Navigating Client Implementations and Search Protocols

This chapter explores the intricacies of client implementation in application development, focusing on the significance of protocol definitions. It highlights the evolution from traditional to semantic search methods, emphasizing the need for effective tracking and continuous improvement in search mechanisms.

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Kevin McDonnell and Garry Trinder delve into the world of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and its implications for developers. We start with a starter overview of functionality of MCP and why it is important. However, we wanted to get beyond that initial view that is covered elsewhere and look at some of the challenges associated with using MCP and broader considerations that you need to be looking at. The conversation covers the importance of optimizing documentation for language models, governance in MCP usage, and strategies for getting started with MCP and then scaling.

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