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1. it makes tool discovery and use happen elsewhere so programs become more portable

2. it standardizes the method so every LLM doesn't need to do it differently

3. it creates a space for further shared development beyond tool use and discovery

4. it begins to open up hosted tool usage across LLMs for publicly hosted tools

5. for better or worse, it continues to drive the opinion that 'everything is a tool' so that even more functionality like memory and web searching can be developed across different LLMs

6. it offers a standard way to set up persistent connections to things like databases instead of handling them ad-hoc inside of each LLM or library

If you are looking for anything more, you won't find it. This just standardizes the existing tool use / function calling concept while adding minimal overhead. People shouldn't be booing this so much, but nor should they be dramatically cheering it.



Great breakdown, appreciate it.

I think most of the hype around MCP is just excitement that tool use can actually work and seeing lots of little examples where it does.

Watching Claude build something in Blender was pure magic, even if it is rough around the edges.




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