The Future of MCP — David Soria Parra, Anthropic
Presenters David Soria Parra Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 The Agent Ecosystem: From Demos to Production-Ready Connectivity 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! David Soria Parra here, and I’m buzzing with excitement about the incredible evolution of the agent ecosystem. We’ve come a long way from simple specs and local tools to a vibrant, production-ready landscape. Let’s dive into what’s happening and where we’re headed! MCP Applications: Shipping Intelligence, Not Just Code 💡 Imagine an agent that ships its own interface, not as a plugin or a hardcoded feature, but as a fully functional application served over an MCP server. This is the power of MCP applications! You can take this server, deploy it anywhere – the cloud, ChatGPT, VS Code Cursor – and it just works. This requires a crucial element: semantics. Both the client and the server need to understand each other, how to render the UI, and that an interface is indeed coming. This is where a robust protocol becomes essential. ...