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Yeah, one way to think about it is like... protocols restrict things, so that people can expect the same stuff. With a traditional API, people can build it any
by randomcatuser 1y ago
Yeah, one way to think about it is like... protocols restrict things, so that people can expect the same stuff.
With a traditional API, people can build it any way they want, which means you (the client) need API docs.
With MCP, you literally restrict it to 2 things: get the list of tools, and call the tool (using the schema you got above). Thus the key insight is just about: let's add 1 more endpoint that lists the APIs you have, so that robots can find it.
Example time:
- Build an MCP server (equivalent of "intro to flask 101"): https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/guides/remote-mcp-server/ https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/guides/remote-mcp-s...
- Now you can add it to Claude Desktop/Cursor and see what it does
- That's as far as i got lol