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The MCP Hype Train: A Protocol’s Promise vs. Production Reality

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-mcp-hype-train-a-protocols-promise-vs-production-reality. The ambition behind MCP is commendable. But in its current state, MCP is a Leaky Abstraction.  Check more stories related to machine-learning at: https://hackernoon.com/c/machine-learning. You can also check exclusive content about #mcp, #agentic-systems, #agentic-ai, #model-context-protocol, #leaky-abstraction, #grpc-support, #tool-versioning, #lazy-loading, and more. This story was written by: @amitsurana. Learn more about this writer by checking @amitsurana's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The ambition behind MCP is commendable. But in its current state, MCP is a Leaky Abstraction. 

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