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MCP: The Universal Plug for AI

MCP: The Universal Plug for AI

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Welcome to another episode of “TechTalks with Manoj”, where we break down real technology for real-world builders.

Today’s deep dive is all about the Model Context Protocol, or MCP — a powerful open standard that’s quietly reshaping how AI models plug into tools, APIs, databases, and live systems.

MCP solves one of the oldest integration headaches in software architecture — the dreaded “N×M” connector explosion. It introduces a protocol-driven way for LLMs to securely access tools, resources, and prompts — without bespoke glue code for every system.

Whether you're building enterprise copilots, AI-powered IDEs, or context-aware customer assistants, MCP is the missing link between your models and your operational stack.

In this episode, we’ll explore:

* What MCP actually is and why it matters

* How it compares to REST, LangChain, and other tools

* Key architecture concepts like Tools, Roots, and Sampling

* Real-world use cases in software, healthcare, finance, and more

* And finally — how to get started with MCP in your own projects

This isn’t theory — this is the protocol layer that lets AI talk to your real systems, with security and scale built in.



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