MCP servers are currently buried in the Connectors section of Settings menu.

I think what's so cool about this is because MCP is an open standard, anybody can incorporate an MCP client into their own software and give users the ability to mix and match MCP servers. There will undoubtedly be commercial winners in the end, but this time it could be a much wider marketplace than two incumbents.

My takeaway... MCP isn’t just a technical spec. It's laying the foundation for a future where context-driven AI flows seamlessly across apps, tools, and domains. Great write-up—can’t wait to see how the registry of MCP servers evolves!

Yes I agree, this is a new way to weave together software in ways that REST APIs previously made possible but MCP takes to an entirely new level thanks to LLM integration.

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