MCP Design Principles

You can give AI agents everywhere fingers & eyes into your tool or service, by implementing an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. It’s a great idea! It’s also a new kind of design and engineering. Jessica describes how it’s different from implementing an API or a GUI, and why it’s more exciting than either.

00:46 - MCP Brings Data to People Where They Need It

01:40 - What is MCP?

03:45 - Is MCP an API? No.

04:41 - Is MCP a Textual UI? Only if Models are Users

05:43 - MCP is its own Living Documentation

08:00 - ASCII Art Enters the Chat

10:48 - MCP Errors Improved our Product

12:24 - How to Know it Works